Bruce Racine
Bruce Racine | ||||||
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Born |
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | August 9, 1966|||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Caught | Left | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 58th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1988–2004 |
Bruce Maurice Racine (born August 9, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 11 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1995–96 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2003, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
Racine was drafted in the third round, 58th overall by the
After his collegiate career, he signed with Pittsburgh. Racine played with the Penguins farm team the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL, for parts of five seasons (with a break as the starting goaltender for the Albany Choppers). In the 1988/89 season with the Lumberjacks he led the IHL in wins and shutouts and was named to the league's First All-Star team. In 1991 Racine was recalled to Pittsburgh for the playoffs and dressed for four playoff games. Racine was included in the Stanley Cup team picture, and given a Stanley Cup ring. Racine then played under contract for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the AHL for two seasons with the St. John's Maple Leafs.
Racine finally got his chance to play in an NHL game when he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues in 1995. In the 1995/1996 season he started the year in the minors with the Peoria Rivermen but eventually got the call to back up Grant Fuhr. That year Fuhr set a record by playing in 79 games but coach Mike Keenan often pulled Fuhr during games, allowing Racine to play in 11 games, posting a 0–3–0 record and a 3.13 GAA. Racine also played in one playoff game after Fuhr was sidelined with an injury.
Racine played another five years in the IHL with the
Post-playing career
After retirement, he was an assistant coach at Northeastern University in the 2004–05 season, and now lives in the St. Louis area, where he operates Racine Goalie Academy.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1983–84 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 30 | — | — | — | 1543 | 121 | 0 | 4.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Northeastern University | HE | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1615 | 103 | 1 | 3.83 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Northeastern University | HE | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1920 | 147 | 0 | 4.56 | .856 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Northeastern University | HE | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1966 | 133 | 0 | 4.06 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Northeastern University | HE | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1808 | 108 | 1 | 3.58 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 51 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3039 | 184 | 3 | 3.63 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 300 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 49 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2911 | 182 | 1 | 3.75 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 566 | 32 | 1 | 3.34 | — | ||
1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 29 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1567 | 104 | 0 | 3.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 516 | 40 | 0 | 4.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 27 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1559 | 91 | 1 | 3.50 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | — | ||
1992–93 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 35 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1949 | 140 | 1 | 4.31 | .879 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | .909 | ||
1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 37 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1875 | 116 | 0 | 3.71 | .876 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 27 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1492 | 85 | 1 | 3.42 | .891 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 1.51 | .954 | ||
1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 12 | 0 | 3.13 | .881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
1995–96 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1228 | 69 | 1 | 3.37 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | .880 | ||
1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 44 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2426 | 122 | 6 | 3.02 | .906 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 325 | 17 | 0 | 3.13 | .906 | ||
1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 836 | 51 | 0 | 3.66 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 45 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2605 | 109 | 1 | 2.51 | .920 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 10 | 0 | 3.95 | .855 | ||
1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 53 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3024 | 154 | 1 | 3.06 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .839 | ||
1999–00
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Kansas City Blades | IHL | 33 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1765 | 84 | 1 | 2.86 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Lukko | FIN
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54 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3257 | 133 | — | 2.45 | .918 | 3 | — | — | 178 | 11 | — | 3.71 | .888 | ||
2001–02 | Ilves | FIN | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2170 | 92 | 2 | 2.54 | .914 | 2 | — | — | 120 | 10 | — | 5.00 | .811 | ||
2002–03 | Ilves | FIN | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 798 | 49 | 0 | 3.69 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 12 | 0 | 3.13 | .881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1984–85 | [1] |
All-Hockey East Second Team | 1984–85 | [2] |
Eberly Award | 1985, 1988 | [3] |
All-Hockey East First Team | 1986–87 | [2] |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1986–87 | [4] |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1987–88 | [4] |
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1988
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[5] |
References
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Beanpot Hockey: Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Racine Goalie Academy