Mike Lenarduzzi Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:165
Played For:Hartford Whalers
Birth Date:September 14, 1972
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Draft:57th overall
Draft Year:1990
Draft Team:Hartford Whalers
Career Start:1992
Career End:2000

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.

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

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1988–89Markham WaxersCJBHL23 1149 111 0 5.80
1988–89Oshawa GeneralsOHL6 0 0 2 166 9 0 3.25
1989–90Oshawa GeneralsOHL12 6 3 1 444 32 0 4.32 .845
1989–90Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL20 8 8 2 1117 66 0 3.55 .884
1990–91Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL35 19 8 3 1966 107 0 3.27 .8795 3 1 268 13 1 2.91
1990–91Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsM-Cup2 0 2 114 8 0 4.21
1991–92Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL9 5 3 0 486 33 0 4.07 .874
1991–92Ottawa 67sOHL18 5 12 1 986 60 1 3.65 .868
1991–92Sudbury WolvesOHL22 11 5 4 1201 84 2 4.20 .87011 4 7 651 38 0 3.50
1991–92Springfield IndiansAHL1 0 0 39 2 0 3.08 .882
1992–93Hartford WhalersNHL3 1 1 1 167 9 0 3.22 .897
1992–93Springfield IndiansAHL36 10 17 5 1945 142 0 4.38 .8492 1 0 100 5 0 3.00
1993–94Hartford WhalersNHL1 0 0 0 21 1 0 2.83 .917
1993–94Springfield IndiansAHL22 5 7 2 984 73 0 4.45 .840
1993–94Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL4 0 4 0 211 22 0 6.25 .833
1994–95London WildcatsCoHL43 19 16 0 2198 172 0 4.69 .8695 1 2 274 20 0 4.37 .905
1995–96Saginaw WheelsCoHL43 14 15 3 2153 155 0 4.32 .8835 1 4 299 19 0 3.82 .878
1996–97Mobile MysticksECHL37 15 10 8 1932 118 1 3.66 .8741 0 1 60 4 0 4.00
1996–97Hershey BearsAHL2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0.00 1.000
1997–98Mobile MysticksECHL44 21 13 2 2201 122 2 3.32 .8953 0 2 133 11 0 4.96
1998–99HC MilanAlp15 763 63 0 4.94
1998–99Amarillo RattlersWPHL9 2 3 2 344 24 0 4.19 .889
1999–00Baton Rouge KingfishECHL54 25 20 2 2749 167 0 3.64 .8852 0 2 133 63 0 4.96 .825
NHL totals4 1 1 1 189 10 0 3.18 .899