Peter Ratchuk

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Peter Ratchuk
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Ratchuk with the Houston Aeros in 2007
Born (1977-09-10) September 10, 1977 (age 46)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Florida Panthers
Frankfurt Lions
Adler Mannheim
DEG Metro Stars
Hamburg Freezers
EC KAC
NHL draft 25th overall, 1996
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 1998–2011

Peter J. Ratchuk (born September 10, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers. Peter is the older brother of Mike Ratchuk, a defenseman who has played most of his career in American minor leagues.

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Playing career

Ratchuk was drafted in the first round, 25th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. [1] He grew up playing for the Cazenovia Chiefs. After his freshman year with Bowling Green State University, Ratchuk moved to the QMJHL with Hull Olympiques before turning pro.

Ratchuk was signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers prior to the 1998–99 season. He played 32 games with the Panthers over two seasons, 1998–99 and 2000–01. He scored one goal and one assist.

After that, he was picked up by his hometown team, the Buffalo Sabres. During the 2002 preseason, he was sent down to that team's farm club, the Rochester Americans, for the 2002–03 season, then left to play in Germany. This resulted in a rather amusing error in ESPN's hockey recaps—in Sabres game recaps, Ratchuk's name would often be used mistakenly to refer to Dmitri Kalinin, a then current Sabres defenseman. Both Ratchuk and Kalinin wore #45, and ESPN never dissociated Ratchuk from the Sabres in their database when he left the league, resulting in the error.[ citation needed ]

After playing three seasons in Germany's DEL, Ratchuk returned to North America in 2006–07 signing with the Minnesota Wild on June 6, 2006. [2] Ratchuk split the season between the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Ratchuk then returned to the DEL with the DEG Metro Stars and after his second season with the Stars he was released on April 20, 2009. [3] On June 21, 2009, Peter signed with fellow DEL team Hamburg Freezers for the 2009–10. [4]

On April 29, 2010, after failing to make the playoffs with the Freezers, Ratchuk left for the Austrian Hockey League's Klagenfurt AC. [5] He played the majority of the 2010-11 season with Klagenfurt posting 19 points in 39 games before leaving for the Swiss National League A, to join Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on January 30, 2011, to end the year. [6]

Following the conclusion of the season, Ratchuk retired and was announced as a scout for the newly revived Winnipeg Jets association of the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Lawrence Academy HS–Prep 318152318—————
1995–96 Shattuck–Saint Mary's Midget3222285024—————
1996–97 Bowling Green State University CCHA 359122114—————
1997–98 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 6023315434113698
1998–99 Beast of New Haven AHL 537202744—————
1998–99 Florida Panthers NHL 2411210—————
1999–2000 Louisville Panthers AHL76917266441230
2000–01 Louisville PanthersAHL645131885—————
2000–01 Florida PanthersNHL80000—————
2001–02 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL7516233955—————
2002–03 Rochester Americans AHL701121326430116
2003–04 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52212243801515616
2004–05 Frankfurt LionsDEL511026361021123514
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL5212243688—————
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL505162174—————
2006–07Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL2225722100118
2007–08 DEG Metro Stars DEL541026361111314510
2008–09 DEG Metro StarsDEL4751621541604424
2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL569233248—————
2010–11 EC KAC EBEL 396131924—————
2010–11 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 10004—————
AHL totals410551151704081714514
NHL totals3211210—————
DEL totals31267137204473554162064

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References

  1. ↑ Northrop, Milt (June 24, 1996). "South Buffalonian has all the career goals covered". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wild signs former first rounder Peter Ratchuk". wild.nhl.com. 2006-06-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. ↑ "DEG: Holland kommt, Ratchuk geht" (in German). rp-online.de. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Hamburg Freezers sign Peter Ratchuk and Mathieu Biron" (in German). flensburg-online.de. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Peter Ratchuk signed to replace Jeff Tory" (in German). Klagenfurt AC. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Peter Ratchuk to the Lakers" (in German). Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
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Preceded by Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick
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