Russ Sinkewich
| Russ Sinkewich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sinkewich with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2013 | |||
| Born |
September 21, 1985 Westlake, OH, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Lake Erie Monsters Milwaukee Admirals Abbotsford Heat Bridgeport Sound Tigers Portland Pirates Texas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2014 | ||
Russ Sinkewich (born September 21, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
Playing career
Prior to turning professional, Sinkewich attended Bowling Green State University where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team, scoring zero goals in four years [1]
In his fourth professional season in 2011–12, Sinkewich began for a second consecutive year with the Alaska Aces. He was again loaned to the Abbotsford Heat impressing in 21 games to be signed to an AHL contract by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on February 29, 2012, for the remainder of the season.[2]
Unable to attract AHL interest for the following season, Sinkewich returned to re-sign with the Alaska Aces for his third consecutive year.[3] After 23 games with the Aces in the 2012–13 season, Sinkewich was traded to the Gwinnett Gladiators on December 13, 2012. He scored 3 goals in 11 games with the Gladiators before he attracted the interest of the Portland Pirates of the AHL where he remained for the duration of the year.[4]
In the following off-season, Sinkewich's ECHL rights were initially traded by the Gladiators to the San Francisco Bulls on June 10, 2013. He was later traded on by the Bull's to the Colorado Eagles in exchange for Collin Bowman on August 27, 2013.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 71 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Scott Burt Named New Asst. Coach, Aces Re-Sign Two". Alaska Aces. July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sound Tigers sign Sinkewich to AHL deal". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Aces re-sign four players". Alaska Aces. September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Portland Pirates sign Lampman, Sinkewich to PTO's". Portland Pirates. January 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
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External links
- Russ Sinkewich career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Russ Sinkewich career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1985 births
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