Ryan Cruthers
| Ryan Cruthers | |||
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| Born |
July 4, 1984 Farmingdale, New York, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Lake Erie Monsters Albany River Rats Norfolk Admirals Manitoba Moose Hershey Bears |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2015 | ||
Ryan Cruthers (born July 4, 1984, in Farmingdale, New York) is a former professional ice hockey player. During Cruthers pre-collegiate career he won an EJHL Championship with the New York Apple Core and a New York State Championship with St Marys High School. Cruthers then attended West Point the United States Military Academy before transferring to RMU, Robert Morris University, where he sat out his first year due to NCAA transfer restrictions, but later Cruthers found his way to be a leader on the team, and a top collegiate player in his senior year. Cruthers graduated from RMU with degree in Sports Management.
Cruthers scored 43 goals and 60 assists for a total of 103 points during his term with the New York Apple Core where he won his EJHL Championship ring. Cruthers also had 101 penalty minutes.
In July 2008, Cruthers was inducted into the New York Apple Core Hall of Fame. This was the first class inducted and included 25 past Apple Core players, coaches, owner.
During his stay at St Marys High School he won a NYS High School Championship.
Cruthers first stop on his collegiate road was the United States Military Academy. During Cruthers 2003–2004 season he tied to be leader in scoring. He had 18 points his freshman year with 13 assists and 5 goals. Cruthers won the Heinmiller Award for the most outstanding freshman that year.
After an incredible first season of play Cruthers was expected to be just as a strong a player the following season and he showed up ready to play. Cruthers came in second for scoring during the 2004–2005 season but he led the team with 10 assists and then tacked on an extra 6 goals for a total of 16 points that season.
In an article written by Keith Koval for Robert Morris University Cruthers talked about his decision to transfer schools. Cruthers stated "I left on good terms", Cruthers said. "Being there for two years, I decided hockey was my passion and I wanted to pursue hockey opportunities after college instead of serving time in the military. I thought the best way to do that was to transfer."
After Cruthers' decision to leave USMA he called Derek Schooley, the new head coach of RMU Men's Hockey Team. Schooley, formerly assistant coach for Air Force, had recruited Ryan before his decision to attend West Point and was more than happy to take Ryan on the team.
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