Mike Testwuide (born February 5, 1987) is an American-born South Korean professional

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for the

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Ice Hockey team that competed in

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as the host nation.

Playing career

Testwuide, who was not drafted by an NHL team, signed a two-year entry level contract with the

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on March 19, 2010 after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with

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. Midway through his third season with the

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he was traded to the

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for

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. In the 2013–14 season, Testwuide signed with

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of the

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. With the help of

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and the Korean Olympic Committee, he was granted

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via an expedited process due to his exemplary athletic ability. In 2015, Testwuide played for the South Korean national team at the

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. Testwuide then went on to captain the South Korean national ice hockey team at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Mike Testwuide's profile
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HockeysFuture.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Testwuide, Mike 1987 births Abbotsford Heat players Adirondack Phantoms players American men's ice hockey right wingers HL Anyang players Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Daemyung Killer Whales players High1 players Living people People from Vail, Colorado Waterloo Black Hawks players Ice hockey players from Colorado South Korean ice hockey right wingers American emigrants to South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Olympic ice hockey players of South Korea Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics American expatriate ice hockey players in South Korea American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Naturalized citizens of South Korea