Mike, a native of Thornhill, was a teammate of Russ Herrington's in Junior and in University when they played together for 3 years at University of Western Ontario. After playing with Richmond Hill and Thornhill in his first two years of junior, Mike was selected as the Metro League 2nd All-Star Team Goalie in the 1989-90 season when he starred for Bramalea. From there, Mike went off to UWO and played for three years with the Mustangs.

A highlight for Mike came in his first year when he was voted the Goaltender of the Tournament at the RPI (Renesellear) Engineers Christmas Tournament. After graduating from UWO, Mike toiled for the Toronto Planets of the Professional Roller Hockey League in the 1993 season. While playing junior and university hockey, Mike was also a top instructor at the Jim Park Goaltending Schools. Mike also appeared in the video "The Shooter's Edge", produced by Jim Park and the Courtnall brothers, Russ and Geoff.

Mike will be looked upon to assist the goaltenders not only in technique, but also in the mental aspect of the game.