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80 Kitchener Rangers Alumni Active During The 2010-11 Season
Filed under Ontario Hockey LeagueAug 26A member of the Ontario Hockey League since the 1963-64 season, the Kitchener Rangers have consistently pumped out NHL calibre players. This, of course, is a tradition that was started when the franchise was located in Guelph and was known as the Biltmore Mad Hatters and Royals.
In 2010-11, 80 players that had dressed for at least one game with the Kitchener Rangers were still actively playing. There were Kitchener Rangers alumni in 21 different leagues across eleven countries worldwide. 16 former Rangers played in the NHL with a grad on fourteen of the thirty teams. Eleven players took advantage of the Ontario Hockey League’s strong scholarship program and were playing university hockey in Canada.Jason Morgan was the senior Kitchener alumnus, having played his first year in a Rangers uniform back in 1993-94. Morgan played the 2010-11 season in Norway’s GET-Ligaen with Stjernen. Jason will play 2011-12 with the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. On the other end of the spectrum, recent grad Jeff Skinner, who is still eligible for junior hockey, took the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.
What follows is an alphabetical list of the 80 Kitchener Rangers alumni who were active in 2010-11. Some players appeared on multiple teams. Only their main team or final team is listed.
Player Yrs w/Club 2010-11 Team 2010-11 League Andersson, Patrik 2009-2010 Mora Elitserien Armstrong, Matt 1999-2001 Melbourne Ice AIHL Auffrey, Matt 2005-2007 Augusta RiverHawks SPHL Azevedo, Justin 2004-2008 Manchester Monarchs AHL Battani, T.J. 2007-2009 Alaska Aces ECHL Benoit, Andre 2000-2005 Binghamton Senators AHL Boedker, Mikkel 2007-2008 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Bortuzzo, Robert 2006-2009 W.B. Scranton Penguins AHL Brassard, Chris 1994-1995 Texas Brahmas CHL Campbell, Gregory 2002-2003 Boston Bruins NHL Chapman, Travis 2000-2002 Clarenville Caribous WCSHL Cimadamore, Julian 2008-2010 UWO CIS Clarkson, David 2002-2005 New Jersey Devils NHL Combs, Jack 2004-2005 Tulsa Oilers CHL Davis, Patrick 2003-2006 Worcester Sharks AHL Dostoinov, Alexi 2007-2009 Lausanne Swiss-B Downie, Steve 2006-2007 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Duco, Mike 2003-2008 Rochester Americans AHL Duff, Nick 2002-2004 Toledo Walleye ECHL Dvorak, Michal 1996-1999 HC Plzen Czech Extraliga Dzielski, Alex 2007-2009 Alaska Aces ECHL Eminger, Steve 1999-2003 New York Rangers NHL Fergus, Cam 2002-2004 Saint Mary’s CIS Fraser, Mark 2004-2006 New Jersey Devils NHL Halischuk, Matt 2006-2008 Nashville Predators NHL Halkidis, George 2002-2003 Björklöven SWE Div-1 Harrison, Tom 2001-2004 Norwood Vipers MLH Henderson, Kevin 2004-2007 Worcester Sharks AHL Hoffman, Mike 2006-2007 Binghamton Senators AHL Kadri, Nazem 2006-2008 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Kanko, Petr 2001-2004 Slovan Ustecti Lvi Czech 2 Keefe, Adam 2001-2005 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Kelly, Dan 2005-2010 Albany Devils AHL Kindl, Jakub 2004-2007 Detroit Red Wings NHL Knudson, Tim 1997-1998 HYS The Hague Netherlands Konecny, Cory 2005-2006 Ryerson CIS Lashoff, Matt 2003-2006 Toronto Marlies AHL Lavigne, Charles 2006-2007 St. Thomas CIS Lomas, David 2005-2006 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL Manderson, Denver 2006-2009 HeKi Mestis Martynowsky, Rafal 2001-2004 Cracovia Krakow Poland Mashinter, Brandon 2007-2009 Worcester Sharks AHL Mason, Steve 2007-2008 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL McCann, Joe 2003-2005 Columbus Cottonmouths SPHL McGrath, Evan 2002-2006 Vasteras Elitserien McMorrow, Sean 1999-2000 Saguenay Marquis LNAH Milanovic, Ryan 1996-2000 Ryerson CIS Moore, John 2009-2010 Springfield Falcons AHL Morgan, Jason 1993-1995 Stjernen GET-Ligaen Morin, Jeremy 2009-2010 Rockford IceHogs AHL Murray, John 2006-2007 HK Partizan Beograd Slovakia O’Nabigon, Nathan 2002-2004 Missouri Mavericks CHL Oreskovich, Victor 2005-2007 Vancouver Canucks NHL Payer, Serge 1995-2000 Valerenga GET-Ligaen Pelech, Michael 2005-2006 Ontario Reign ECHL Pepe, Matt 2003-2008 UBC CWUAA Peters, Andrew 1999-2000 Rochester Americans AHL Pototschnik, Anthony 2003-2004 Fayetteville FireAntz SPHL Ramsay, Ryan 2000-2002 Kolner Haie DEL Richards, Mike 2001-2005 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Rizk, Jean-Michel 2004-2007 Wheeling Nailers ECHL Roy, Derek 1999-2003 Buffalo Sabres NHL Schram, Josh 2007-2009 Brock CIS Skinner, Ben 2008-2009 Laurier CIS Skinner, Jeff 2008-2010 Carolina Hurricanes NHL Smyth, Sean 2005-2006 Ottawa CIS Spaling, Nick 2005-2008 Nashville Predators NHL Szwez, Jeff 2001-2002 Augsburg Panthers DEL Tarasuk, Steven 2006-2008 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Thomson, Matt 2005-2006 York CIS Timmins, Scott 2006-2009 Rochester Americans AHL Traynor, Paul 1994-1997 Wolfsburg DEL Tregunna, Scott 2007-2008 Acadia CIS Tsimikalis, Peter 2006-2007 Bjorkloven SWE Div-1 Tuomi, Mike 2004-2005 Knoxville Ice Bears SPHL Turple, Dan 2004-2006 Dundas Real McCoys MLH Unice, Josh 2007-2009 UWO CIS Valabik, Boris 2003-2006 Providence Bruins AHL Weber, Yannick 2006-2008 Montreal Canadiens NHL Wehrstedt, Mike 1998-2000 Kaufbeuren 2.Bundesliga Glossary of leagues:
2. Bundesliga – Germany’s tier 2
AHL – American Hockey League
AIHL – Australian Ice Hockey League
CHL – Central HockeyLeague
CIS – Canadian Universities
Czech 2 – Czech Extraliga Tier 2
Czech Extraliga – Czech Republic Elite
DEL – Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Elitserien – Sweden’s elite league
GET-Ligaen – Norway’s elite league
LNAH – Quebec senior hockey
Mestis – Finland’s tier 2
MLH – Ontario senior hockey
Netherlands – Dutch elite league
NHL – National Hockey League
Poland – Polish elite league
Slovak Extraliga – Slovakia’s elite league
SPHL – Southern Professional Hockey League
Sweden Div-1 – Sweden’s tier 3
Swiss-B – Switzerland’s tier 2
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