Allan Rourke (born March 6, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders, and Edmonton Oilers.

Allan Rourke
Rourke with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005
Born (1980-03-06) March 6, 1980 (age 44)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
Krefeld Pinguine
NHL Draft 154th overall, 1998
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2000–2010

Biography edit

Rourke was born in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Mississauga Reps minor ice hockey team.[1]

Rourke was selected in the 6th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 154th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs, after a successful junior career with the Kitchener Rangers as an offensive defenceman.[2] He was named as a second-team all-star in the 1999–2000 OHL season.[3]

After three seasons in the Maple Leafs organization, exclusively with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL, Rourke was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes for Harold Druken.[4] Rourke appeared in 25 games for the Hurricanes, and spent most of two seasons with their AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters.[citation needed] After signing a free agent contract with the New York Islanders, Rourke again split time between the NHL and AHL, appearing in 17 games with New York and spending the majority of his time with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[citation needed] Rourke was subsequently dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and assigned to the Springfield Falcons after failing to make the team in training camp.[citation needed] On November 8, 2007, Rourke was called up in place of Bryan Young, who was assigned to Springfield.[citation needed]

On May 27, 2008, Rourke signed with the ERC Ingolstadt of the German League, he played with EHC Black Wings Linz, Austria last season and signed than on 4 July 2009 a contract with Krefeld Pinguine.[citation needed]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Kitchener Rangers OHL 25 1 1 2 12 6 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Kitchener Rangers OHL 48 5 17 22 59 6 1 1 2 6
1998–99 Kitchener Rangers OHL 66 11 28 39 79 1 0 0 0 2
1999–00 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67 31 43 74 57 5 0 6 6 13
2000–01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 64 9 19 28 36
2001–02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 62 2 9 11 48 10 0 2 2 6
2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 65 12 19 31 49
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 45 5 9 14 45
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 25 1 2 3 22
2004–05 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 60 7 9 16 75 11 1 2 3 40
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 58 9 22 31 42 1 1 0 1 0
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 6 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 60 5 15 20 60
2006–07 New York Islanders NHL 11 0 1 1 4
2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL 44 3 11 14 24
2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 0 0 5
2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 42 4 14 18 12
2008–09 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 3 1 2 3 0
2009–10 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 54 15 13 28 45
NHL totals 55 1 4 5 31
AHL totals 458 52 113 165 379 22 2 4 6 46

References edit

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ "1998 NHL Draft Results". The Draft Analyst. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ 2012-13 OHL Media Information Guide (PDF). p. 146. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ Staff Writer (29 May 2003). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE ALLAN ROURKE FROM TORONTO". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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