Michael Teslak
Encyclopedia
Michael-Lee Teslak is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
goaltender
who most recently played for the Adirondack Phantoms
of the American Hockey League
(AHL).
of the BCHL in 2003–04 going 8-11 with a 4.05 goals against average and .884 save percentage. Michael-Lee then spent the 2004–05 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings
where he posted a 21-9 record with .931 save percentage and 2.47 goals against average. He was picked up by the Surrey Eagles
for the playoffs and led them to the BCHL championship, and he earned the Coaches Choice Award for the 2004–05 season.
Following the 2004–05 season in the BCHL, Michael-Lee Teslak played college hockey for the Michigan Tech
Huskies where he now ranks third all-time in career goals against average and save percentage.
After his Junior year of college, Teslak decided to leave early signing a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers
of the NHL
which took effect on July 1, 2008. Meanwhile, Teslak played for their AHL
affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms
. Since slipping in the AHL, Teslak has been moved down to the Elmira Jackals
in the ECHL
and is currently playing with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers
.
Teslak recorded his first career professional win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
on April 5, 2008.http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penguins/20080406_06_penguins_spt_ART.html
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who most recently played for the Adirondack Phantoms
Adirondack Phantoms
The Adirondack Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms are based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Phantoms are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL).
Playing career
Teslak started his career by playing Junior hockey for the Alberni Valley BulldogsAlberni Valley Bulldogs
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena.-History:...
of the BCHL in 2003–04 going 8-11 with a 4.05 goals against average and .884 save percentage. Michael-Lee then spent the 2004–05 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings
Prince George Spruce Kings
The Prince George Spruce Kings are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League...
where he posted a 21-9 record with .931 save percentage and 2.47 goals against average. He was picked up by the Surrey Eagles
Surrey Eagles
The Surrey Eagles are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at South Surrey Arena.-New Westminster:...
for the playoffs and led them to the BCHL championship, and he earned the Coaches Choice Award for the 2004–05 season.
Following the 2004–05 season in the BCHL, Michael-Lee Teslak played college hockey for the Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake...
Huskies where he now ranks third all-time in career goals against average and save percentage.
After his Junior year of college, Teslak decided to leave early signing a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
which took effect on July 1, 2008. Meanwhile, Teslak played for their AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms
Philadelphia Phantoms
The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were...
. Since slipping in the AHL, Teslak has been moved down to the Elmira Jackals
Elmira Jackals
The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
and is currently playing with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL....
.
Teslak recorded his first career professional win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza...
on April 5, 2008.http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penguins/20080406_06_penguins_spt_ART.html
Awards
- 2004–05: BCHLBritish Columbia Hockey LeagueThe British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
Coaches Choice - 2005–07: All-WCHAWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
Third-Team
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Alberni Valley Bulldogs Alberni Valley Bulldogs The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena.-History:... |
BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1139 | 77 | 0 | 4.05 | .884 |
| 2004–05 | Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George Spruce Kings The Prince George Spruce Kings are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League... |
BCHL | 33 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1920 | 79 | 1 | 2.47 | .931 |
| 2005–06 | Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake... |
WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
26 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1437 | 88 | 0 | 3.68 | .902 |
| 2006–07 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1259 | 42 | 4 | 2.00 | .916 |
| 2007–08 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 25 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1389 | 51 | 1 | 2.20 | .918 |
| 2007–08 2007–08 AHL season The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:... |
Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 10 | 0 | 2.54 | .897 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 AHL season The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:... |
Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 332 | 18 | 0 | 3.25 | .916 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 ECHL season The 2008-09 ECHL season was the 21st of the ECHL. The league welcomed one new franchise, the Ontario Reign, which will relocate from Beaumont, Texas and will play at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA. Two teams, the Columbia Inferno and the Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz, will voluntary... |
Mississippi Sea Wolves Mississippi Sea Wolves The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .902 |
| 2008–09 | Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"... |
ECHL | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1824 | 86 | 1 | 2.83 | .904 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Adirondack Phantoms Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms are based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Phantoms are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers... |
AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 16 | 0 | 3.86 | .871 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 ECHL season The 2009–10 ECHL season was the 22nd season of the ECHL. It ran from October, 2009 until April, 2010, followed by the Kelly Cup playoffs which lasted until May 21, 2010 as the Cincinnati Cyclones won their second Kelly Cup championship in three years by defeating the Idaho Steelheads in five games... |
Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.... |
ECHL | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1252 | 80 | 0 | 3.83 | .872 |
| 2009–10 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 729 | 36 | 0 | 2.96 | .890 |
| AHL Totals | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 816 | 44 | 0 | 3.24 | .899 | ||
| ECHL Totals | 66 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3865 | 206 | 1 | 3.20 | .891 | ||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6.55 | .700 |
| 2008–09 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 671 | 29 | 1 | 2.59 | .919 |
| AHL Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6.55 | .700 | ||
| ECHL Totals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 671 | 29 | 1 | 2.59 | .919 | ||