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Martin Ručinský
Martin Ručinský, 2010Born March 11, 1971
Most, CzechoslovakiaHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left CZE team
Former teamsHC Litvínov
Edmonton Oilers
Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Avalanche
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver CanucksNational team Czech Republic
NHL Draft 20th overall, 1991
Edmonton OilersPlaying career 1988–present Martin Ručinský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈrutʃiːnskiː] (
listen); born March 11, 1971) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga. Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 1991. Ručinský led the Montreal Canadiens in 1998–99 with 17 goals. It was the first time since the 1940–41 season, that the Canadiens did not have at least one twenty-goal scorer.[1]
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Transactions
- June 22, 1991 – Edmonton Oiler's first round draft choice (20th overall - From the Los Angeles Kings) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
- March 10, 1992 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and Brad Zavisha.
- June 21, 1995 – Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec relocated.
- December 6, 1995 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche, along with Andrei Kovalenko and Jocelyn Thibault, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane.
- November 21, 2001 – Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Benoît Brunet, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen.
- March 12, 2002 – Traded by the Dallas Stars, along with Roman Lyashenko to the New York Rangers in exchange for Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten.
- October 30, 2002 – Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.[2]
- August 28, 2003 – Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.[3]
- March 9, 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for R. J. Umberger and Martin Grenier.[4]
- August 3, 2005 – Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
- August 2, 2006 – Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.[5]
- July 23, 2008 - Signed as a free agent with Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 HC Litvínov TCH 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1989–90 HC Litvínov TCH 39 12 6 18 — 8 5 3 8 — 1990–91 HC Litvínov TCH 49 23 18 41 69 7 1 3 4 10 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 18 30 48 51 6 1 1 2 4 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 9 23 32 58 — — — — — 1994–95 HC Litvinov CZE 13 12 10 22 54 — — — — — 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 20 3 6 9 14 — — — — — 1995–96 HC Vsetín CZE 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 4 11 15 14 — — — — — 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 25 35 60 54 — — — — — 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 28 27 55 62 5 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 21 32 53 84 10 3 0 3 4 1998–99 HC Litvínov CZE 3 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 17 17 34 50 — — — — — 1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 25 24 49 70 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 57 16 22 38 66 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 2 6 8 12 — — — — — 2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 42 6 11 17 24 — — — — — 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 15 3 10 13 6 — — — — — 2002–03 HC Litvínov CZE 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 16 14 30 38 7 4 2 6 4 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 69 13 29 42 62 — — — — — 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 1 2 3 10 7 1 1 2 6 2004–05 HC Litvínov CZE 38 15 26 41 87 — — — — — 2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 52 16 39 55 56 2 0 1 1 2 2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 52 12 21 33 48 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 5 11 16 40 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Sparta Praha CZE 19 5 4 9 26 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Sparta Praha CZE 52 12 10 22 82 7 2 3 5 8 2010–11 HC Sparta Praha CZE 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Litvínov CZE 23 9 11 20 36 — — — — — NHL totals 961 241 371 612 821 37 9 5 14 24 Czech Extraliga totals 160 57 66 123 293 7 2 3 5 8 International
Medal record Ice hockey Competitor for Czech Republic
Winter Olympics Gold 1998 Nagano Bronze 2006 Torino World Championships Gold 1999 Oslo Gold 2001 Nuremberg Gold 2005 Vienna Competitor for Czechoslovakia
World Junior Championships Bronze 1991 Saskatchewan Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Czechoslovkia WJC 7 9 5 14 2 1994 Czech Republic WC 6 2 2 4 8 1996 Czech Republic WCH 3 0 0 0 2 1998 Czech Republic OG 6 3 1 4 4 1999 Czech Republic WC 12 4 6 10 16 2001 Czech Republic WC 9 2 4 6 30 2002 Czech Republic OG 4 0 3 3 2 2004 Czech Republic WC 7 5 4 9 6 2004 Czech Republic WCH 4 1 1 2 10 2005 Czech Republic WC 9 2 4 6 22 2006 Czech Republic OG 8 1 3 4 0 Junior int'l totals 7 9 5 14 2 Senior int'l totals 68 20 28 48 100 References
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ "Blues also reach agreement with Rucinsky". ESPN. 2002-10-30. http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2002/1024/1450719.html. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "New York brings back Rucinsky, Hlavac". ESPN. 2003-08-23. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1604827. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "With Bertuzzi in limbo, Vancouver stocks up". ESPN. 2004-03-09. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1755386. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Blues sign Martin Rucinsky". hockeyfights.com. 2006-08-02. http://www.hockeyfights.com/news/57679. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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Preceded by
Tyler WrightEdmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1991Succeeded by
Joe HulbigCategories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Cape Breton Oilers players
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Czech ice hockey players
- Dallas Stars players
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Halifax Citadels players
- HC Litvínov players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- People from Most
- Quebec Nordiques players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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