Born: March 11, 1971
Age: 53
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Martin Rucinsky
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Biography
Martin Ručinský ( ; born March 11, 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. He was the last player for the Quebec Nordiques still active in professional hockey prior to his retirement in 2015.
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Transactions
- June 22, 1991 - Edmonton Oilers' 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.
- August 28, 2003 - Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
- March 9, 2004 - Traded by the New York Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for R. J. Umberger and Martin Grenier.
- 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.
- July 23, 2008 - Signed as a free agent with Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
- July 16, 2015 - Announced his retirement from professional hockey.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011-12 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 45 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012-13 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 33 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2013-14 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 45 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014-15 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 51 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 64 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 961 | 241 | 371 | 612 | 821 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| CZE totals | 425 | 153 | 163 | 316 | 608 | 59 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 66 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| 1998 Nagano | ||
| 2006 Torino | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1999 Oslo | ||
| 2001 Nuremberg | ||
| 2005 Vienna | ||
| Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 1991 Saskatchewan | ||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 03 ! | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | OG | 01 ! | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Czech Republic | WC | 01 ! | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WC | 01 ! | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | OG | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WCH | 03 ! | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WC | 01 ! | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | OG | 03 ! | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 68 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 100 | ||||
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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