Michael (Mike) Ayers

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Hingham, Massachusetts, January 16, 1980.
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HEIGHT: 5'11".
WEIGHT: 185 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 29 (Cincinnati), 34 (Grand Rapids, Norfolk), 1 (Syracuse).
CATCHES: Left
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Selected by Chicago Blackhawks in sixth round (177th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 2000.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL), November 27, 2004.
Released by Cincinnati, November 29, 2004.
Recalled by Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), April 14, 2005.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Syracuse Crunch, October 24, 2005.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Norfolk Admirals, October 24, 2006.

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Named USA Hockey Player of the Year, 2002-03.
Winner, Walter Brown Award (given to New England's best American-born Division One college hockey player), 2002-03.
Named to National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American Second Team, 2002-03.
Shared Hockey East Player of the Year Award, 2002-03.
Named Most Valuable Player, University of New Hampshire hockey, 2002-03.

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REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
99-00 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL    55   3188  16  35   3        196   3.69    2036   .904     0   0   2    10
00-01 University New Hampshire HEAST   5     26   0   0   0          2   4.68      16   .875     0   0   0     0
01-02 University New Hampshire HEAST  20   1129  14   3   1         46   2.44     539   .915     0   0   1     2
02-03 University New Hampshire HEAST  41   2499  27   8   6         91   2.18    1230   .926     7   0   3     0
03-04 University New Hampshire HEAST  36   2101  17  14   5        100   2.86     986   .899     5   0   1     4
04-05 Dayton Bombers ECHL             51   2937  15  28   6        142   2.90    1627   .913     0   0   1     2
      Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL      2    124   1   0   1          3   1.45      62   .952     0   0   0     0
      Grand Rapids Griffins AHL        1     20   0   0   0          2   6.00       8   .750     0   0   0     0
05-06 Dayton Bombers ECHL             25   1434   8  14       2     82   3.43     770   .894     0   0   0     6
      Syracuse Crunch AHL             23   1239  12   8       1     55   2.66     675   .918     3   0   0     2
06-07 Norfolk Admirals AHL             2     31   0   0       0      2   3.86      23   .913     0   0   0     0
      Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL        9    483   2   6       1     32   3.98     297   .892     0   0   2     2

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed to pro tryout contract by Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.
11/27/04: W (60m, 29/31) 3-2 victory vs. Cleveland (Patzold).
11/28/04: SOL (64m29s, 30/31) 1-2 SO defeat (2/4) at Grand Rapids (MacIntyre).
Signed as free agent by Grand Rapids Griffins.
04/16/05: - (19m57s, 6/8) 2-6 defeat vs. San Antonio (Osaer) [Replaced by MacIntyre].
Signed to pro tryout contract by Syracuse Chiefs, October 2005.
10/26/05: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory at Hamilton (Conklin).
11/06/05: L (53m46s, 24/28) 1-4 defeat at Cleveland (Holden) [Replaced Leclaire].
11/11/05: W (59m58s, 31/32) 5-1 victory vs. Chicago (Garnett).
11/12/05: W (60m, 33/33) 3-0 victory at Albany (Doyle).
11/18/05: L (58m46s, 28/33) 2-5 defeat at Rochester (Leighton).
11/24/05: OTL (61m37s, 31/35) 3-4 OT defeat at Binghamton (Glass).
12/13/05: - (40m33s, 10/11) 2-5 defeat at Manitoba (Flaherty) [Replaced Penner].
12/14/05: W (60m, 22/26) 7-4 victory at Manitoba (Flaherty).
12/28/05: W (59m52s, 33/36) 4-3 victory vs. Binghamton (Thompson).
02/08/06: W (60m, 34/35) 3-1 victory at Chicago (Berkhoel).
02/10/06: W (59m54s, 35/35) 2-0 victory vs. Binghamton (Thompson).
02/11/06: W (60m, 33/33) 6-0 victory vs. Rochester (Leighton, Pelletier).
02/15/06: W (60m, 20/24) 9-4 victory at Binghamton (Thompson).
02/18/06: W (59m59s, 32/33) 3-1 victory vs. Cleveland (Schaefer).
02/22/06: W (59m49s, 26/29) 4-3 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Sabourin).
02/24/06: OTL (29m58s, 14/15) 5-6 OT defeat vs. Hamilton (Michaud) [Replaced Penner].
02/25/06: SOL (65m, 37/41) 4-5 SO defeat (3/5) vs. Grand Rapids (Howard).
02/26/06: OTL (61m54s, 24/29) 4-5 OT defeat at Albany (Doyle).
03/03/06: W (59m49s, 36/37) 2-1 victory vs. Hershey (Cassivi).
03/04/06: - (10m43s, 7/9) 2-4 defeat vs. Binghamton (Guard) [Replaced by Penner].
03/11/06: W (58m25s, 38/42) 2-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Aubin).
04/08/06: L (20m, 12/15) 0-6 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (Howard) [Replaced by Penner].
04/14/06: L (59m04s, 32/34) 1-3 defeat at Rochester (Pelletier).
Signed to pro tryout contract by Norfolk Admirals, October 2006.
11/04/06: - (11m23s, 5/7) 4-3 OT victory at Hartford (Valiquette) [Replaced by Crawford].
11/05/06: - (19m42s, 16/16) 3-6 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Penner) [Replaced Crawford].

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