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Raffi Torres | Winger

Team: San Jose Sharks
Age / DOB:  (31) / 10/8/1981
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 223
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Raffi Torres won't appeal his suspension.
Torres was suspended for the rest of Round 2 for his illegal hit to the head of Kings forward Jarrett Stoll. Don't think that this means Torres agrees with the suspension, though; in fact the organization disagrees with it. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson released a statement on it, calling it "abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit." He also said it was an "inappropriate application" of Rule 48.1, where the head is the principal point of contact and target of the hit. Wilson said this suspension was "grossly unfair" to Torres. May 17 - 8:26 PM
Source: Sharks.com

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Raffi Torres has been suspended for the rest of Round 2 for his illegal hit to the head of Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll during Game 1 on Tuesday night.

Torres was assessed a minor penalty for charging on the play. He is a repeat offender and there was an injury on hit to Stoll, which also factored into the length of the suspension. He will be eligible to return if the Sharks can defeat the Kings and advance into the third round of the playoffs.
Source: NHL.com
May 16 - 6:36 PM

Dustin Brown said that Raffi Torres is someone "you're definitely aware of when he’s on the ice."

Torres will have an in-person hearing in New York on Thursday because of an illegal check to the head of Los Angeles' Jarret Stoll, but Brown wasn't speaking exclusively about Torres' suspension history. "hat’s one of those things where as much as he’s been suspended, he’s had a lot of really clean, hard hits, and you need to be aware of that," Brown said. "He likes to come off that weak side, and I think everyone around the league knows that. It’s just bringing awareness to it. On the second goal, he came down on me and I knew he was coming, so I just gave it low-to-high, and it ends up being in their net. So that’s the type of plays you need to make and try to use his aggressiveness to our advantage." It's entirely possible that Torres will be suspended for the remainder of the Sharks' second-round series against the Los Angeles Kings.
May 16 - 10:43 AM

Raffi Torres will travel to New York for an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday.

He is being summoned to discuss his illegal check to the head of Los Angeles' Jarret Stoll in Tuesday's Game 1 loss to the Kings. Torres is suspended pending the outcome of the hearing and given his spotty history it appears to be likely that he'll miss some games.
May 15 - 5:13 PM

According to reports, the NHL has requested to have an in-person hearing with Raffi Torres for his hit on Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.

That means he could be suspended for five or more games for his high hit late in the second period of Game 1's loss to the Kings. Torres is a repeat offender, who has been suspended three times in his career. He received a 21-game ban in last year's playoffs for an illegal hit on Marian Hossa.
Source: TSN.ca
May 15 - 2:39 PM

There have been some rumblings that Raffi Torres will have a hearing for his hit on Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.

However, there has been nothing official from the league yet. Torres received a two-minute penalty for charging on the play and he appeared to hit Stoll in the head with his shoulder.
May 15 - 1:14 PM

Raffi Torres doesn't think he should be suspended for his charging penalty on Jarret Stoll.

Torres appeared to make contact with Stoll's head, but he sees it differently. "I didn’t really think it was even going to be a penalty," Torres said. "They called it charging, I don’t think I launched myself. I took a step and a half, and glided into him. Obviously he was leaning over, and I still feel like I got a shoulder to his shoulder, and then it kind of looked because he was leaning over that I came up a little high. I didn’t even think it was going to be a penalty, but I hope he’s alright." The incident occurred late in the second period and Stoll wasn't available for the final 20 minutes of play.
May 15 - 11:06 AM

If it wasn't for a late surge by the San Jose Sharks, Sharks GM Doug Wilson might have been a seller at the deadline.

The Sharks certainly started down that road by trading defenseman Douglas Murray on March 25. However, Wilson ended up acquiring Scott Hannan and Raffi Torres at the deadline. "The players earned it," Wilson said. "If we hadn't played well after the initial trade, we wouldn't have done it. But we had played well." Torres is particular has been a great acquisition. He's been physical without spending a lot of time in the sin bin and he scored the game-winning goal in Game 2 of San Jose's first-round series.
May 13 - 9:37 AM

Raffi Torres is likely to stay with Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau even if Martin Havlat is able to return from injury for the start of Round 2.

