Martin Ručinský

Martin Ručinský (; born 11 March 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL entry draft on 22 June 1991.

Ručinský led the Montreal Canadiens 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 still active in professional hockey prior to his retirement in 2015.

Ručinský was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on 22 January 2019.

Transactions 22 June 1991 – Edmonton Oilers' first-round draft choice (20th overall - from the Los Angeles Kings) in the 1991 NHL entry draft. 10 March 1992 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and Brad Zavisha. 21 June 1995 – Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec relocated. 6 December 1995 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche, along with Andrei Kovalenko and Jocelyn Thibault, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane. 21 November 2001 – Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Benoît Brunet, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen. 12 March 2002 – Traded by the Dallas Stars, along with Roman Lyashenko to the New York Rangers in exchange for Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten. 30 October 2002 – Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues. 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 in exchange for R. J. Umberger and Martin Grenier. 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 of the Czech Extraliga. 16 July 2015 - Announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1989–90 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 39 12 6 18 — 8 5 3 8 — 1990–91 HC CHZ Litvínov TCH 49 23 18 41 69 7 1 3 4 10 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 35 11 12 23 34 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 7 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 18 30 48 51 6 1 1 2 4 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 9 23 32 58 — — — — — 1994–95 HC Litvínov, s.r.o. ELH 13 12 10 22 54 — — — — — 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 20 3 6 9 14 — — — — — 1995–96 HC Dadák Vsetín ELH 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 4 11 15 14 — — — — — 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 25 35 60 54 — — — — — 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 28 27 55 62 5 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 21 32 53 84 10 3 0 3 4 1998–99 HC Litvínov, a.s. ELH 3 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 17 17 34 50 — — — — — 1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 25 24 49 70 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 57 16 22 38 66 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 2 6 8 12 — — — — — 2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 42 6 11 17 24 — — — — — 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 15 3 10 13 6 — — — — — 2002–03 HC Chemopetrol, a.s. ELH 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 16 14 30 38 7 4 2 6 4 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 69 13 29 42 62 — — — — — 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 1 2 3 10 7 1 1 2 6 2004–05 HC Chemopetrol, a.s. ELH 38 15 26 41 87 — — — — — 2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 52 16 39 55 56 2 0 1 1 2 2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 52 12 21 33 48 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 5 11 16 40 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Sparta Praha ELH 19 5 4 9 26 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 12 10 22 82 7 2 3 5 8 2010–11 HC Sparta Praha ELH 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 23 9 11 20 36 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 45 16 9 25 94 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 33 13 14 27 42 7 1 3 4 12 2013–14 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 45 12 15 27 44 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 51 19 35 54 64 17 3 8 11 10 NHL totals 961 241 371 612 821 37 9 5 14 24 ELH totals 334 117 139 256 537 45 7 19 26 56

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 9 5 14 2 1991 Czechoslovakia CC 6th40224 1994 Czech Republic WC 7th 6 2 2 4 8 1996 Czech Republic WCH 8th 3 0 0 0 2 1998 Czech Republic OG 6 3 1 4 4 1999 Czech Republic WC 12 4 6 10 16 2001 Czech Republic WC 9 2 4 6 30 2002 Czech Republic OG 7th 4 0 3 3 2 2004 Czech Republic WC 5th 7 5 4 9 6 2004 Czech Republic WCH 4 1 1 2 10 2005 Czech Republic WC 9 2 4 6 22 2006 Czech Republic OG 8 1 3 4 0 Junior totals 7 9 5 14 2 Senior totals 70 20 30 50 102