Steve Rucchin
Steve Rucchin | |||
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario , Canada | July 4, 1971||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
Playing career | 1994–2007 |
Steve Andrew Rucchin (
Playing career
Rucchin played high school hockey for
He soon centered Anaheim's top line with
In August 2005, he was traded to the New York Rangers for minor-league enforcer Trevor Gillies and a conditional 2007 draft pick in a move to dump salary.[3] He ranks fifth in Ducks history in assists (279), goals (153), points (432), and game-winning goals (23). Known as a great locker-room teammate, he provided veteran leadership in 2005–06, as an alternate captain (along with Jaromir Jagr and Darius Kasparaitis) on a young Rangers team.
On July 3, 2006, Rucchin signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers. In his 47th game with the Thrashers, on March 6, 2007, he suffered a concussion on a hit by
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 | ||
1989–90 | Thamesford Trojans | SOJHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | University of Western Ontario | OUAA | 34 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | University of Western Ontario | OUAA | 37 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | University of Western Ontario | OUAA | 34 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | University of Western Ontario | OUAA | 35 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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NHL
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43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 64 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 79 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 72 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 69 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 71 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 38 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 735 | 171 | 318 | 489 | 164 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1998 | Canada | WC
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6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Personal life
Rucchin currently resides in London, Ontario, and frequently travels to Anaheim, California.
References
- ^ "Ducks aren't quite as tough as Mustangs". University of Western Ontario. 2006-07-03. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Rucchin named captain of Mighty Ducks". TSN.ca. September 8, 2003. Archived from the original on December 20, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- OC Register. 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "Belanger on the move again". The Globe and Mail. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- Canada.com. 2007-09-16. Archived from the originalon 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database