Mike Mole

2 NHL Games

March 27, 2008 New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins. 1-3 loss.

March 29, 2008 New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers. 3-4 loss.

   Mike Mole took an extremely unconventional route to the NHL. He spent four seasons in the OHL but went undrafted by any NHL team. Mole was invited to the 2003 Buffalo Sabres training camp but wasn't offered a contract so after his junior career was over he decided to attend St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. In Mole's first season of CIS hockey he lead St. FX to a National Championship, winning the University Cup MVP award in the process. It was a big year for Mole, who also took part in a reality TV series that year. In 2004 a new reality show called Making the Cut: Last Man Standing premiered on CBC. 68 players were invited to compete for a spot on one of six NHL training camp rosters. Mole won one of those six invitations and earned an invite to the Ottawa Senators camp. Mike was never offered a contract by the Senators but did end up on the radar of NHL scouts and in 2006 signed with the New York Islanders.

   Late March, 2008 the New York Islanders decided to send goalie Joey MacDonald down to the minors in order to bolster the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers run for the playoffs. In the goalie shuffle Mike Mole found himself recalled to the NHL. He lasted two games with the Islanders as Wade Dubielewicz's backup, completing the story of a reality TV contestant who made it all the way to an active NHL post. When the Islanders decided to recall Joey MacDonald again Mole was returned to the AHL without seeing any official time in the NHL.
 
   Mole remained with the Islanders organization until 2009. He played two more seasons of pro hockey in the CHL before retiring in 2011. In 2013 Mole joined the Dundas Real McCoys, a senior hockey team in Ontario. In 2014 Mole made 51 saves in the championship game as Dundas won the storied Allen Cup as Canadian senior hockey league champions.

• Wore # 60 with New York Islanders

Career stats from hockeydb.com
Born Oct 12 1982 -- Moncton, NB
Height 5.11 -- Weight 178

			RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
1999-00	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL	37	3	2	2007	173	1	0	5.17	5	28	0	1154	0.870	-	-	-
2000-01	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL	45	2	0	2435	219	6	0	5.40	2	35	4	1369	0.862	-	-	-
2001-02	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL	23	2	2	1342	96	3	0	4.29	5	15	2	769	0.889	-	-	-
2001-02	Belleville Bulls	OHL	26	2	4	1575	66	1	2	2.51	20	4	2	772	0.921	11	0	4
2002-03	Belleville Bulls	OHL	54	1	8	3138	153	0	1	2.93	25	23	5	1465	0.905	7	0	2
2002-03	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	1	0	0	20	4	0	0	12.00				12	0.750	-	-	-
2003-04	St. Francis Xavier University	AUS	22	1	2	1301	54	0	3	2.49	16	3	2	565	0.913
2004-05	St. Francis Xavier University	AUS	25	2	4	1496	58	0	3	2.33	10	11	4	712	0.925
2005-06	Phoenix Roadrunners	ECHL	48	1	2	2617	142	8	2	3.26	15	27	3	1283	0.900	-	-	-
2005-06	San Diego Gulls	ECHL	9	0	0	549	24	1	0	2.62	4	3	2	270	0.918	-	-	-
2006-07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	15	0	0	762	41	3	0	3.23	3	8	0	355	0.897	-	-	-
2006-07	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL	39	2	2	2189	144	2	0	3.95	13	18	3	1295	0.900	-	-	-
2007-08	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	37	2	4	2208	121	2	0	3.29	18	13	5	1049	0.897	8	0	0
2008-09	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	49	1	2	2919	162	3	0	3.33	17	20	12	1450	0.900	5	0	0
2008-09	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	1	0	0	59	3	0	0	3.04	0	1	0	23	0.885	-	-	-
2009-10	Colorado Eagles	CHL	34	2	6	1884	105	0	1	3.34	20	7	3	881	0.894	1	0	0
2010-11	Odessa Jackalopes	CHL	10	0	0	524	28	0	0	3.20	6	2	0	285	0.911	1	0	0