Mike Santoro

Defenseman - # 94

Born - 1 / 22 / 1958 - Philadelphia, PA

Height - 6' 00"     Weight - 225 lbs.

Shoots - Right 

Profile :

     Mike is the wise, old sage of the Sasquatch, but he is old in his wisdom only.  He keeps his conditioning up and has legs far beyond that of his younger counterparts.  The later the game gets the more energy he seems to have.  Mike is calm and collected on the ice and isn't afraid to join the rush using his underrated and under-used puck handling skills.  He tries to make the smart play first instead of weaving his way out of the zone, but he has been known to go end-to-end at times.  Mike was the teams lone representitive at the All-Star Games " Legends of Hockey " game ( formerly known as the old-timers game ), where he assisted on the game winning goal for the Eastern squad.  This year he will be joined by a quickly aging Kevin Patrick to form a potent grey-haired duo on the Eastern blue line.

Career Highlights :

• Continues his point-per-game pace, now with 52 points in 50 regular season games

• Tied for the team lead in assists and second in points for a defenseman during the 2000-2001 season

• Tied for the team lead in playoff shorthanded goals

Strengths :

• A good skater Mike picks his spots wisely to join the offensive rush

• A never say die attitude, Mike hates to lose

• Only 24 career penalty minutes as a hard hitting defenseman

Weaknesses :

• When he has the puck on the rush, Mike can get tunnel vision and not pass to open teammates

• Has no career game winning goals

• He's a big Flyers fan

Season	GP	Goals	Assist	Points	PPG	SHG	GWG	PIM
98-99 Regular Season	13	6	12	18	0	0	0	6
98-99 Playoffs	6	3	4	7	1	1	0	4
99-00 Regular Season	17	4	8	12	0	0	0	8
99-00 Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	6
2000-2001 Reg. Seas.	20	5	17	22	1	0	0	10
2000-2001 Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career.Regular.Season	30	15	37	52	1	0	0	24
Career Playoffs	16	3	6	9	1	1	0	10