Pat Rupp

Pat Rupp
Born (1942-08-12)August 12, 1942
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died February 2, 2006(2006-02-02) (aged 63)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
National team  United States
Playing career 1963–1980

Patrick Lloyd Rupp (August 12, 1942 – February 2, 2006) was an American ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 season, on March 22, 1964 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1980, was mainly spent in the International Hockey League. Internationally Rupp played for the American national team at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

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Rupp joined the Eastern Hockey League's Philadelphia Ramblers in 1963–64. He played one game, on March 22, 1964, in the National Hockey League, on loan with the Detroit Red Wings in 1963–64 replacing Terry Sawchuk. The Red Wings lost 4–1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was selected as a member of the US team for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. During the tournament, Rupp shut out East Germany in an 8–0 victory. This feat was not equalled by a US goaltender until Ray LeBlanc held Germany scoreless in the 1992 Winter Olympics. The US team finished in fifth place.

Rupp switched to the Dayton Gems in the International Hockey League in the 1964–65 season. During the next two seasons, he won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for fewer goals against with teammate John Adams.

In 1968, he was selected for his second Winter Olympics in Grenoble in France; the US team finished in sixth place.

He returned to play for the Gems until 1972 when he announced his retirement. However, he returned in 1975–76 playing for the Buffalo Norsemen in the North American Hockey League and with the Gems in 1979–80.

Later, from 1985 until 2005, Rupp continued playing recreational hockey in Dayton as a member of a local men's league, [1] Megacity Hockey Club.

After his retirement from ice hockey, Rupp worked in the financial sector. He died of cancer in February 2006.[1][2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1961–62 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 51 3060 178 2 3.49 10 600 51 0 5.10
1962–63 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 52 3120 226 2 4.34 6 360 28 0 4.67
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .867
1963–64 Philadelphia Ramblers EHL 38 2280 191 0 5.03 .890
1964–65 Dayton Gems IHL 28 1680 160 0 5.75
1964–65 Jersey Devils EHL 41 2460 188 1 4.59
1965–66 Dayton Gems IHL 69 33 34 2 4140 316 2 4.58 11 5 6 660 45 0 4.09
1966–67 Dayton Gems IHL 71 44 24 3 4260 277 0 3.85 4 0 4 240 19 0 4.75
1968–69 Dayton Gems IHL 41 2420 136 4 3.37 3 185 6 0 1.94
1969–70 Dayton Gems IHL 28 1320 90 1 4.00 1 0 0 37 2 0 3.24
1970–71 Dayton Gems IHL 27 1509 95 1 3.78 6 333 14 1 2.52
1971–72 Dayton Gems IHL 49 2949 161 0 3.28 5 1 4 271 22 0 4.87
1975–76 Buffalo Norsemen NAHL 4 148 13 0 5.25
1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL 1 0 0 0 20 1 0 3.00
NHL totals 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .867

International

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Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1964 United States OLY 6 2 3 0 329 22 0 4.01 .893
1968 United States OLY 7 2 4 1 380 18 0 2.84 .923
Senior totals 13 4 7 1 709 40 0 3.39

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Rupp obituary". Legacy.com. Dayton Daily News. February 3, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Fund fulfills former Olympic hockey player's legacy". Dayton Daily News. September 9, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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