Shayne Angelo Toporowski (born August 6, 1975 in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 42nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 draft. After being drafted, he 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 draft pick in the 1996 draft. The following two seasons, Toporowski played for the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. In the 1996–97 season, Toronto called him up for three NHL games.
| Shayne Toporowski | |||
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| Born |
August 6, 1975 Paddockwood, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Toronto Maple Leafs AHL St. John's Maple Leafs Worcester IceCats Springfield Falcons SM-liiga Espoo Blues Lahti Pelicans Ilves Tampere Lukko Rauma Saimaan Pallo Tappara Tampere BISL Belfast Giants SEL Luleå HF DEL ERC Ingolstadt EBEL EC VSV CHL Quad City Mallards | ||
| NHL draft |
42nd overall, 1993 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
The following off-season, he signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and played for the 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.
From 2000 to 2012, he played in various European leagues. He then played his last season of professional hockey with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
He now serves as an assistant coach of the Division I Holy Cross Crusaders in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | -11 | 216 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 72 | 20 | 17 | 37 | -3 | 210 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 73 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -5 | 128 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 44 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 75 | 18 | 29 | 47 | -13 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 80 | 27 | 28 | 55 | -2 | 191 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | -4 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Luleå HF | SEL | 30 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -8 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 21 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 89 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 54 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 57 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 53 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 55 | 19 | 34 | 53 | -8 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 54 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Saimaan Pallo | SM-liiga | 56 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -4 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Saimaan Pallo | SM-liiga | 57 | 22 | 20 | 42 | -12 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tappara Tampere | SM-liiga | 58 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC VSV | EBEL | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Quad City Mallards | CHL | 61 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -6 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 372 | 85 | 121 | 206 | -34 | 678 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 70 | ||||
| WHL totals | 218 | 100 | 115 | 215 | — | 571 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| SM-liiga totals | 464 | 135 | 185 | 320 | -47 | 938 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 83 | ||||
References
External links
- Shayne Toporowski career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Shayne Toporowski at Hockey-Reference.com
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