Martin Ručinský Explained

Position:	Left wing
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	205
Ntl Team:	TCH
Ntl Team 2:	CZE
Birth Date:	11 March 1971
Birth Place:	Most, Czechoslovakia
Career Start:	1988
Career End:	2015
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
Draft:	20th overall
Draft Year:	1991
Draft Team:	Edmonton Oilers

Martin Ručinský (in Czech pronounced as /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

• 22 June 1991 – Edmonton Oilers' first-round draft choice (20th overall - from the Los Angeles Kings) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
• 10 March 1992 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and Brad Zavisha.
• 21 June 1995 – Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec relocated.
• 6 December 1995 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche, along with Andrei Kovalenko and Jocelyn Thibault, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane.
• 21 November 2001 – Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Benoît Brunet, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen.
• 12 March 2002 – Traded by the Dallas Stars, along with Roman Lyashenko to the New York Rangers in exchange for Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten.
• 30 October 2002 – Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.^[3]
• 28 August 2003 – Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.^[4]
• 9 March 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for R. J. Umberger and Martin Grenier.^[5]
• 3 August 2005 – Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
• 2 August 2006 – Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.
• 23 July 2008 - Signed as a free agent with Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
• 16 July 2015 - Announced his retirement from professional hockey.

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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Czechoslovakia	WJC			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			6	3	1	4	4
1999	Czech Republic	WC			12	4	6	10	16
2001	Czech Republic	WC			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			4	1	1	2	10
2005	Czech Republic	WC			9	2	4	6	22
2006	Czech Republic	OG			8	1	3	4	0
Junior totals					7	9	5	14	2
Senior totals					70	20	30	50	102

Notes and References

1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009,
2. Web site: Champion Says Goodbye! Hockey Forward Martin Ručinský ends his career at 44 . Sport.cz . July 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015.
3. Web site: Blues also reach agreement with Rucinsky . . October 30, 2002 . July 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111030044/http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2002/1024/1450719.html. November 11, 2012.
4. Web site: New York brings back Rucinsky, Hlavac . . August 23, 2003 . November 10, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084820/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1604827. November 5, 2012.
5. Web site: With Bertuzzi in limbo, Vancouver stocks up . . March 9, 2004 . July 25, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084827/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1755386. November 5, 2012.