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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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
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