Ralph Intranuovo Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:205
Ntl Team:CAN
Birth Date:December 11, 1973
Birth Place:East York, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1993
Career End:2013
Draft:96th overall
Draft Year:1992
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Played For:Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Adler Mannheim
Essen Mosquitoes
EHC Linz
Iserlohn Roosters
EC KAC
Kölner Haie
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Asiago Hockey AS
HC Valpellice

Ralph Intranuovo (born December 11, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1995 and 1997. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2013, was mainly spent in various European leagues. Internationally Intranuovo played for the Canadian national team at the 1995 World Championships, where he won a bronze medal.

Biography

Ralph Intranuovo was born in East York, Ontario the son of Marco Intranuovo, an Italian immigrant, and Rosa Intranuovo.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Red Wings minor ice hockey team.[2]

In addition to playing a little hockey, "Iceman" enjoys tennis, baseball, and collecting trading cards. He scored on 25 percent of his shots to lead the 1993 Canadian National Junior Team[3] at the 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He registered 3 goals, and 2 assists, helping the Canadians win the gold medal.

Intranuovo was drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He played in twenty-two games in the National Hockey League, nineteen with the Oilers and three with the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring two goals and four assists.

Intranuovo played for Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Hockey League in Austria until 2009. He finished his career in Italian team Asiago Hockey AS.

Ralph Intranuovo is married to his high school sweetheart, Teri-Lou Turco.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1989–90Toronto NationalsGTHL37 33 26 59 20
1990–91Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL63 25 42 67 2214 7 13 20 17
1990–91Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsMemorial Cup3 0 0 0 0
1991–92Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL65 50 63 113 4418 10 14 24 12
1991–92Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsM-Cup4 1 3 4 4
1992–93Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL54 31 47 78 6118 10 16 26 30
1992–93Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsM-Cup4 3 4 7 8
1993–94Cape Breton OilersAHL66 21 31 52 394 1 2 3 2
1994–95Edmonton OilersNHL1 0 1 1 0
1994–95Cape Breton OilersAHL70 46 47 93 62
1995–96Edmonton OilersNHL13 1 2 3 2
1995–96Cape Breton OilersAHL52 34 39 73 84
1996–97Edmonton OilersNHL5 1 0 1 2
1996–97Hamilton BulldogsAHL68 36 40 76 8822 8 4 12 30
1996–97Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3 0 1 1 0
1997–98Manitoba MooseIHL81 26 35 61 683 2 0 2 4
1998–99Manitoba MooseIHL71 29 31 60 705 2 1 3 4
1999–00Adler MannheimDEL54 14 19 33 205 1 0 1 2
2000–01Essen MosquitoesDEL51 27 20 47 87
2001–02Essen MosquitoesDEL58 20 15 35 66
2002–03EHC LinzAUT41 26 16 42 3610 5 3 8 6
2003–04EHC LinzEBEL35 6 6 12 68
2004–05Iserlohn RoostersDEL51 12 13 25 95
2005–06Iserlohn RoostersDEL52 24 22 46 38
2006–07EC KACEBEL24 15 19 34 24
2006–07Kölner HaieDEL8 3 2 5 49 0 1 1 4
2007–08Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL38 19 19 38 10114 8 4 12 48
2007–08Olimpija LjubljanaSLO6 0 3 3 27
2008–09Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL48 15 21 36 46
2008–09Olimpija LjubljanaSLO7 2 2 4 6
2009–10HC AsiagoITA35 16 26 42 3416 9 5 14 8
2010–11HC AsiagoITA36 16 20 36 3415 1 12 13 37
2011–12HC AsiagoITA28 10 12 22 182 0 0 0 2
2011–12EV Bolzen 84ITA-213 6 10 16 4
2012–13HC ValpelliceITA44 10 15 25 6016 1 7 8 24
2014–15Norwood VipersACH1 0 0 0 0
DEL totals274 100 91 191 31014 1 1 2 6
NHL totals22 2 4 6 4

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1993CanadaWJC7 3 2 5 4
1995CanadaWC8 5 1 6 6
Junior totals7 3 2 5 4
Senior totals8 5 1 6 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ralph Intranuovo . 2016. Greatest Hockey Legends. May 2, 2022.
  2. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018 . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament . January 25, 2019.
  3. https://www.hockeydb.com/tournaments/t-55a816.html
  4. Web site: Memorial Cup winner returns to check out the Gardens. 2006 . SooToday. May 2, 2022.