Rusty Fitzgerald
Russell John Fitzgerald (born October 4, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
| Rusty Fitzgerald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1972 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins DEL Frankfurt Lions Iserlohn Roosters IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks Manitoba Moose Quad City Mallards WCHL San Diego Gulls | ||
| NHL Draft |
38th overall, 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2003 | ||
Fitzgerald played twenty-five games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. He scored two goals and two assists.
Personal life
Russell played youth hockey in Silver Bay, Minnesota while being coached by Jim McLeod. His younger brother Zack Fitzgerald is currently the Head Coach and Director of Hockey for the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Silver Bay High School | HS-MN | 20 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Silver Bay High School | HS-MN | 22 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Silver Bay High School | HS-MN | 21 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Duluth East High School | HS-MN | 15 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 34 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 46 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 53 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 53 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 77 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 59 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 212 | 68 | 55 | 123 | 192 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| NHL totals | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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