Wacey Rabbit

Wacey Rabbit
Date of birth	November 16, 1986
place of birth	Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada
size	175 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2005 , 5th lap, 154th position Boston Bruins
Career stations
2001	Calgary Northstars
2001-2006	Saskatoon Blades
2006	Vancouver Giants
2006-2009	Providence Bruins
2009-2010	Milwaukee Admirals
2010-2011	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
2011–2012	San Antonio Rampage
2012-2015	Lørenskog IK
2015-2016	Nippon Paper Cranes
2016-2017	HC Pustertal

Wacey Rabbit (born November 16, 1986 in Lethbridge , Alberta ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who was last under contract with HC Pustertal in the Alps Hockey League .

Career

Rabbit began his career as a youth player in the Alberta Midget Hockey League and then played for the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League for five years . In the 2004/05 season he scored a total of 67 scorer points and was selected in the NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins , for which he never played. In the 2005/06 season he took over the position of team captain with the Blades. A year later he made his debut with the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League , but could not prevail and was initially sent back to the WHL. Only in the following two years was he able to establish himself in the AHL. In 2009 he moved to the Milwaukee Admirals , but could not follow the performances of the previous seasons.

In summer 2010 Rabbit completed a short try-out with the Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb , which plays in the Austrian ice hockey league, and was then signed for the 2010/11 season . In June 2011, the Canadian received a contract with HK Jesenice , but around three months later he decided to join the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League.

Achievements and Awards

• 2005 CHL Top Prospects Game
• 2006 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
• 2007 Memorial Cup win with the Vancouver Giants

Career statistics

				Regular season							Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
2001-02	Calgary Northstars	AMHL		35	24	28	52	26th	-
	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		3	0	1	1	0	+1
2002-03	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		62	21st	24	45	33	0		5	1	3	4th	6th	0
2003-04	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		60	9	8th	17th	51	−29
2004-05	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		70	22nd	45	67	70	+23		4th	1	2	3	0	0
2005-06	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		64	28	28	56	45	+12		10	5	3	8th	4th	+2
2006-07	Providence Bruins	AHL		22nd	1	2	3	25th	0
	Vancouver Giants	WHL		30th	11	25th	36	34	+13		22nd	11	9	20th	16	+12
2007-08	Providence Bruins	AHL		66	9	17th	26th	51	+1		4th	2	0	2	2	0
2008-09	Providence Bruins	AHL		74	16	18th	34	74	+2		14th	1	5	6th	8th	+2
2009-10	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		76	8th	10	18th	53	−9		5	0	0	0	0	−2
2010-11	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	EBEL		53	12	27	39	111	+5		2	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 )

Web links

• Wacey Rabbit at hockeydb.com (English)
• Wacey Rabbit at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rabbit stays, Fox and Manderson leave Zagreb , report on www.hockeyfans.at from September 7, 2010