Mike Testwuide

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Mike Testwuide
Born (1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 38)
Vail, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
ALIH team
Former teams
Daemyung Killer Whales
Adirondack Phantoms
Abbotsford Heat
Anyang Halla
High1
National teamFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

Mike Testwuide (born February 5, 1987) is an American-born South Korean professional ice hockey right winger for the Daemyung Killer Whales. He was a member of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey team that competed in Pyeongchang as the host nation.

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Playing career

Testwuide, who was not drafted by an NHL team, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 19, 2010 after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with Colorado College. [1] Midway through his third season with the Adirondack Phantoms he was traded to the Calgary Flames for Mitch Wahl. [2]

In the 2013–14 season, Testwuide signed with Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey. With the help of Jim Paek and the Korean Olympic Committee, he was granted citizenship of South Korea via an expedited process due to his exemplary athletic ability. [3] In 2015, Testwuide played for the South Korean national team at the IIHF World Championship Division I. [4] Testwuide then went on to captain the South Korean national ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Pikes Peak Miners18U AAA65466310940
2004–05 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 4628104340114
2005–06 Waterloo Black HawksUSHL5418133188
2006–07 Colorado College WCHA 29821025
2007–08 Colorado CollegeWCHA3311102131
2008–09 Colorado CollegeWCHA3645920
2009–10 Colorado CollegeWCHA3621103126
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 7618213962
2011–12 Adirondack PhantomsAHL6612172979
2012–13 Adirondack PhantomsAHL1920227
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL921328
2013–14 Anyang Halla ALH 4227275454
2014–15 Anyang HallaALH462932614864150
2015–16 Anyang HallaALH4635316656823525
2016–17 Anyang HallaALH442321446210000
2017–18 High1 ALH229122120
2018–19 Daemyung Killer Whales ALH3279162830112
2019–20 Daemyung Killer WhalesALH351292132
AHL totals170343973196
ALH totals26714214128330018651127

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2015 South Korea WC D1B 54480
2016 South KoreaWC D1A10002
2017 South Korea AWG 10004
2018 South Korea OG 40000
Senior totals114486

References

  1. "Flyers Sign Forward Testwuide". Philadelphia Flyers. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. "Flames acquire Mike Testwuide from Philadelphia". Calgary Flames. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. Kaplan, Emily (January 19, 2018). "The American who will skate for South Korea in the Olympics". ESPN.com . Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "Team Roster - South Korea" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 June 2015.