Mike Lenarduzzi

Mike "Whopper" Lenarduzzi (born September 14, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers during the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2000, was spent in various minor leagues.

Mike Lenarduzzi
Born	(1972-09-14) September 14, 1972 (age 52) London, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers
NHL draft	57th overall, 1990 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1992–2000

Playing career

Born in London, Ontario, Lenarduzzi played junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Ottawa 67s and Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional in 1992 with the Springfield Indians, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Hartford Whalers. He had been drafted in the third round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. He would be in the Hartford system until 1994 - his most notable action with the system being his first regular season game for Springfield, in which he allowed eight goals on the first eleven shots he faced before being pulled - and played four games in the NHL. After 1994, he played for a number of minor league teams including the AHL Hershey Bears in 1996–97. He played one season in the Italian Hockey League for Milan in 1998–99, before finishing his career with one season with the Baton Rouge Kingfish of the ECHL in 1999–00.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1988–89	Markham Waxers	CJBHL		23	—	—	—	1149	111	0	5.80	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Oshawa Generals	OHL		6	0	0	2	166	9	0	3.25	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Oshawa Generals	OHL		12	6	3	1	444	32	0	4.32	.845		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		20	8	8	2	1117	66	0	3.55	.884		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		35	19	8	3	1966	107	0	3.27	.879		5	3	1	268	13	1	2.91	—
1990–91	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		2	0	2	114	8	0	4.21	—
1991–92	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		9	5	3	0	486	33	0	4.07	.874		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Ottawa 67s	OHL		18	5	12	1	986	60	1	3.65	.868		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		22	11	5	4	1201	84	2	4.20	.870		11	4	7	651	38	0	3.50	—
1991–92	Springfield Indians	AHL		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	39	2	0	3.08	.882
1992–93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		3	1	1	1	167	9	0	3.22	.897		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Springfield Indians	AHL		36	10	17	5	1945	142	0	4.38	.849		2	1	0	100	5	0	3.00	—
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		1	0	0	0	21	1	0	2.83	.917		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Springfield Indians	AHL		22	5	7	2	984	73	0	4.45	.840		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		4	0	4	0	211	22	0	6.25	.833		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	London Wildcats	CoHL		43	19	16	0	2198	172	0	4.69	.869		5	1	2	274	20	0	4.37	.905
1995–96	Saginaw Wheels	CoHL		43	14	15	3	2153	155	0	4.32	.883		5	1	4	299	19	0	3.82	.878
1996–97	Mobile Mysticks	ECHL		37	15	10	8	1932	118	1	3.66	.874		1	0	1	60	4	0	4.00	—
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0.00	1.000		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Mobile Mysticks	ECHL		44	21	13	2	2201	122	2	3.32	.895		3	0	2	133	11	0	4.96	—
1998–99	HC Milan	Alp		15	—	—	—	763	63	0	4.94	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Amarillo Rattlers	WPHL		9	2	3	2	344	24	0	4.19	.889		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Baton Rouge Kingfish	ECHL		54	25	20	2	2749	167	0	3.64	.885		2	0	2	133	63	0	4.96	.825
NHL totals				4	1	1	1	189	10	0	3.18	.899		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database