Mike Ratchuk
| Mike Ratchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
February 20, 1988 Buffalo, NY, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Sheffield Steelers Philadelphia Phantoms Adirondack Phantoms Syracuse Crunch Springfield Falcons Binghamton Senators Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| NHL Draft |
42nd overall, 2006 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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Michael Ratchuk (born February 20, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was part of the ECHL's Florida Everblades' cup-winning minor league team, in 2012. He is the brother of Peter Ratchuk, a professional hockey defenseman who has predominantly played in Europe.
Playing career
On October 20, 2009, Ratchuk was traded by the Philadelphia Flyers to the Columbus Blue Jackets for prospect Stefan Legein.[1] After winning the Kelly Cup with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, Ratchuk announced on June 19, 2012, that he had signed with Slovenian team, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League, the EBEL.[2]
After 42 games in the 2012โ13 season with Ljubljana, Ratchuk returned mid-season to the Everblades on January 23, 2013.
As a free agent at season's end, Ratchuk signed to his third ECHL club, the Wheeling Nailers on August 9, 2013.[3] With his second season with the Nailers, limited to just 28 games due to injury in 2014โ15, Ratchuk left the Nailers in the off-season to sign a contract with fellow ECHL competitors, the Cincinnati Cyclones on August 5, 2015.[4] He was then traded twice in the 2015โ16 season, first to the Norfolk Admirals and then to the Utah Grizzlies.
On June 3, 2016, after four seasons in the ECHL, Ratchuk opted to sign abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with English club, the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004โ05 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | NAHL | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2005โ06 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | NAHL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2006โ07 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2007โ08 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 42 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 48 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2007โ08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008โ09 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009โ10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2009โ10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2010โ11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2010โ11 | Fort Wayne Komets | CHL | 22 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011โ12 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2011โ12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2011โ12 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2011โ12 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 26 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2012โ13 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2012โ13 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 31 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2013โ14 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 69 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2014โ15 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015โ16 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2015โ16 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2015โ16 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 147 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | WHC17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||||
References
- โ "Jackets, Flyers deal minor leaguers". Associated Press. USA Today. October 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- โ Wommack, Woody (19 June 2012). "Florida Everblades defenseman Mike Ratchuk signs with Austrian club Olimpija Ljubljana". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- โ "Nailers sign former Kelly Cup Champion Mike Ratchuk". Wheeling Nailers. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- โ "Cyclones add veteran defenseman". Cincinnati Cyclones. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- โ "Steelers sign Mike Ratchuk". Sheffield Steelers. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
External links
- Mike Ratchuk career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mike Ratchuk player profile at NHL.com
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