Mike Testwuide was in a rut. It was 2013, and Testwuide, 26, was kicking around in the minor leagues. He had signed an entry-level deal with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 as an undrafted free agent out of Colorado College. Then-Flyers GM Paul Holmgren complimented Testwuide several times over the ensuing summer, telling the media that he thought the winger could make the team out of camp. Testwuide was among the Flyers' last cuts. So he reported to Allentown, Pennsylvania, to play for the American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and stayed there for three seasons. Each offseason, his NHL dream drifted further out of reach.
The serendipitous Olympian: Why American Mike Testwuide will skate for South Korea
