Greg Rallo

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Greg Rallo
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Born (1981-08-26) August 26, 1981 (age 43)
Gurnee, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Florida Panthers
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20062018

Greg Rallo (born August 26, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player who predominantly played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He appeared in 11 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers.

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Playing career

Undrafted, Rallo played two seasons with the Texas Stars before he was signed to a one-year contract by the Florida Panthers on July 2, 2011. In the 2011–12 season, he made his long-awaited debut in the NHL as a 30-year-old in a 3-2 overtime victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on December 18, 2011. [1] He was re-signed to a one-year, two way contract extension on July 1, 2012. [2]

After three seasons within the Panthers organization, Rallo returned to the Texas Stars on a one-year AHL contract on August 1, 2014. [3] After two years playing for the Stars, he decided to venture to Europe, signing on a one-year contract for the German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on August 12, 2016. [4] In the 2016–17 season with the Roosters, Rallo played on the top two scoring lines, finishing 5th in scoring with 25 points in 45 games as Iserlohn finished out of playoff contention. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Rallo's contract would not be renewed. [5]

On July 5, 2017, Rallo signed a one-year AHL contract in for his third stint with the Texas Stars. [6] Limited to 29 games through injury in the 2017–18 season, Rallo completed his final professional year with 5 goals and 11 points.

Having played 12 professional seasons, Rallo announced his retirement in accepting an assistant coaching role with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on July 12, 2018. [7]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Springfield Jr. Blues NAHL 5343256878
2001–02Springfield Jr. BluesNAHL52402969102
2002–03 Ferris State University CCHA 4115142946
2003–04 Ferris State UniversityCCHA387111842
2004–05 Ferris State UniversityCCHA337152222
2005–06 Ferris State UniversityCCHA4017223930
2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 7224272134
2006–07 Idaho SteelheadsECHL371318314314831112
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL283252521012
2007–08 Idaho SteelheadsECHL3917193647
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL50000
2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL20000
2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL13459230009
2008–09 Manitoba MooseAHL5545917202249
2009–10 Texas Stars AHL69192544252437100
2010–11 Texas StarsAHL782628544661128
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL722220421840220
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 10000
2012–13 San Antonio RampageAHL6623174036
2012–13 Florida PanthersNHL101012
2013–14 San Antonio RampageAHL6910243426
2014–15 Texas StarsAHL722722493830114
2015–16 Texas StarsAHL572222441610000
2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 4513122518
2017–18 Texas StarsAHL29561116
AHL totals615165176341264637132032
NHL totals111012

References

  1. "Versteeg's slap shot goal in OT is winner". CBS Sports . December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  2. "Going for Quality of Quantity". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  3. "Texas Stars sign Greg Rallo to standard AHL contract". Texas Stars. August 1, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  4. "Greg Rallo signs with Iserolohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. "Roosters make initial personnel decisions" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. "Greg Rallo signs AHL contract with Texas". Texas Stars. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. "Greg Rallo hired as Milwaukee Admirals assistant coach". Nashville Predators. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.