Michael Rupp

Michael Francis Rupp (born January 13, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Rupp played high school hockey at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He was originally drafted in the first round, 9th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Unsigned, and still playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Erie Otters, he returned to the draft and was selected 76th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.
Mike played his first professional season in 2000–01 with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL), an affiliate of the Devils. Rupp made his NHL debut in the 2002–03 season with the Devils where he helped them win the Stanley Cup, scoring the Cup-clinching goal. Rupp is only player in Stanley Cup history to have his first playoff goal be the Stanley Cup winning goal. 
The following season in 2003–04, Rupp was traded by the Devils with a second round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Jan Hrdina on March 5, 2004. After the NHL lockout Rupp was traded by the Coyotes along with Jason Chimera and Cale Hulse to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Geoff Sanderson and Tim Jackman on October 8, 2005. Columbus declined to submit Rupp (a restricted free agent) a qualifying offer in June 2006. 
On July 9, 2006, Rupp signed a one-year, $450,000 contract to return to the New Jersey Devils. After a successful season establishing himself as a gritty hardworking player Rupp re-signed with the Devils on June 28, 2007, to a two-year contract.
left|200px|thumb|Rupp wearing the Penguins third jersey in 2009
On July 1, 2009, Rupp signed a two-year, $1.65 million dollar contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. While scoring his first career hat-trick on November 30, 2009 against the New York Rangers, Rupp scored his six, seventh, and eighth goals for a new career high just 28 games into the 2009–10 season.
On July 1, 2011, Rupp signed a three-year contract worth $4.5 million with the New York Rangers.
==Awards and achievements==
*2002–03 - NHL Stanley Cup
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 		38 	9 	8 	17 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		26 	7 	3 	10 	57 		7 	3 	1 	4 	6
1998–99 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		63 	22 	25 	47 	102 		5 	0 	2 	2 	25
1999–00 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		58 	32 	21 	53 	134 		13 	5 	5 	10 	22
2000–01 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		71 	10 	10 	20 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		78 	13 	17 	30 	90 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		47 	8 	11 	19 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		26 	5 	3 	8 	21 		4 	1 	3 	4 	0
2003–04 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		51 	6 	5 	11 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Danbury Trashers 	UHL 		14 	5 	5 	10 	30 		11 	3 	4 	7 	38
2005–06 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		39 	4 	2 	6 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		3 	1 	2 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		76 	6 	3 	9 	92 		9 	0 	1 	1 	7
2007–08 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		64 	3 	6 	9 	58 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2008–09 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		72 	3 	6 	9 	136 		7 	0 	0 	0 	14
2009–10 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		81 	13 	6 	19 	120 		11 	0 	0 	0 	8
2010–11 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		81 	9 	8 	17 	124 		7 	1 	1 	2 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		497 	49 	40 	89 	656 		43 	2 	6 	8 	35
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Personal life==
His childhood ice hockey teams included the Parma Heights Wings Municipal Hockey Club, where he started playing at age 9. He then attended and played for St. Edward High School a college prepatory in Lakewood, OH where in just two years playing for the school he won two state championships (1994,1995). After winning the Stanley Cup with the Devils Mike came to Southpark Mall in Strongsville, Ohio and showed the Cup and signed autographs for his home state fans.
==Heart Problems==
Michael Rupp was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome in 1998.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
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Category:Erie Otters alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
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Category:Windsor Spitfires alumni