Mike Rucinski (ice hockey, born 1975)

For other people with the same name, see Mike Rucinski.

Michael Jason Rucinski (born March 30, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Mike Rucinski
Born	(1975-03-30) March 30, 1975 (age 50) Trenton, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Carolina Hurricanes
National team	United States
NHL draft	217th overall, 1995 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1996–2002

Early life

Rucinski was born in Trenton, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.^[1]

Career

Rucinski was drafted 217th by the Hartford Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft and played 26 regular season games for the Hurricanes scoring two assists and collecting ten penalty minutes.^{[citation needed]} In March 2002, Rucinski was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Ted Drury, but never played a game for the Devils, spending his time in the AHL for the Albany River Rats and retired shortly afterwards.^{[citation needed]}

He spent several years as the director of hockey operations at Suburban Ice Arena in East Lansing.^{[citation needed]} He is currently a senior firefighter in Metro Detroit.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Detroit Little Caesars	MNHL		29	4	15	19	38		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Detroit Junior Red Wings	OHL		66	6	13	19	59		15	0	4	4	12
1993–94	Detroit Junior Red Wings	OHL		66	2	26	28	58		17	0	7	7	15
1994–95	Detroit Junior Red Wings	OHL		64	9	18	27	61		21	3	3	6	8
1995–96	Detroit Whalers	OHL		51	10	25	35	65		11	2	4	6	14
1996–97	Richmond Renegades	ECHL		61	20	23	43	85		8	2	6	8	18
1996–97	Springfield Falcons	AHL		6	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		9	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Beast of New Haven	AHL		65	5	17	22	50		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		15	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Beast of New Haven	AHL		23	2	6	8	27		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		66	3	10	13	34		11	0	0	0	28
2000–01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		79	1	22	23	46		5	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		63	5	11	16	33		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Albany River Rats	AHL		19	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				176	12	37	49	114		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				26	0	2	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				147	4	32	36	84		16	0	0	0	30

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	United States	WC Q		3	1	1	2	14
Senior totals				3	1	1	2	14