Larry Rucchin | |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1967 |
Birth Place: | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Position: | Defence |
Shoots: | Right |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
Played For: | HC Devils Milano Berlin Capitals Dundas Real McCoys |
Ntl Team: | ITA |
Larry Rucchin (12 May 1967 - 20 June 2002) was an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
He's the elder brother of Steve Rucchin, who played for Canada. When Italy and Canada clashed at the 1998 World Championship, in Switzerland, Larry and Steve made history by being it the first time that brothers played each other in an international ice hockey tournament.