Road to the NHL: Torrey Mitchell

MONTREAL – Even at the Midget AAA level, Torrey Mitchell was a consummate leader among his teammates.

While plying his trade for the Riverains at College Charles-Lemoyne in Sainte-Catherine during the 2001-02 campaign, Mitchell began to realize his potential, particularly in the latter stages of the regular season and on into postseason play. That ultimately set the table for the Greenfield Park native to head south of the border to begin shaping his path towards the NHL ranks.

“Torrey always played on one of our top two lines, but with the way he exploded at the end of the year, scouts really took notice of him. They thought he could go in the first round of the QMJHL Draft. But, his dad,…