former_teams height_ft weight_lb shoots birth_place draft_year image_size career_end position draft_team birth_date height_in article_title draft name career_start
springfield falcons 6 205 right naperville , il , usa 2007 230px 2013 defense washington capitals 14 february 1989 0 theo ruth
 46th overall theo ruth 2010
theo ruth

theo `` teddy '' ruth -lrb- born february 14 , 1989 -rrb- is a retired american professional ice hockey player .
he most recently played with the springfield falcons of the american hockey league .
he was selected by the washington capitals in the 2nd round -lrb- 46th overall -rrb- of the 2007 nhl entry draft .
prior to turning professional , ruth attended the university of notre dame where he played three seasons of college hockey with the ncaa division i notre dame fighting irish men 's ice hockey team .
during his freshman season in 2007 -- 08 , ruth 's nhl rights were traded by the capitals nearing the trade deadline to the columbus blue jackets in exchange for sergei fedorov on february 26 , 2008 .
on april 12 , 2010 , the blue jackets signed ruth to a three-year entry level contract .
on december 26th , 2013 , theo ruth announced his retirement from hockey .