"Marty is a more cerebral player, not as physical as Raffi is. Raffi plays with a different type of tenacity than Marty does," coach Todd McLellan said. "But, I thought that was a big change in the series. Raffi playing there gave that line some energy, and there's no doubt we miss Marty and hope he's going to be back for the next round, but the way those three played (Couture, Marleau and Torres), I liked that line." His physical play has opened up chances for his skilled linemates and he scored the overtime winner in Game 2.
May 10 - 6:19 PM

Raffi Torres didn't even see his shot go into the net Friday night.

But 5:31 into overtime, his goal gave the Sharks an emotional 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and an unprecedented sweep on the road of the first two games of their Stanley Cup playoff series. "They teach you as a young kid to go to the net with your stick on the ice and your head down, just be ready for anything," Torres said of his 2-on-1 rush with Brent Burns that ended the game. "I just made sure my stick was on the ice, got some good wood on it, and it worked out well."
May 4 - 10:43 AM

Raffi Torres scored the overtime winner in the Sharks' 3-2 comeback victory Friday night.

Torres played the hero role against his former team after Patrick Marleau tied the game with 56 seconds left in the third period but the game winner never would've happened without Brent Burns. Burns blocked a shot to start a 2-on-1 break with Torres, who received a picture-perfect setup pass from the defenseman-turned-winger. The Sharks now lead the series 2-0 heading back to San Jose.
May 4 - 1:20 AM

Look for Raffi Torres to play on the first line with Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau on Friday.

Torres was bumped up in the depth charts because of Martin Havlat's injury. "He brings a ton of energy, goes to the net, he’s dangerous to score a lot of times, very strong on loose pucks," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said, referring to Torres. "For him to move up there, we were comfortable in doing that immediately." Torres delivered 87 hits in 39 regular season games, but was able to stay out of the sin bin for the most part. He finished the 2013 campaign with 18 points and 17 penalty minutes.
May 3 - 5:10 PM

Raffi Torres was a force on Monday as he helped defeat his former Coyote teammates.

Torres had an assist but his physical play really turned the tide against Phoenix. He knocked defenseman Keith Yandle down in the second period with a huge check and set the tone for the rest of the game. "It's a guy I just played with two weeks ago, but I'm at a point where I go out and play hard," Torres said. "It's just a body check. I wanted to get the legs going, and get the momentum."
Apr 16 - 10:59 AM

Raffi Torres had two assists and seven hits in San Jose's 5-4 shootout loss Sunday.

Torres was great in his Sharks debut, but it wasn't enough. Brent Burns, T.J. Galiardi, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and Tommy Wingels each scored in the losing effort. Justin Braun registered his fourth and fifth assists of the season.
Apr 7 - 7:28 PM

Raffi Torres is hoping that his reputation or past doesn't create problems with his new teammates.

The San Jose Sharks acquired Torres on Wednesday. "I know if it was the other way around, I’d want some of these guys on my team, whether I liked them or not throughout my career," Torres said. "There are some great players in this room, and I’m just here to do my job and help out. I’m not looking to step on any toes or cause any conflict, I just want to do my job, have some fun and win some games." The San Jose Sharks have won six straight games, so Torres might not be able to make his Sharks debut on Friday.
Apr 5 - 10:31 AM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
C1Joe Thornton
2Logan Couture
3Scott Gomez
4Andrew Desjardins
5Bracken Kearns
LW1Patrick Marleau
2Tim Kennedy
3T.J. Galiardi
4James Sheppard
5Raffi Torres
RW1Joe Pavelski
2Martin Havlat
3Tommy Wingels
4Adam Burish
D1Dan Boyle
2Brent Burns
3Brad Stuart
4Marc-Edouard Vlasic
5Jason Demers
6Justin Braun
7Scott Hannan
8Matt Irwin
G1Antti Niemi
2Thomas Greiss