Russ Romaniuk

Russell James Romaniuk (born June 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers. He is currently co-presenting the CJOB Moose Hockey show.

Playing career Romaniuk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drafted 31st overall by his hometown Jets in the 1988 NHL entry draft, Romaniuk played 102 regular season games, scoring 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, collecting 63 penalty minutes.

Romaniuk spent the last few years of his career playing in Europe, playing in Germany for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers, in Italy for Brunico SG, and for the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the Manchester Storm, and the Cardiff Devils in the British National League and the Elite Ice Hockey League before retiring in 2005.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 St. Boniface Saints MJHL 38 46 34 80 46 — — — — — 1988–89 University of North Dakota NCAA 39 17 14 31 32 — — — — — 1989–90 University of North Dakota NCAA 45 36 15 51 54 — — — — — 1990–91 University of North Dakota NCAA 39 40 28 68 30 — — — — — 1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 27 3 5 8 18 — — — — — 1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 45 16 15 31 25 10 5 4 9 19 1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 3 1 4 22 1 0 0 0 0 1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 28 18 8 26 40 5 0 4 4 2 1992–93 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 4 2 0 2 7 — — — — — 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 24 4 8 12 6 — — — — — 1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 18 16 8 24 24 17 2 6 8 30 1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 17 5 7 12 29 — — — — — 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 3 0 3 17 1 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Hershey Bears AHL 27 19 10 29 43 — — — — — 1996–97 Manitoba Moose IHL 46 14 13 27 43 — — — — — 1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 5 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1997–98 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 49 16 11 27 43 — — — — — 1997–98 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 22 6 4 10 10 4 2 2 4 4 1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 82 43 20 63 91 — — — — — 1999–00 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 56 13 13 26 34 — — — — — 2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 35 5 7 12 29 — — — — — 2000–01 HC Pustertal ITA 14 10 8 18 22 — — — — — 2001–02 Manchester Storm BISL 46 17 14 31 14 7 1 0 1 0 2002–03 Cardiff Devils BNL 36 23 29 52 48 10 7 5 12 22 2003–04 Cardiff Devils EIHL 42 13 17 30 34 4 1 1 2 8 2004–05 Cardiff Devils EIHL 30 6 11 17 53 10 3 3 6 2 NHL totals 102 13 14 27 63 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors Award Year WCHA All-Tournament Team 1990 All-WCHA First Team 1990–91