Peter Ratchuk

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United StatesUnited States  Peter Ratchuk Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 10, 1977
place of birth Buffalo , New York , USA
size 184 cm
Weight 92 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1996 , 1st lap, 25th position
Colorado Avalanche
Career stations
1996-1997 Bowling Green State University
1997-1998 Olympiques de Hull
1998-1999 Beast of New Haven
1999-2001 Louisville Panthers
2001-2002 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2002-2003 Rochester Americans
2003-2005 Frankfurt Lions
2005-2006 Adler Mannheim
2006-2007 Houston Eros
2007 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2007-2009 DEG Metro Stars
2009-2010 Hamburg Freezers
2010-2011 EC KAC
2011 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Peter Ratchuk (born September 10, 1977 in Buffalo , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player and current scout for the NHL team, the Winnipeg Jets .

Player career

Peter Ratchuk grew up in Buffalo, America. There he went through various youth teams and leagues. In 1996, the talented defender graduated from Shattuck-St Mary's School in Faribault , Minnesota and was selected 25th in the first round by the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL Entry Draft . However, he did not sign a contract there and became a free agent two years later . In the meantime, the American played for Bowling Green State University in the NCAA and the Hull Olympiques in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . Especially in his junior season at the Hull Olympiques, Ratchuk knew how to convince and scored a total of 63 points (26 goals, 37 assists) in 71 games.

On June 17, 1998, Ratchuk signed a contract with the Florida Panthers . But the breakthrough in the NHL was denied to the young player. The Panthers decided to give the defender to the farm team, the Beast of New Haven , in the American Hockey League . From there, his path led him to the Louisville Panthers in the following two seasons . There the offensive defender scored more regularly, so that he was allowed to play eight more missions for the Florida Panthers in the 2000/01 season . From 2001 to 2003 Ratchuck tried in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabers , but again he only played in the farm team for the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins and the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League.

In 2003 the American decided to move to Europe. His path led him to the Frankfurt Lions , for whom he scored 22 goals and 27 assists in 67 games in his first season and surprisingly became German champions with the Lions . The defender, who finally moved to Adler Mannheim in 2005, was also convincing in the following season .

With the self-confidence he had acquired in Germany, the American decided in 2006 to move to his home country again and signed a contract with the Minnesota Wild . But even in the 2006/07 season he only played for various farm teams in the American Hockey League. For this reason, Ratchuk returned to Germany the next year, where he played for the DEG Metro Stars between 2007 and 2009 . For the 2009/10 season he moved within the league to the Hamburg Freezers and one season later to the EC KAC . After Mike Siklenka was signed, his contract was terminated in January 2011.

At the end of January 2011, Ratchuk moved to the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers , where he signed a contract until the end of the season. Since the 2011/12 season Ratchuk is as a scout for the NHL team Winnipeg Jets operates.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1996/97 Bowling Green State University NCAA 35 9 12 21st 14th
1997/98 Olympiques de Hull LHJMQ 60 23 31 54 34 11 3 6th 9 8th
1998/99 Florida panthers NHL 24 1 1 2 10 - - - - -
1998/99 New Haven Beast AHL 53 7th 20th 27 44 - - - - -
1999/00 Louisville Panthers AHL 76 9 17th 26th 64 4th 1 2 3 0
2000/01 Louisville Panthers AHL 64 5 13 18th 85 - - - - -
2000/01 Florida panthers NHL 8th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2001/02 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 75 16 23 39 55 - - - - -
2002/03 Rochester Americans AHL 70 11 21st 32 64 3 0 1 1 6th
2003/04 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52 21st 22nd 43 80 15th 1 5 6th 16
2004/05 Frankfurt Lions DEL 51 10 26th 36 102 11 2 3 5 14th
2005/06 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 12 24 36 88 - - - - -
2006/07 Houston Eros AHL 50 5 16 21st 74 - - - - -
2006/07 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 22nd 2 5 7th 22nd 10 0 1 1 8th
2007/08 DEG Metro Stars DEL 54 10 26th 36 111 13 1 4th 5 10
2008/09 DEG Metro Stars DEL 47 5 16 21st 54 16 0 4th 4th 24
2009/10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 56 9 23 32 48 - - - - -
2010/11 EC KAC EBEL 39 6th 13 19th 24 - - - - -
2010/11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 1 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
AHL total 410 55 115 170 408 17th 1 4th 5 14th
DEL total 312 67 137 204 483 55 4th 16 20th 64
NHL overall 32 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 0

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Ratchuk, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York