Martin Ručinský (; born 11 March 1971) is a

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former professional

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player who played 16 seasons in the

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(NHL). Ručínský was drafted by 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 ...

in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on 22 June 1991. Ručinský led the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

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. He was the last player for the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

still active in professional hockey prior to his retirement in 2015. Ručinský was inducted into the

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on 22 January 2019.

Transactions

* 22 June 1991 – Edmonton Oilers' first-round draft choice (20th overall - from the

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

) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. * 10 March 1992 – Traded by the

to the

in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and Brad Zavisha. * 21 June 1995 – Rights transferred to the

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...

after Quebec relocated. * 6 December 1995 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche, along with Andrei Kovalenko and Jocelyn Thibault, to the

in exchange for

Patrick Roy Patrick Jacques Roy (; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player who is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy previously served as head coach for ...

and

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. * 21 November 2001 – Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Benoît Brunet, to the

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in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen. * 12 March 2002 – Traded by the Dallas Stars, along with

Roman Lyashenko Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (; May 1, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian ice hockey player. He played professionally in North America for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1999 to 2002, and also spent ...

to the

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in exchange for

Manny Malhotra Emmanuel "Manny" Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is the head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL), and was previously an assistant coach in the National ...

and

Barrett Heisten William Barrett Heisten (born March 19, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers during the 2001–02 season. The rest of his career, which la ...

. * 30 October 2002 – Signed as a free agent 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 ...

. * 28 August 2003 – Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers. * 9 March 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the

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

in exchange for R. J. Umberger and

Martin Grenier Martin Grenier (born November 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, and Philadelphia Flyers. Playing career As a youth, Grenie ...

. * 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 Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

of the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...

. * 16 July 2015 - Announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rucinsky, Martin 1971 births Living people Cape Breton Oilers players Colorado Avalanche players Czech ice hockey left wingers Dallas Stars players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Halifax Citadels players HC Litvínov players HC Sparta Praha players Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League All-Stars NHL first-round draft picks New York Rangers players Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey people from Most (city) Quebec Nordiques players St. Louis Blues players Vancouver Canucks players VHK Vsetín players Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Canada Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people 21st-century Czech sportsmen