Cody Rudkowsky (born July 21, 1978) is a Canadian retired

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

. He played one game in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

, with the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional he played in the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...

, and won the

Four Broncos Memorial Trophy The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year. The trophy is named in honour of four members of the Swift Current Broncos who were killed on December 30, 1986 in the Swift Current Broncos ...

as the league's most valuable player in 1998–99.

AHL and ECHL

Rudkowsky was born in Willingdon, Alberta. He spent most of his career in the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

. His one NHL game game during the 2002–03 season with the

, when he played on October 24, 2002 against the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

, winning the game. In the ECHL, he backstopped the

Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Santander Arena located in downtown R ...

to a career high 46 games played in 2003–04 and led the Royals to the Kelly Cup semi-finals that season. On December 31, 2005, Rudkowsky was named starting goaltender for the American Conference in the 14th annual ECHL All-Star Game Rudkowsky was signed to a professional tryout contract (PTO) by the

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

on October 26, 2007. On October 28, he would come in relief for starting goaltender

Adam Berkhoel Adam James Berkhoel (born May 16, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted 240th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago ...

and stop 8 of 9 shots that night. The Griffins lost that game 7–1. On February 15, 2008, he was signed again to a PTO by Grand Rapids and made a brief appearance (3m 21sec) against the

Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team based in Milwaukee. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Nashville Predators. They play their homes games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther ...

Other leagues

It was announced on August 27, 2009 that Rudkowsky signed a contract to play for the

Edinburgh Capitals The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the Scottish National League (SNL). They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The team play at the Murrayfield Ice Rink, close to Murrayfield Rugby stadium. In Apr ...

in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 09/10 Season. This was the first time Rudkowsky played for a team outside North America. Rudkowsky also briefly played for the Bentley Generals in amateur Allan Cup play during the 2008–09 season and was first star of the final game of the 2008-09 Allan Cup Finals.2010 AllanCup.ca: Bentley Generals Win 2009 Allan Cup

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

(WHL most valuable player) in 1999 * Named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 1999

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudkowsky, Cody 1978 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Edinburgh Capitals players Ice hockey people from Alberta Langley Thunder players Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players Phoenix RoadRunners players Providence Bruins players Reading Royals players St. Louis Blues players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Seattle Thunderbirds players Trenton Titans players Undrafted National Hockey League players Worcester IceCats players