Rusty Fitzgerald

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United StatesUnited States  Rusty Fitzgerald Ice hockey player
Date of birth 4th October 1972
place of birth Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
size 186 cm
Weight 85 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 2nd lap, 38th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1987-1990 William M. Kelly High School
1990-1991 Duluth East Greyhounds
1991-1995 University of Minnesota Duluth
1995-1998 Cleveland Lumberjacks
1998-1999 Quad City Mallards
2000-2001 Manitoba mosses
2001-2002 Iserlohn Roosters
2002-2003 Frankfurt Lions

Rusty Fitzgerald (born October 4, 1972 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who has spent two seasons each in the National Hockey League and the German Ice Hockey League .

Career

Rusty Fitzgerald first played in the high school championship of the state of Minnesota for the William M. Kelly High School and the Duluth East Greyhounds . In the 1991 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected in the second round in 38th place by the Pittsburgh Penguins . Then Fitzgerald studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth and was also active for the local ice hockey team.

Since he first graduated, the striker didn't make his professional debut until 1995, at the age of 23. He played shortly before the end of the regular season in both the International Hockey League for the Cleveland Lumberjacks , and in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and was also active in the playoffs . The next year Fitzgerald went on the ice for these two teams. In preparation for the 1996/97 season, the left shooter injured his knee and was out for the entire season. He also had to sit out most of the next season and only played 34 games for the Lumberjacks in the IHL again in 1998. The 1998/99 season then Fitzgerald spent with the Quad City Mallards in the United Hockey League . Here he was active until the end of 1999 and then moved to the Manitoba Moose in the IHL in 2000 .

For the 2001/02 season the striker signed with the Iserlohn Roosters from the German Ice Hockey League . Here he set the club record valid until 2008 with 27 goals scored. Since the Roosters could not qualify for the playoffs, he completed a few more games in the West Coast Hockey League in the spring of 2002 . For the 2002/03 season Fitzgerald moved to the Frankfurt Lions . Here he was struggling with injury problems again and only played 17 games. Therefore, the American had to end his career afterwards.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 William M. Kelly High School High MN 20th 19th 26th 45 18th
1988/89 William M. Kelly High School High MN 22nd 24 25th 49 26th
1989/90 William M. Kelly High School High MN 21st 25th 26th 51 24
1990/91 Duluth East Greyhounds High MN 15th 14th 11 25th 24
1991/92 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 37 9 11 20th 40
1992/93 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 39 24 23 47 48
1993/94 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 37 11 25th 36 59
1994/95 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 34 16 22nd 38 50
1994/95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 6th
1994/95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4th 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 4th
1995/96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 46 17th 19th 36 90 1 0 0 0 2
1995/96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21st 1 2 3 12 - - - - -
1996/97 not played because of injury - - - - - - - - - -
1997/98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 34 3 5 8th 36 1 0 0 0 0
1998/99 Quad City Mallards UHL 53 29 25th 54 40 12 4th 4th 8th 9
1999/00 Quad City Mallards UHL 18th 8th 9 17th 13 - - - - -
1999/00 Manitoba mosses IHL 53 18th 15th 33 31 1 0 0 0 2
2000/01 Manitoba mosses IHL 77 30th 15th 45 35 12 6th 2 8th 10
2001/02 San Diego Gulls WCHL 7th 4th 3 7th 2 6th 1 0 1 4th
2001/02 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 59 27 18th 45 54 - - - - -
2002/03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 17th 4th 4th 8th 10 - - - - -
High school overall 78 82 88 170 92
NCAA overall 147 60 81 141 197
IHL total 212 68 55 123 192 18th 9 2 11 20th
NHL overall 25th 2 2 4th 12 5 0 0 0 4th
DEL total 76 31 22nd 53 64 - - - - -

( 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 Fitzgerald, Rusty
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota