Martin Ručinský

Martin Ručinský
Martin Ručinský, 2005
Born (1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 53)
Most, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Litvínov
Edmonton Oilers
Quebec Nordiques
HC Vsetín
Colorado Avalanche
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
HC Sparta Praha
National team  Czechoslovakia and
 Czech Republic
NHL draft 20th overall, 1991
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1988–2015

Martin Ručinský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈrutʃiːnskiː] ⓘ; born 11 March 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 22 June 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.[1] He was the last player for the Quebec Nordiques still active in professional hockey prior to his retirement in 2015.[2]

Ručinský was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on 22 January 2019.

Transactions

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1989–90 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 39 12 6 18 — 8 5 3 8 —
1990–91 HC CHZ Litvínov TCH 49 23 18 41 69 7 1 3 4 10
1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 35 11 12 23 34 — — — — —
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 7 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
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 Litvínov, s.r.o. ELH 13 12 10 22 54 — — — — —
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 20 3 6 9 14 — — — — —
1995–96 HC Dadák Vsetín ELH 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, a.s. ELH 3 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 17 17 34 50 — — — — —
1999–2000 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 Chemopetrol, a.s. ELH 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 Chemopetrol, a.s. ELH 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 ELH 19 5 4 9 26 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 12 10 22 82 7 2 3 5 8
2010–11 HC Sparta Praha ELH 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 23 9 11 20 36 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 45 16 9 25 94 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 33 13 14 27 42 7 1 3 4 12
2013–14 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 45 12 15 27 44 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 51 19 35 54 64 17 3 8 11 10
NHL totals 961 241 371 612 821 37 9 5 14 24
ELH totals 334 117 139 256 537 45 7 19 26 56

International

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Czech Republic
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Torino
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Oslo
Gold medal – first place 2001 Nuremberg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Vienna
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Saskatchewan
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Czechoslovakia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 9 5 14 2
1991 Czechoslovakia CC 6th 4 0 2 2 4
1994 Czech Republic WC 7th 6 2 2 4 8
1996 Czech Republic WCH 8th 3 0 0 0 2
1998 Czech Republic OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 3 1 4 4
1999 Czech Republic WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 4 6 10 16
2001 Czech Republic WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 1 2 10
2005 Czech Republic WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 2 4 6 22
2006 Czech Republic OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 1 3 4 0
Junior totals 7 9 5 14 2
Senior totals 70 20 30 50 102

References

  1. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. ^ "Champion Says Goodbye! Hockey Forward Martin Ručinský ends his career at 44". Sport.cz. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Blues also reach agreement with Rucinsky". ESPN. October 30, 2002. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "New York brings back Rucinsky, Hlavac". ESPN. August 23, 2003. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "With Bertuzzi in limbo, Vancouver stocks up". ESPN. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1991 (second of two) 		Succeeded by