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Mike Rupp Mike Rupp
#17 - C
 
Height: 6'-5"
Weight: 230lbs
Shoots: Left
Salary: $850,000
Date of Birth: Jan 13, 1980
Place of Birth: Cleveland, OH, USA
Drafted: Drafted by New Jersey in 2000 (3/76).
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Pittsburgh on 01-Jul-09.
 
Honours and Awards
2002-03 Stanley Cup (NJD)
 
Trades
01-Jul-09 Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
09-Jul-06 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils.
08-Oct-05 Columbus Blue Jackets traded Geoff Sanderson and Tim Jackman to the Phoenix Coyotes for Jason Chimera, Cale Hulse and Mike Rupp.
05-Mar-04 Phoenix Coyotes traded Jan Hrdina to the New Jersey Devils for Michael Rupp and a 2nd round selection in 2004.
24-Jun-00 Re-entered NHL draft. Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round (76th overall) in 2000.
27-Jun-98 Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1st round (9th overall) in 1998.
 
Career Statistics
  Regular Season | Playoffs
Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- Pim PP SH GW S | GP G A Pts PiM
2009-10 Pittsburgh NHL 81 13 6 19 +5 120 0 0 1 87 | 11 0 0 0 8
2008-09 New Jersey NHL 72 3 6 9 -2 136 0 0 0 76 | 7 0 0 0 14
2007-08 New Jersey NHL 64 3 6 9 -8 58 1 0 0 58 | 5 0 1 1 2
2006-07 New Jersey NHL 76 6 3 9 -10 92 0 0 1 92 | 9 0 1 1 7
2005-06 Columbus NHL 39 4 2 6 -3 58 0 0 0 38 | - - - - -
  Phoenix NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | - - - - -
  Syracuse AHL 3 1 2 3 +1 12 - - - - | - - - - -
2004-05 Banbury UHL 14 5 5 10 +4 30 - - - 65 | 11 3 4 7 38
2003-04 Phoenix NHL 6 0 1 1 -3 6 0 0 0 12 | - - - - -
  New Jersey NHL 51 6 5 11 -1 41 1 0 1 64 | - - - - -
2002-03 New Jersey NHL 26 5 3 8 0 21 2 0 3 34 | 4 1 3 4 0
  Albany AHL 47 8 11 19 +1 74 - - - 110 | - - - - -
2001-02 Albany AHL 78 13 17 30 -27 90 - - - 148 | - - - - -
2000-01 Albany AHL 71 10 10 20 -3 63 - - - 106 | - - - - -
1999-00 Erie OHL 58 32 21 53 +4 134 - - - - | 13 5 5 10 22
1998-99 Erie OHL 63 22 25 47 -2 102 - - - - | 5 0 2 2 25
1997-98 Erie OHL 26 7 3 10 - 57 - - - - | 7 3 1 4 6
  Windsor OHL 38 9 8 17 - 60 - - - - | - - - - -
1996-97 St. Edwards USHS 20 26 24 50 - - - - - - | - - - - -
Totals NHL 418 40 32 72 -19 532 4 0 6 442 | 36 1 5 6 31
  AHL 199 32 40 72 -28 239 - - - - | - - - - -
  UHL 14 5 5 10 +4 30 - - - 65 | 11 3 4 7 38
  OHL 185 70 57 127 - 353 - - - - | 25 8 8 16 53
  USHS 20 26 24 50 - - - - - - | - - - - -