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Canada Mike Rathje

a.k.a. "Michael Steven Rathje"

Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 09/10

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Mike Rathje Facts

Date of Birth
May 11, 1974
Position
D
Age
49
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Buffalo, NY, USA
Weight
236 lbs / 107 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 1 #3 overall by San Jose Sharks
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Second All-Star Team 1
2-time WHL (East) Second All-Star Team 2

Rathje was a skilled defensive-minded rearguard. He was a huge piece of business and used his tremendous reach effectively. With the Sharks, he often played on the same pairing as Marcus Ragnarsson.

He was not typical blue line big man. He had no mean streak and he was never going put a guy into the first row with thunderous bodychecks. He was very strong, able to handle top power forwards. But the strength of his game was his surprising skating ability, blessed with mobility and a burst of speed. Combined with excellent positioning Rathje could keep up with the top speedsters. Unfortunately, Rathje's career was cut short by chronic hip and back problems. He never officially retired and spent 2007 to 2010 on the Flyers' long-term injured reserve list.

Team Staff profile of Mike Rathje also available
Fans expected him to kill people because of his size and presence on the ice., Dan Rusanowsky 2010
I really had to sacrifice in order to get into good condition — (time with) family, friends, everything. But eventually the work did pay off, Mike Rathje 2010
He was always in position and incredibly hard to move or get around., Dan Rusanowsky 2010
You should only focus on what you can control. The skills follow once you can get control of your head., Mike Rathje 2010
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Mike Rathje Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA AMHL 33* 6* 11* 17* 30* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -
1990-91 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 64* 1* 16* 17* 28* -* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 2 -
1991-92 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67* 11* 23* 34* 99* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
1992-93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 57* 2* 37* 49* 103* -* | Playoffs 10 3 3 6 12 -
Kansas City Blades IHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 12 -3
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 14* -1* |
1993-94 San Jose Sharks NHL 47* 1* 9* 10* 59* -9* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City Blades IHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -4* |
1994-95 San Jose Sharks NHL 42* 2* 7* 9* 29* -1* | Playoffs 11 5 2 7 4 -15
Kansas City Blades IHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 7* -3* |
1995-96 San Jose Sharks NHL 27* 0* 7* 7* 14* -16* |
Kansas City Blades IHL 36* 6* 11* 17* 34* 3* |
1996-97 San Jose Sharks NHL 31* 0* 8* 8* 21* -1* |
1997-98 San Jose Sharks NHL 81* 3* 12* 15* 59* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 -3
1998-99 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 5* 9* 14* 36* 15* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -6
1999-00 San Jose Sharks NHL 66* 2* 14* 16* 31* -2* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 8 1
2000-01 San Jose Sharks NHL 81* 0* 11* 11* 48* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 2
2001-02 San Jose Sharks NHL 52* 5* 12* 17* 48* 23* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 6 5
2002-03 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 7* 22* 29* 48* -19* |
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 80* 2* 17* 19* 46* 18* | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 13 1
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79* 3* 21* 24* 46* 22* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -1
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 18* 0* 1* 1* 6* -7* |
2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Mike Rathje Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Team Alberta CWG -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 Canada U18 Phoenix Cup 6* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2020-21 KMMO USHS-WI Asst. Coach
2021-22 KMMO USHS-WI Asst. Coach
2022-23 KMMO USHS-WI Asst. Coach
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Mike Rathje Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 33* 6* 11* 17* 0.52* 30* -* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
CWG 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Phoenix Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 4 48* 6* 14* 20* 0.42* 41* -4* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * -3 *
NHL 16 768* 30* 150* 180* 0.23* 491* 26* | 9 77 9 * 14 * 23 * 0.30 * 51 * -15 *
WHL 3 188* 14* 76* 100* 0.53* 230* -* | 3 26 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.42 * 16 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 14* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
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Mike Rathje Connections

Player Period Teams
Marcus Ragnarsson (D) 1995-2003 8 San Jose Sharks
Owen Nolan (F) 1995-2003 8 San Jose Sharks
Marco Sturm (F) 1997-2004 7 San Jose Sharks
Mike Ricci (F) 1997-2004 7 San Jose Sharks

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Mike Rathje Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Career transactions
- 1992-06-20 • Selected 3rd overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks
- 2005-08-02 • Signed to a five-year contract by the Phildelphia Flyers

• Missed majority of 1996-97 due to groin injury vs. Dallas Stars, 1996-11-08
• Missed majority of 2006-07 due to a back injury
• Missed entire 2007-08 due to a groin injury


After retiring, he remained near San Jose and invested in several restaurants. He also invested in a trucking company servicing Alberta's oil fields.

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