- Mark Rycroft
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Mark Rycroft 
Born July 12, 1978
Penticton, BC, CANHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) Position Right wing Shot Right Played for St. Louis Blues
Colorado AvalancheNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2000–2008 Mark Rycroft (born July 12, 1978 in Penticton, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche.
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Playing career
Prior to playing professional hockey, Rycroft played two seasons with Nanaimo Clippers in the BCHL and three collegiate seasons at the University of Denver. Rycroft signed his first NHL contract with the St. Louis Blues on May 15, 2000.
In the 2001–02 season, Mark made his NHL debut with the Blues. During the lockout of 2004–05, he played for the Diables Rouges de Briançon in the Ligue Magnus. He was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche to a two-year deal on July 12, 2006.[1] After playing the 2006–07 season with the Avalanche, Rycroft was assigned to affiliate the Lake Erie Monsters to start the 2007–08 season.
On January 22, 2008, Rycroft was traded by the Avalanche to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Darcy Campbell and Philippe Dupuis.[2] He was assigned to the Blue Jacket affiliate, Syracuse Crunch and never played a game for Columbus. On July 17, 2008, Rycroft signed with Dynamo Minsk of the newly formed KHL in Russia,[3] but was later released without having played a game for the team.
Rycroft is currently a TV studio analyst for Altitude Sports and Entertainment, the local affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.
Awards
- 1997–98 WCHA All-Rookie Team
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 60 17 28 45 28 — — — — — 1996–97 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 58 32 35 67 79 — — — — — 1997–98 University of Denver WCHA 35 15 17 32 28 — — — — — 1998–99 University of Denver WCHA 41 19 18 37 36 — — — — — 1999–00 University of Denver WCHA 41 17 17 34 87 — — — — — 2000–01 Worcester IceCats AHL 71 24 26 50 68 11 2 5 7 4 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 66 12 19 31 68 3 0 1 1 0 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 45 8 18 26 35 1 0 0 0 0 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 9 12 21 32 3 0 0 0 2 2004–05 Diables Rouges de Briançon FRA 13 8 8 16 18 4 2 1 3 0 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 6 4 10 46 — — — — — 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 66 6 6 12 31 — — — — — 2007–08 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 30 1 6 7 17 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 34 3 10 13 10 13 2 2 4 4 NHL totals 226 21 25 46 113 3 0 0 0 2 References
- ^ "Avs agree to terms with Liles, four others". ESPN. 2006-07-12. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2517505. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Jackets trade for Avs' Rycroft". ESPN. 2008-01-22. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3209103. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Dynamo Minsk confirm newcomers". Hockeyweb.de (German). 2008-07-18. http://www.hockeyweb.de/artikel.php?a=37711. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
External links
Categories:- 1978 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- People from Penticton
- St. Louis Blues players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- University of Denver alumni
- Worcester IceCats players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1970s births stubs
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