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Darren Rumble

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For the Australian rules footballer, see Darren Rumble (footballer).

Darren William Rumble (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player, presently the Interim Coach of the Ontario Hockey League Owen Sound Attack. Rumble played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League, but played most of his career with various minor league teams. In 2003–04 season Rumble spent majority of the season in the NHL, played only 5 games for Tampa Bay. Rumble spent most of the season as a healthy reserve. Tampa Bay Lightning still had his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup even though he did not officially qualify. The following year he played a handful of games for the Lightnings' AHL Affiliate Springfield Falcons before retiring and becoming assistant coach of the team. Rumble later became head coach of the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), holding the position until January 2010. In 2013, he was assistant coach for the Icelandic National hockey team in the IIHF Hockey World Championship Div.II in Croatia.

Darren Rumble
Rumble with the Springfield Falcons in 2004
Born (1969-01-23) January 23, 1969 (age 55)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft 20th overall, 1987
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1989–2005

Playing career

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Junior hockey

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As a youth, Rumble played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie.[1] Rumble was selected 9th overall by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 1986 OHL Priority Draft. He played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team in his final OHL season in 1988–89.[2]

Professional

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Rumble was selected 20th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1987 NHL entry draft by general manager (GM) Bobby Clarke.[3][4] Going into the draft, he was the among the top prospects available, and the fifth highest defenceman.[5] Rumble turned professional with the Hershey Bears, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Flyers in 1989–90. He played three seasons with the Bears[6] Rumble was recalled by Philadelphia on November 26, 1990 along with Scott Sandelin after defenceman Jeff Chychrun suffered a broken wrist.[7] He made his NHL debut on November 27 in a 5–1 victory over the New York Islanders.[8] In the next game on November 29, a 5–5 tie with the New Jersey Devils, Rumble scored on goaltender Sean Burke for his first NHL goal and point.[9] He played in one more game with Philadelphia, a 5–1 victory over the New York Rangers on November 30,[10] before being returned to Hershey.[11] Flyers GM Clarke was fired in 1990 and the new GM, Russ Farwell, did not have Rumble in his plans.[4] Rumble was Hershey's top scoring defenceman in 1991–92.[6]

The Flyers chose to leave Rumble unprotected in the 1992 NHL expansion draft on June 18, 1992 and he was selected by the Ottawa Senators.[6] One of several former first round draft selections chosen by the Senators, Rumble was considered a future cornerstone by the new franchise.[12]. Rumble made the Senators out of training camp and played in the team's first ever win in the 1992–93 season, a 5–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on October 8, 1992, assisting on Sylvain Turgeon's game-winning goal.[6] Rumble scored his first goal for the Senators on January 23, 1993 in a 6–4 loss to the Washington Capitals.[13] Among those considered a future cornerstone, Rumble showed the greatest promise throughout the rough first season,[14] and was re-signed by the Senators in September 1993.[15] However, after suffering through the 1993–94 season in which the Senators were only marginally better, Rumble almost quit hockey.[6] Rumble did, however, break a 137-minute Senators scoreless streak and helped break a 12-game winless streak when he scored on Arturs Irbe in the first period of a 5–4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on February 24, 1994.[16] The following season Rumble was made available in the waiver draft on January 18, 1995 by the Senators, but went unclaimed.[17] He spent the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season with Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators, where he earned an AHL Second Team All-Star berth.[18] Prince Edward Island won the Atlantic Division and the team were eliminated in the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs.[4]

Rumble returned to the Flyers organization as a free agent for the 1995–96 season and competed with Jason Bowen and Aris Brimanis for the final spot on the Flyers' defence.[4] He was assigned to Hershey to start the season. Rumble was recalled on November 2, 1995[19] and made his Flyers season debut that night in a 2–1 loss to the Florida Panthers.[20] Rumble got into four more NHL games with the Flyers, going scoreless.[21] In the 1996–97 season, the Flyers changed their AHL affiliate to the Philadelphia Phantoms and it was with them that Rumble starred. He was named an AHL First Team All-Star and awarded the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman.[22] He played ten games with the Flyers that season, going scoreless[21] making his NHL season debut on January 2, 1997 in a 4–1 over the San Jose Sharks.[23]

In 1997, a free agent at the end of the season[24] he left North America to play one season for the Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[2] He returned to North America and signed with the San Antonio Dragons of the International Hockey League (IHL). Rumble scored his first two goals for the Dragons on December 13, 1997 in a 5–2 win over the Utah Grizzlies.[25] He had a multi-point game in a 5–4 win over the Las Vegas Thunder on January 30, 1998.[26] In the offseason, Rumble was sent by the Dragons as future considerations to the Grand Rapids Griffins to complete a previous trade.[27] Rumble began the 1998–99 season with the Griffins. On March 9, 1999, Rumble was traded by the Griffins to the Utah Grizzlies for forward Yan Kaminsky.[28] Rumble began the 1999–2000 season with the Griffins. However, on December 16, 1999, he was loaned to the Worcester IceCats of the AHL.[29]

