Allan Rourke

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team= Edmonton Oilers
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 213
former_teams = New York Islanders
Carolina Hurricanes
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|3|6
birth_place = Mississauga, ON
draft = 154th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs
career_start = 2000
nickname = Hot Doorknob

Allan Rourke (born 6 March, 1980 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

Rourke was selected in the 6th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 154th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs, after a successful junior career with the Kitchener Rangers as an offensive defenceman. After three seasons in the Maple Leafs organization, exclusively with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL, Rourke was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes for Harold Druken. Rourke appeared in 25 games for the Hurricanes, and spent most of two seasons with their AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. After signing a free agent contract with the New York Islanders, Rourke again split time between the NHL and AHL, appearing in 17 games with New York and spending the majority of his time with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Rourke was subsequently dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and assigned to the Springfield Falcons after failing to make the team in training camp. On November 8, 2007, Rourke was called up in place of Bryan Young, who was assigned to Springfield.

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