Russ Romaniuk

Russell James Romaniuk (born June 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers. He is currently co-presenting the CJOB Moose Hockey show.

Russ Romaniuk
Born	(1970-06-09) June 9, 1970 (age 55) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Winnipeg Jets Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft	31st overall, 1988 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1991–2005

Playing career

Romaniuk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drafted 31st overall by his hometown Jets in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Romaniuk played 102 regular season games, scoring 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, collecting 63 penalty minutes.

Romaniuk spent the last few years of his career playing in Europe, playing in Germany for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers, in Italy for Brunico SG, and for the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the Manchester Storm, and the Cardiff Devils in the British National League and the Elite Ice Hockey League before retiring in 2005.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	St. Boniface Saints	MJHL		38	46	34	80	46		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	University of North Dakota	NCAA		39	17	14	31	32		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	University of North Dakota	NCAA		45	36	15	51	54		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	University of North Dakota	NCAA		39	40	28	68	30		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		27	3	5	8	18		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Moncton Hawks	AHL		45	16	15	31	25		10	5	4	9	19
1992–93	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		28	3	1	4	22		1	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Moncton Hawks	AHL		28	18	8	26	40		5	0	4	4	2
1992–93	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		4	2	0	2	7		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		24	4	8	12	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		18	16	8	24	24		17	2	6	8	30
1994–95	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Springfield Falcons	AHL		17	5	7	12	29		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	3	0	3	17		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Hershey Bears	AHL		27	19	10	29	43		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		46	14	13	27	43		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL		5	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		49	16	11	27	43		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		22	6	4	10	10		4	2	2	4	4
1998–99	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		82	43	20	63	91		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		56	13	13	26	34		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Houston Aeros	IHL		35	5	7	12	29		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HC Pustertal	ITA		14	10	8	18	22		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Manchester Storm	BISL		46	17	14	31	14		7	1	0	1	0
2002–03	Cardiff Devils	BNL		36	23	29	52	48		10	7	5	12	22
2003–04	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		42	13	17	30	34		4	1	1	2	8
2004–05	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		30	6	11	17	53		10	3	3	6	2
NHL totals				102	13	14	27	63		2	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
WCHA All-Tournament Team	1990	[1]
All-WCHA First Team	1990–91