Michael Rupp
| Michael Rupp | |||
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Rupp with the Rangers, January 2012.
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| Born |
January 13, 1980 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Minnesota Wild |
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| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 1998 New York Islanders 76th overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
Michael Ryan Rupp (born January 13, 1980) is an American retired professional ice hockey centre. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild.
Rupp scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal — and first Stanley Cup playoff goal of his career — in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, which gave the Devils franchise its third Cup championship. Rupp currently serves as an analyst on NHL Network and Root Sports Pittsburgh.
Rupp played high school hockey at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He was originally drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. After remaining unsigned while still playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Erie Otters, however, Rupp opted to return to the NHL Entry Draft and was subsequently selected 76th overall in 2000 by the New Jersey Devils.
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