Raffi Torres

Raffi Torres
Torres with the Columbus Blue Jackets
Born	(1981-10-08) October 8, 1981 (age 35) Toronto, Ontario
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2000 New York Islanders
Playing career	2001–2016

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2001 Russia

Raphael Torres (born October 8, 1981) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted by the New York Islanders fifth overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks.

Torres was drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he played three seasons with the Brampton Battalion. He was a two-time OHL Second Team All-Star during his junior career. Beginning in 2001–02, he turned professional with the Islanders' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He spent the better part of two seasons in the AHL before the Islanders traded him to the Oilers in 2003. He played five seasons in Edmonton, becoming a full-time NHL player with the club. He recorded career numbers as an Oiler in 2005–06, while also helping them to the Stanley Cup Finals that year. In the 2008 off-season, he was dealt to the Blue Jackets, where he played the better part of two seasons. After a brief stint with the Sabres in 2009–10, he signed with the Canucks and played one year for them where they reached the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. Torres then signed with the Phoenix Coyotes and then with the San Jose Sharks. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal.