Russ Sinkewich

Russ Sinkewich (born September 21, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, Sinkewich attended Bowling Green State University where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team.
In his fourth professional season in 2011–12, Sinkewich began for a second consecutive year with the Alaska Aces. He was again loaned to the Abbotsford Heat impressing in 21 games to be signed to an AHL contract by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on February 29, 2012, for the remainder of the season.
Unable to attract AHL interest for the following season, Sinkewich returned to re-sign with the Alaska Aces for his third consecutive year. After 23 games with the Aces in the 2012–13 season, Sinkewich was traded to the Gwinnett Gladiators on December 13, 2012. He scored 3 goals in 11 games with the Gladiators before he attracted the interest of the Portland Pirates of the AHL where he remained for the duration of the year.
In the following off-season, Sinkewich's ECHL rights were initially traded by the Gladiators to the San Francisco Bulls on June 10, 2013. He was later traded on by the Bull's to the Colorado Eagles in exchange for Collin Bowman on August 27, 2013.
==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
2004–05 	Lincoln Stars 	USHL 		37 	1 	3 	4 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Bowling Green State University	CCHA 		19 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Bowling Green State University	CCHA 		37 	0 	1 	1 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Bowling Green State University	CCHA 		17 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Bowling Green State University	CCHA 		22 	0 	2 	2 	65 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		16 	0 	1 	1 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		70 	2 	13 	15 	97 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		42 	2 	6 	8 	55 		9 	0 	2 	2 	2
2010–11 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		23 	2 	4 	6 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		21 	0 	0 	0 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		23 	0 	4 	4 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 		11 	3 	2 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		21 	0 	4 	4 	15 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Toledo Walleye 	ECHL 		33 	1 	16 	17 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		8 	1 	2 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		20 	1 	3 	4 	24 		11 	0 	0 	0 	10
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		71 	1 	9 	10 	49 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Category:Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Gwinnett Gladiators players
Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
Category:Johnstown Chiefs players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lincoln Stars players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Texas Stars players
Category:Toledo Walleye players