Shayne Toporowski

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Shayne Toporowski
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Born (1975-08-06) August 6, 1975 (age 49)
Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Espoo Blues
Lahti Pelicans
Ilves Tampere
Lukko Rauma
Saimaan Pallo
Tappara Tampere
Belfast Giants
Amur Khabarovsk
Luleå HF
ERC Ingolstadt
EC VSV
NHL draft 42nd overall, 1993
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1995–2013

Shayne Angelo Toporowski (born August 6, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger and current college coach. He was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 42nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 draft. [1] He played 3 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 season, with the rest of his career spent in Europe.

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Playing career

Toporowski was born in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan. After being drafted, Toporowski continued to play junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In October 1994, the Kings traded him, Guy Leveque, Dixon Ward, and Kelly Fairchild to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Eric Lacroix, Chris Snell, and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 draft. The following two seasons, Toporowski played for the Maple Leafs' minor league affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League (AHL). In the 1996–97 season, Toronto called him up for three NHL games. [2]

The following off-season, he signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and played for their AHL affiliate, the Worcester IceCats. The year following, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and played for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. [2]

From 2000 to 2012, he played in various European leagues. [2] He then played his last season of professional hockey with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League (CHL). [3]

Post-playing career

After retiring, Toporowski served as an assistant coach of the Division I Holy Cross Crusaders in the Atlantic Hockey Association for the 2013–14 season. In 2014 he became head coach of the Division III Worcester State Lancers of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. [4]

On May 30, 2024, it was announced that we would be the Head Coach for the Quad City Storm. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Prince Albert Midget Mintos SMAAAHL 3019133291—————
1991–92Prince Albert Midget MintosSMAAAHL2723295291—————
1991–92 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 6202272136
1992–93 Prince Albert RaidersWHL72253257235—————
1993–94 Prince Albert RaidersWHL68374582183—————
1994–95 Prince Albert RaidersWHL72363874151151081825
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 7211263721641124
1996–97 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL722017372101132516
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30007—————
1997–98 Worcester IceCats AHL73921301281153844
1998–99 Worcester IceCatsAHL7518294712441016
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL80272855191501110
2000–01 Belfast Giants BISL 42136—————
2000–01 Espoo Blues FIN 29141125106—————
2001–02 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 30002—————
2001–02 Luleå HF SEL 3014112571630318
2002–03 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50111627142—————
2003–04 Lahti Pelicans FIN2736930—————
2003–04 Ilves Tampere FIN21212148963140
2004–05 Lukko Rauma FIN54171835131821357
2005–06 Lukko RaumaFIN53121729135—————
2006–07 Lukko RaumaFIN5519345386320226
2007–08 Lukko RaumaFIN541222349731230
2008–09 Saimaan Pallo FIN5618284610733250
2009–10 Saimaan PalloFIN57222042111—————
2010–11 Tappara Tampere FIN5816173346—————
2011–12 EC VSV EBEL 32881688—————
2012–13 Quad City Mallards CHL 6111213287511210
FIN totals464135185320938231161783
NHL totals30007— !————

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References

  1. ↑ "Shayne Toporowski NHL Statistics—Hockey-Reference.com" . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Legends of Hockey—NHL Player Search—Player—Shayne Toporowski" . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Shaye Toporowski hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com" . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Worcester State names Holy Cross assistant Shayne Toporowski coach". NCAA.com.
  5. ↑ "Quad City Storm Announce New Head Coach | Quad City Storm". quadcitystorm.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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