Martin Ručínský

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Position Left wing ShootsLeft Height
Weight6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
207 lb(94 kg/14 st 11 lb) NHLTeam
F. teams St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Dallas Stars

Montreal Canadiens
Colorado Avalanche
Quebec Nordiques
Edmonton Oilers Nationality Czech Republic Born March 11, 1971(1971-03-11) (age 37),
Most, CS NHL Draft20th overall, 1991
Edmonton OilersPro career 1991 – present

Olympic medal record Men's Ice hockeyGold 1998 Nagano Ice hockeyBronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey

Martin Ručinský listen (help·info) (born 11 March 1971 in Most, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He currently plays as a left wing for the St. Louis Blues.

Ručinský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the twentieth overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on 22 June 1991.

Transactions

June 22, 1991- Edmonton Oiler's first round draft choice (20th overall) in the 1991 NHL entry draft.

March 10, 1992- Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and Brad Zavisha.

June 21, 1995- Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec relocated.

December 6. 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.

November 21, 2001- Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Benoit Brunet, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen.

March 12, 2002- Traded by the Dallas Stars, along with Roman Lyashenko to the New York Rangers in exchange for Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten.

October 30, 2002- Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues

August 28, 2003- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.

March 9, 2004- Traded by the New York Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for R.J. Umberger and Martin Grenier.

August 3, 2005- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.

August 2, 2006- Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.

Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 1991–92 Quebec NordiquesNHL 4 1 1 2 2 - - - - - 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 Quebec Nordiques NHL 20 3 6 9 14 - - - - - 1995–96 Colorado AvalancheNHL 22 4 11 15 14 - - - - - 1995–96 Montreal CanadiensNHL 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 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 17 17 34 50 - - - - - 1999–00 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 StarsNHL 42 6 11 17 24 - - - - - 2001–02 New York RangersNHL 15 3 10 13 6 - - - - - 2002–03 St. Louis BluesNHL 61 16 14 30 38 7 4 2 6 4 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 69 13 29 42 62 - - - - - 2003–04 Vancouver CanucksNHL 13 1 2 3 10 7 1 1 2 6 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 -- -- -- -- -- NHL Totals 921 236 360 596 781 37 9 5 14 24