Mike Rupp
Mike Rupp | |||
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. | January 13, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Danbury thrashers | ||
NHL Draft | 9th overall, | ||
Playing career | 2000–2014 |
Michael Ryan Rupp (born January 13, 1980) is an American former professional
.Rupp scored the
Playing career
Rupp played high school hockey at
Rupp played his first professional season in 2000–01 with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Devils. He later made his NHL debut January 13, 2003 with the Devils,[1] where he helped the team win the Stanley Cup after scoring the Cup-clinching goal. Rupp is the only player in Stanley Cup history to have his first playoff goal be the Stanley Cup winning goal.[2]
The following season, in 2003–04, Rupp was traded by the Devils, along with a second-round draft pick, to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Jan Hrdina on March 5, 2004.[3] After the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Rupp was traded with Jason Chimera and Cale Hulse to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Geoff Sanderson and Tim Jackman on October 8, 2005.[4] Columbus declined to submit Rupp, a restricted free agent, a qualifying offer in June 2006.
On July 9, 2006, Rupp signed a one-year, $450,000 contract to return to the New Jersey Devils.[5] After a successful season establishing himself as a gritty hardworking player, Rupp re-signed with the Devils on June 28, 2007, to a two-year contract.
On July 1, 2009, Rupp signed a two-year, $1.65 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. While scoring his first career hat-trick on November 30, 2009, against the New York Rangers, Rupp scored his sixth, seventh, and eighth goals for a new career-high just 28 games into the 2009–10 season.[6]
On July 1, 2011, Rupp signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract with the New York Rangers.
During the lockout-shortened, 48-game 2012–13 season, on February 4, 2013, Rupp was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forwards Darroll Powe and Nick Palmieri.[8]
On April 11, 2014, Rupp was suspended by the NHL for four games without pay for a "late illegal check to the head" of St. Louis Blues forward T. J. Oshie.[9]
Broadcasting career
Since retiring in 2014, Rupp serves as both a studio analyst for the
In addition to NHL Network, Rupp is a co-host of That’s Hockey Talk, of Pat McAfee Inc. alongside Nick Maraldo and Kyle “Gumpy (Gump)” Cathcart.
Personal life
Rupp's childhood ice hockey teams included the Parma Heights Wings Municipal Hockey Club, where he started playing at age nine. He attended and played for
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | St. Edward High School | HS-OH | 20 | 26 | 24 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | NAHL | 21 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Erie Otters | OHL | 26 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
1998–99 | Erie Otters | OHL | 63 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||
1999–00
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Erie Otters | OHL | 58 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 134 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | ||
2000–01 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 71 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 78 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 47 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 51 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05
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Danbury Trashers | UHL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 | ||
2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 72 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 124 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 97 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 610 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 855 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 83 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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NHL | ||
Stanley Cup champion | 2003 |
References
- ^ 2007-2008 New Jersey Devils Media Guide. p. 70.
- ^ "Devils drink from Cup after 3-0 win". ESPN.com. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Phoenix acquires unlikely Cup hero". ESPN.com. 2004-03-05. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Jackets trade Sanderson, Jackman to Coyotes for Chimera, Hulse and Rupp". ESPN.com. 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Devils sign Rupp". devils.nhl.com. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Rupp's Hat Trick Powers Pens Over Rangers". WPXI. 2009-11-30. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Rangers send Rupp to Wild for Powe, Palmieri". The Sports Network. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- NHL.com. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "ROOT SPORTS Adds Armstrong, Rupp As Analysts". The Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database