Nathan Robert Raduns (born May 17, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2008–09 season. During his professional career he also played two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester Sharks and Philadelphia Phantoms, and one season in Italy with SG Pontebba.

Nate Raduns
Raduns with the Worcester Sharks in 2007
Born (1984-05-17) May 17, 1984 (age 39)
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
SG Pontebba
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2010

Playing career edit

Undrafted, Raduns was a standout high school player with Sauk Rapids-Rice High School until his sophomore season, when he left to play with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.[1] As a high school senior, Raduns then opted to move to the River City Lancers of the USHL in 2002-03 before being recruited to play collegiate hockey with St. Cloud State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. After his four-year career with the Huskies he was invited to the San Jose Sharks rookie training camp for the 2007–08 season.[2] He was then reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, where he remained for the duration of the year.

On July 1, 2008, Raduns signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the 2008–09 season.[3] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms and fulfilled a checking-line role, scoring 14 points in 70 games. On November 6, 2008, he made his NHL debut appearing in 1 game with the Flyers in a 4-1 defeat to the Ottawa Senators.[4]

Raduns signed a contract with SG Pontebba of the Italian Serie A on July 7, 2009, for the 2009–10 season.[5]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 U.S. National Development Team USDP 23 3 7 10 21
2002–03 River City Lancers USHL 48 5 17 22 50 11 1 3 4 8
2003–04 St. Cloud State University WCHA 34 4 7 11 40
2004–05 St. Cloud State University WCHA 28 4 8 12 32
2005–06 St. Cloud State University WCHA 41 5 10 15 50
2006–07 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 6 6 12 53
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 56 12 15 27 42
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 70 5 9 14 71 3 0 0 0 2
2009–10 SG Pontebba ITA 40 13 25 38 44 7 3 6 9 14
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 126 17 24 41 113 3 0 0 0 2

International edit

Nate Raduns
Medal record
Representing   United States
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
  2002 Piešťany
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States WJC18 8 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 8 0 1 1 2

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Vitalis, Andrew (2012-05-27). "A homegrown pro: Sauk Rapids' Nate Raduns". Pointstreak. Lets Play Hockey. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. ^ "Davison playing forward and defense". San Jose Sharks. 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  3. ^ "Flyers sign four players". Philadelphia Flyers. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  4. ^ "Winchester nets first goal, Heatley continues tear for Senators". CBS Sports. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  5. ^ "Pontebba signs NHL'er Raduns" (in Italian). Aquile-fvg.org. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

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