Cody Rudkowsky (born July 21, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the St. Louis Blues during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional he played in the Western Hockey League, and won the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 1998–99.
| Cody Rudkowsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 21, 1978 Willingdon, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Edinburgh Capitals | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2010 | ||
AHL and ECHL
editRudkowsky was born in Willingdon, Alberta. He spent most of his career in the ECHL. His one NHL game game during the 2002–03 season with the St. Louis Blues, when he played on October 24, 2002 against the Edmonton Oilers, winning the game.[1]
In the ECHL, he backstopped the Reading Royals to a career high 46 games played in 2003–04 and led the Royals to the Kelly Cup semi-finals that season. On December 31, 2005, Rudkowsky was named starting goaltender for the American Conference in the 14th annual ECHL All-Star Game[2]
Rudkowsky was signed to a professional tryout contract (PTO) by the Grand Rapids Griffins on October 26, 2007.[3] On October 28, he would come in relief for starting goaltender Adam Berkhoel and stop 8 of 9 shots that night. The Griffins lost that game 7–1. On February 15, 2008, he was signed again to a PTO[4] by Grand Rapids and made a brief appearance (3m 21sec) against the Milwaukee Admirals.[5]
Other leagues
editIt was announced on August 27, 2009 that Rudkowsky signed a contract to play for the Edinburgh Capitals in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 09/10 Season.[6] This was the first time Rudkowsky played for a team outside North America.
Rudkowsky also briefly played for the Bentley Generals in amateur Allan Cup play during the 2008–09 season and was first star of the final game of the 2008-09 Allan Cup Finals.[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1995–96 | Langley Thunder | BCJHL | 24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | — | 1172 | 73 | 1 | 3.73 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8.57 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 40 | 19 | 14 | 2 | — | 2163 | 124 | 0 | 3.44 | .901 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1997–98 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 53 | 20 | 22 | 3 | — | 2805 | 175 | 1 | 3.74 | .896 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 278 | 18 | 0 | 3.88 | .922 | ||
| 1998–99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 34 | 16 | 1 | — | 3670 | 177 | 7 | 2.89 | .920 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 637 | 31 | 1 | 2.92 | .933 | ||
| 1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 599 | 32 | 0 | 3.20 | .875 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 3.02 | .860 | ||
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 28 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | 1405 | 75 | 0 | 3.20 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | 1477 | 66 | 3 | 2.68 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 709 | 24 | 3 | 2.03 | .919 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 3.08 | .902 | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 21 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 1108 | 50 | 1 | 2.71 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | — | 1867 | 85 | 2 | 2.73 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 14 | 0 | 4.72 | .833 | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 577 | 28 | 0 | 2.91 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3.67 | .842 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2.07 | .933 | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 46 | 24 | 18 | 4 | — | 2728 | 108 | 1 | 2.38 | .926 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 834 | 28 | 1 | 2.02 | .937 | ||
| 2004–05 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | — | 1163 | 42 | 3 | 2.17 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 730 | 39 | 0 | 3.20 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 38 | 24 | 11 | — | 3 | 2292 | 96 | 2 | 2.51 | .916 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 494 | 17 | 0 | 2.07 | .938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 38 | 10 | 22 | — | 2 | 2062 | 120 | 1 | 3.49 | .905 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 16 | 0 | 3.86 | .911 | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 33 | 9 | 20 | — | 3 | 1867 | 121 | 1 | 3.89 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8.40 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 765 | 35 | 1 | 2.75 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Stony Plain Eagles | ChHL | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.35 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 0 | 3.62 | .900 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.50 | .873 | ||
| 2010–11 | Stony Plain Eagles | ChHL | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.27 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 489 | 392 | 33 | 91 | 59,879 | 2,515 | 77 | 2.52 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
edit- Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (WHL most valuable player) in 1999
- Named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 1999
References
edit- ^ "Cody Rudkowsky NHL player page". NHL.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Access My Library [dead link]
- ^ "Official site of the Grand Rapids Griffins: News Releases". Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ Cody Rudkowsky blog [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cody Rudkowsky".
- ^ "Edinburgh Capitals". May 22, 2023.
- ^ 2010 AllanCup.ca: Bentley Generals Win 2009 Allan Cup Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database