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USA Ryan Rucinski
#56 Youngstown Phantoms / USHL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 01, 2006
Position
C/RW
Age
19
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Broadview Heights, OH, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Strongsville Mustangs
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Unsigned
Drafted
2025 round 7 #219 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Agency
PREMIUM

A detailed, versatile forward with an edge, Rucinski creates through puck protection, net-front skill, and winning battles. His preferred scoring tools: An instant inside leg wrister off the rush and quick hands in tight on the power play. And when neither of those is an option, he crashes the net and whacks away until he finds an opening. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Jeff Rucinski
Brother: Kyle Rucinski
Uncle: Steve Duke
Cousins: Dylan Duke, Tyler Duke

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Ryan Rucinski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Cleveland Barons 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Cleveland Barons 15U AAA T1EHL 15U 17* 5* 9* 14* 8* -* |
2022-23 Cleveland Barons 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 12* 6* 8* 14* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -
Cleveland Barons 16U AAA 16U AAA 59* 24* 29* 53* 46* -* |
2023-24 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 53* 6* 8* 14* 40* 14* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 4 -1
2024-25 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 49* 19* 23* 42* 48* 9* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 2 1
2025-26 Youngstown Phantoms “C” USHL 47* 22* 27* 49* 80* -1* |
Projected USHL 61* 29* 35* 64* 104* -1* |
2026-27 Ohio State Univ. NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ryan Rucinski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Team Gold USA-S16 5* 5* 2* 7* 0* -* |
Cleveland Barons 16U AAA Steel Icebreaker U16 5* 4* 1* 5* 6* -* |
Cleveland Barons 16U AAA US 16U Nationals 3* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2023-24 Mid-American District USA-S17 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
2024-25 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 2* 3* 5* 8* -* |

Ryan Rucinski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 59* 24* 29* 53* 0.90* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Steel Icebreaker U16 1 5* 4* 1* 5* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 15U 1 17* 5* 9* 14* 0.82* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 12* 6* 8* 14* 1.17* 8* -* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * - *
US 16U Nationals 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 5* 2* 7* 1.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 149* 47* 58* 105* 0.70* 168* 22* | 2 10 6 * 0 * 6 * 0.60 * 6 * 0 *
WJAC-19 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ryan Rucinski Career Highlights

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2023
08/04/2023 Confirmed Cleveland Barons 16U AAA Ohio State Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 14 #250 overall by Ogden Mustangs in the NCDC Entry Draft

Drafted 2022, 3 #44 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2022, 10 #200 overall by Flint Firebirds in the OHL Priority Selection

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #113 by FCHockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #204 by NHL Central Scouting