Mike Testwuide

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.

Mike Testwuide
Born (1987-02-05) February 5, 1987
Vail, Colorado, United States
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
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National team  South Korea
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

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 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 46 2 8 10 43 4 0 1 1 4
2005–06 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 54 18 13 31 88
2006–07 Colorado College WCHA 29 8 2 10 25
2007–08 Colorado College WCHA 33 11 10 21 31
2008–09 Colorado College WCHA 36 4 5 9 20
2009–10 Colorado College WCHA 36 21 10 31 26
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 76 18 21 39 62
2011–12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 66 12 17 29 79
2012–13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 19 2 0 2 27
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 9 2 1 3 28
AHL totals 170 34 39 73 196
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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.
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