Allan Rourke Explained

Birth Date:6 March 1980
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:215
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:Carolina Hurricanes
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
Krefeld Pinguine
Draft:154th overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Career Start:2000
Career End:2010

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.

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. 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. Rourke was subsequently dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and assigned to the Springfield Falcons after failing to make the team in training camp. On November 8, 2007, Rourke was called up in place of Bryan Young, who was assigned to Springfield.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1996–97Kitchener RangersOHL25 1 1 2 126 0 0 0 0
1997–98Kitchener RangersOHL48 5 17 22 596 1 1 2 6
1998–99Kitchener RangersOHL66 11 28 39 791 0 0 0 2
1999–00Kitchener RangersOHL67 31 43 74 575 0 6 6 13
2000–01St. John's Maple LeafsAHL64 9 19 28 36
2001–02St. John's Maple LeafsAHL62 2 9 11 4810 0 2 2 6
2002–03St. John's Maple LeafsAHL65 12 19 31 49
2003–04Lowell Lock MonstersAHL45 5 9 14 45
2003–04Carolina HurricanesNHL25 1 2 3 22
2004–05Lowell Lock MonstersAHL60 7 9 16 7511 1 2 3 40
2005–06Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL58 9 22 31 421 1 0 1 0
2005–06New York IslandersNHL6 0 1 1 0
2006–07Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL60 5 15 20 60
2006–07New York IslandersNHL11 0 1 1 4
2007–08Springfield FalconsAHL44 3 11 14 24
2007–08Edmonton OilersNHL13 0 0 0 5
2008–09ERC IngolstadtDEL42 4 14 18 12
2008–09EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL3 1 2 3 0
2009–10Krefeld PinguineDEL54 15 13 28 45
NHL totals55 1 4 5 31
AHL totals458 52 113 165 37922 2 4 6 46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-10. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: 1998 NHL Draft Results . The Draft Analyst . 29 April 2021 . en.
  3. Book: 2012-13 OHL Media Information Guide . 146 . 29 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Staff Writer . HURRICANES ACQUIRE ALLAN ROURKE FROM TORONTO . . 29 April 2021 . 29 May 2003.