Allan Rourke

Allan Rourke (born March 6, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders, and Edmonton Oilers.

Allan Rourke
Rourke with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005
Born	(1980-03-06) March 6, 1980 (age 45) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Carolina Hurricanes New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers Krefeld Pinguine
NHL draft	154th overall, 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2000–2010

Biography

Rourke was born in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Mississauga Reps minor ice hockey team.^[1]

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.^[2] He was named as a second-team all-star in the 1999–2000 OHL season.^[3]

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.^[4] Rourke appeared in 25 games for the Hurricanes, and spent most of two seasons with their AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} Rourke was subsequently dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and assigned to the Springfield Falcons after failing to make the team in training camp.^{[citation needed]} On November 8, 2007, Rourke was called up in place of Bryan Young, who was assigned to Springfield.^{[citation needed]}

On May 27, 2008, Rourke signed with the ERC Ingolstadt of the German League, he played with EHC Black Wings Linz, Austria last season and signed than on 4 July 2009 a contract with Krefeld Pinguine.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		25	1	1	2	12		6	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		48	5	17	22	59		6	1	1	2	6
1998–99	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		66	11	28	39	79		1	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		67	31	43	74	57		5	0	6	6	13
2000–01	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		64	9	19	28	36		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		62	2	9	11	48		10	0	2	2	6
2002–03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		65	12	19	31	49		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		45	5	9	14	45		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		25	1	2	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		60	7	9	16	75		11	1	2	3	40
2005–06	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		58	9	22	31	42		1	1	0	1	0
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		6	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		60	5	15	20	60		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		11	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Springfield Falcons	AHL		44	3	11	14	24		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		13	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		42	4	14	18	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EHC Black Wings Linz	EBEL		3	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		54	15	13	28	45		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				55	1	4	5	31		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				458	52	113	165	379		22	2	4	6	46