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Shayne Toporowski

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Shayne Toporowski
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.

Playing career

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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

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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]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Prince Albert Midget Mintos SMAAAHL 30 19 13 32 91
1991–92 Prince Albert Midget Mintos SMAAAHL 27 23 29 52 91
1991–92 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 6 2 0 2 2 7 2 1 3 6
1992–93 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 25 32 57 235
1993–94 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 37 45 82 183
1994–95 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 36 38 74 151 15 10 8 18 25
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 11 26 37 216 4 1 1 2 4
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 20 17 37 210 11 3 2 5 16
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 7
1997–98 Worcester IceCats AHL 73 9 21 30 128 11 5 3 8 44
1998–99 Worcester IceCats AHL 75 18 29 47 124 4 1 0 1 6
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 27 28 55 191 5 0 1 1 10
2000–01 Belfast Giants BISL 4 2 1 3 6
2000–01 Espoo Blues FIN 29 14 11 25 106
2001–02 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 3 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Luleå HF SEL 30 14 11 25 71 6 3 0 3 18
2002–03 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 11 16 27 142
2003–04 Lahti Pelicans FIN 27 3 6 9 30
2003–04 Ilves Tampere FIN 21 2 12 14 89 6 3 1 4 0
2004–05 Lukko Rauma FIN 54 17 18 35 131 8 2 1 3 57
2005–06 Lukko Rauma FIN 53 12 17 29 135
2006–07 Lukko Rauma FIN 55 19 34 53 86 3 2 0 2 26
2007–08 Lukko Rauma FIN 54 12 22 34 97 3 1 2 3 0
2008–09 Saimaan Pallo FIN 56 18 28 46 107 3 3 2 5 0
2009–10 Saimaan Pallo FIN 57 22 20 42 111
2010–11 Tappara Tampere FIN 58 16 17 33 46
2011–12 EC VSV EBEL 32 8 8 16 88
2012–13 Quad City Mallards CHL 61 11 21 32 87 5 1 1 2 10
FIN totals 464 135 185 320 938 23 11 6 17 83
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 7 — !—

References

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  1. ^ "Shayne Toporowski NHL Statistics—Hockey-Reference.com". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
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