Coaching career

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In 2007, he joined the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL as an assistant coach. In July 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning named Rumble Head Coach of their AHL affiliate the Norfolk Admirals replacing Steve Stirling. On January 12, 2010, he was fired by the Lightning. He subsequently became an assistant coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds. In July 2013, he was named head coach of the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL).[30] On October 18, 2023, he was named the Interim Head Coach of the Owen Sound Attack, where he had been serving since July as an assistant coach, before the replacement of previous coach Greg Walters on October 16.,[31] and was relieved of his duties, along with assistant coach Sean Teakle, on May 2, 2024.[32]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Barrie Colts CJHL 46 14 32 46 91 — — — — —
1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL 64 11 32 43 44 4 0 1 1 9
1987–88 Kitchener Rangers OHL 55 15 50 65 64 — — — — —
1988–89 Kitchener Rangers OHL 46 11 29 40 25 5 1 0 1 2
1989–90 Hershey Bears AHL 57 2 13 15 31 — — — — —
1990–91 Hershey Bears AHL 73 6 35 41 48 3 0 5 5 2
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 79 12 54 66 118 6 0 3 3 2
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 3 13 16 61 — — — — —
1993–94 PEI Senators AHL 3 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 70 6 9 15 116 — — — — —
1994–95 PEI Senators AHL 70 7 46 53 77 11 0 6 6 4
1995–96 Hershey Bears AHL 58 13 37 50 83 5 0 0 0 6
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1996–97 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 72 18 44 62 83 7 0 3 3 19
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 21 2 7 9 18 — — — — —
1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 46 7 22 29 47 — — — — —
1998–99 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 53 6 22 28 44 — — — — —
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 10 1 4 5 10 — — — — —
1999–2000 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 29 3 10 13 20 — — — — —
1999–2000 Worcester IceCats AHL 39 0 17 17 31 9 0 2 2 6
2000–01 Worcester IceCats AHL 53 6 24 30 65 8 0 1 1 10
2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 0 4 4 27 — — — — —
2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 60 3 29 32 48 3 0 4 4 2
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 33 5 17 22 18 — — — — —
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 19 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 5 2 0 2 6 — — — — —
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 10 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 614 77 317 394 612 52 0 24 24 51
NHL totals 193 10 26 36 216 — — — — —
IHL totals 138 17 58 75 121 — — — — —

Awards

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Citations

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  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 2019-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Darren Rumble – 2011 – Athlete". Barrie Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Flyers Acquire Backup Goalie for Draft Pick". Reading Eagle. June 14, 1987. p. C3. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Flyers' Rumble Has Been All too Quiet". Camden Courier-Post. September 22, 1995. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Finder, Chuck (March 31, 1987). "Penguins' Gloomy Draft Prospects Promise More Bad News". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 31. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Reid 2018.
  7. ^ "Flyers Smack Islanders 4–1". Reading Eagle. November 26, 1990. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Flyers 5 – 1 New York Islanders". National Hockey League. November 27, 1990. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Flyers Tie the Devils". Reading Eagle. November 29, 1990. p. 31. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "New York Rangers 1 – 5 Philadelphia Flyers". National Hockey League. November 30, 1990. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Unexpectedly, Flyers Soaring". Chicago Tribune. December 9, 1990. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  12. ^ MacGregor 1993, p. 213.
  13. ^ "Ottawa Senators 4 – 6 Washington Capitals". National Hockey League. January 23, 1993. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ^ MacGregor 1993, pp. 213–214.
  15. ^ "Transactions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 17, 1993. p. C2. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "NHL Roundup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 25, 1994. p. C5. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Hockey: Waiver Draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 18, 1995. p. D5. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  18. ^ Chaimovitch 2023, p. 31.
  19. ^ "Transactions". Bangor Daily News. November 2, 1995. p. C7. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Florida Panthers 2 – 1 Philadelphia Flyers". National Hockey League. November 2, 1995. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Darren Rumble". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  22. ^ Chaimovitch 2023, pp. 21, 31.
  23. ^ "Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 1 San Jose Sharks". National Hockey League. January 2, 1997. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  24. ^ "NHL Free Agents". Record-Journal. August 12, 1997. p. 18. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  25. ^ "Hockey Today". Record-Journal. December 15, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  26. ^ "San Antonio pulls out win over Thunder, 5-4". Las Vegas Sun. February 1, 1998. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "Transactions". Times-Union. July 18, 1998. p. 3B. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  28. ^ "Hockey". The Deseret News. March 10, 1999. p. D5. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  29. ^ "Sports Moves: Hockey". The Albany Herald. December 17, 1999. p. 2C. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  30. ^ "Rumble new head coach – Moncton Wildcats". 9 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Darren Rumble named Interim Head Coach". CHL.ca. Owen Sound Attack. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  32. ^ "Attack Announce Changes to Coaching Staff". CHL.ca. Owen Sound Attack. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

References

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  • Chaimovitch, Jason, ed. (2023). 2023–2024 American Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book. Springfield, Massachusetts: American Hockey League. OCLC 22147888.
  • MacGregor, Roy (1993). Road Games: A Year in the Life of the NHL. Toronto: MacFarlane Walter & Ross. ISBN 0-921912-70-6.
  • Reid, Ken (2018). "Strike A Pose: Darren Rumble". Hockey Card Stories 2. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77305-227-4.
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Preceded by Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
1987 		Succeeded by
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