Mike Santorelli
Mike Santorelli | ||||||
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada | December 14, 1985|||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 178th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2007–2016 |
Michael Santorelli (born December 14, 1985) is a Canadian former professional
Santorelli was drafted by Predators in the sixth round, 178th overall, in the
Prior to his professional career, Santorelli played college hockey with the Northern Michigan University Wildcats. While there, he was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team in 2005, the All-CCHA First Team in 2007 and won multiple team awards.
Playing career
Amateur
Santorelli began his
In his
As a junior, Santorelli had a breakout season, scoring 30 goals and 47 points. He led the Conference in goals and also led the Wildcats in points and
Professional
After his junior year, Santorelli signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators.[11] He began his professional career in the 2007–08 season playing for Nashville's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. In 80 games, Santorelli scored 21 goals and 42 points.[6] Milwaukee finished fourth in the West Division and qualified for the playoffs.[17] In the post-season, the Admirals were eliminated in the first round by the Chicago Wolves.[18] Santorelli played in all six games of the series, but failed to register any points.[6]
The following season, he was joined on the team by his younger brother Mark, who had been a fourth-round draft pick of the Predators. It marked the first time the brothers were on the same team together.[19] Santorelli started the season strong, posting a 14-game point streak. In December, he scored 23 points in 14 games, which tied him for second in the AHL. For his efforts, he was named CCM/AHL Player of the Month.[20] Shortly after earning the accolade, he was called up by the Predators to the NHL, and made his debut on January 8, 2009, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[21] After playing six games without recording a point, he was reassigned to the Admirals.[22] In the AHL, Santorelli was named to the 2009 All-Star Classic.[23] At the All-Star skills competition, Santorelli tied an AHL record by going four for four in the accuracy shooting event.[24] In the All-Star Game, Santorelli finished as a –7 in a 14–11 Canadian AHL All-Stars loss.[25] Santorelli finished the year with 27 goals and 70 points in 70 games with Milwaukee and played one more game for Nashville, recording two penalty minutes in seven games.[6] The Admirals won the West Division and faced the Rockford IceHogs in the first round.[26][27] The Admirals defeated Rockford and advanced to the second round, where they lost to the Houston Aeros in seven games.[27] Santorelli was a point-per-game player in the playoffs, scoring 11 points in 11 games.[6]
He began the
In Florida Santorelli was expected to play a similar role with the Panthers as he did with the Predators, a player who split time between the minors and played a fourth
Prior to the start of the 2012–13 season the NHL's collective bargaining agreement expired and the owners enforced a lockout.[45] During the lockout Santorelli signed with Tingsryds AIF in Sweden's second highest division the HockeyAllsvenskan, with whom his brother played.[46] He played just four games with Tingsryds recording one assist before leaving the team due to a disagreement with their head coach.[47] Following the conclusion of the lockout he re-joined the Panthers. After playing 24 games in the shortened season registering two goals and an assist he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Winnipeg Jets.[48] He recorded one assist in 10 games with the Jets.[6] A free agent at season's end Santorelli signed with his hometown Vancouver Canucks.[49]
After one season with the Canucks, who failed to make the playoffs, Santorelli signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 3, 2014.[50]
With the Leafs slipping down the standings, and setting their eyes on rebuilding, Santorelli was traded to Nashville, along with Cody Franson, in exchange for a 1st round pick, Brendan Leipsic, and Olli Jokinen.[51] This marked both Santorelli's and Franson's second tenure with Nashville. Santorelli scored his first career playoff goal in Game 2 of Nashville's Western Conference Quarter Finals series against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Following the 2014–15 season, Santorelli became an unrestricted free agent. On August 17, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[52]
After 7 seasons within the NHL, Santorelli left North America as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the NLA on July 28, 2016.[53] He made his NLA debut on September 9, 2016 against Fribourg-Gottéron and scored his first NLA goal that same day, tying the game late in the third period. After only 6 games in the
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Port Coquitlam Buckaroos
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PIJHL | 42 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Langley Hornets
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BCHL | 60 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 60 | 43 | 53 | 96 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 70 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 57 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 70 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Genève–Servette HC
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NLA
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6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 406 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2004–05 | [3] |
All-CCHA First Team | 2006–07 | [11] |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2006–07 | |
Northern Michigan University
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Gary Emmons Most Valuable Player Award | 2006–07 | [11] |
Bill Joyce Best Forward Award | 2006–07 | [11] |
Steve Bozek Plus-Minus Award | 2006–07 | [11] |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game participant | 2009 | [23] |
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- ^ "Ducks Sign Santorelli to One-Year Contract". ducks.nhl.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- Genève-Servette HC. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Mike Santorelli will leave Servette with immediate effect". swisshockeynews.ch. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database