When was Albany River Rats founded?

Albany River Rats was founded in 1993 in Albany, NY, USA, USA.

Where is Albany River Rats based?

Albany River Rats is based in Albany, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of Albany River Rats?

The head coach of Albany River Rats is John Cunniff.

Who is the captain of Albany River Rats?

The captain of Albany River Rats is Steve Brulé.

What arena does Albany River Rats play in?

Albany River Rats play their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, NY, USA.

What are the team colors of Albany River Rats?

The team colors of Albany River Rats are Red + Black + White.

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1999-2000 Season

Albany River Rats were 30-40-7-3 in the 1999-00 AHL season with 70 points, 4th in the Western Conference: Empire Division and 17th overall.

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1999-2000 Albany River Rats Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.	Steve Brulé (RW)	75	30	46	76	18	12	5	1	2	3	0	0
2.	Pierre Dagenais (LW)	80	35	30	65	47	-9	5	1	0	1	14	-2
3.	Steve Kelly (C)	76	21	36	57	131	-3	3	1	1	2	2	1
4.	Jeff Williams (LW)	71	29	20	49	24	2
5.	Sylvain Cloutier (C)	66	15	28	43	127	5	5	0	0	0	6	0
6.	Jiri Bicek (LW/RW)	80	7	36	43	51	-23	4	0	2	2	0	0
7.	Sascha Goc (D)	54	9	22	31	35	-15	5	2	0	2	6	-3
8.	Stanislav Gron (C)	65	19	10	29	17	-7	5	1	1	2	2	-1
9.	Sasha Lakovic (LW)	51	10	16	26	144	4	5	0	0	0	14	-1
10.	Colin White (D)	52	5	21	26	176	11
11.	Richard Rochefort (D/F)	55	12	12	24	22	-4	5	0	0	0	0	-1
12.	Ken Sutton (D)	57	5	16	21	129	8
13.	Willie Mitchell (D)	63	5	14	19	71	-4	5	1	2	3	4	0
14.	George Awada (RW)	63	8	8	16	29	-7	4	0	0	0	0	0
15.	David Maley (LW/C)	60	5	10	15	52	-6	5	0	1	1	4	1
16.	Josh DeWolf (D)	58	3	11	14	38	-15
17.	David Cunniff (LW)	68	3	11	14	88	-8	5	0	0	0	4	0
18.	André Lakos (D)	65	1	7	8	41	2	5	0	2	2	4	1
19.	Carlyle Lewis (RW)	69	1	2	3	181	-14	4	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Daryl Andrews (D)	9	0	2	2	9	7	5	0	0	0	0	-2
21.	Vlastimil Kroupa (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-2
22.	Scott Cameron (LW)	3	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
23.	Mathieu Benoît (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
24.	Josh MacNevin (D)	10	0	0	0	4	-5
25.	Alex Johnstone (D)	13	0	0	0	22	1
26.	Lucas Nehrling (D)	18	0	0	0	27	-1	4	0	0	0	0	-1
27.	Rob Skrlac (LW)	37	0	0	0	115	-5

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.	Jean-François Damphousse (G)	26	2.81	.920	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3.86	.897
2.	Frédéric Henry (G)	53	3.03	.905	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1.52	.960
3.	Mike Buzak (G)	14	3.17	.900	-	-	-	-	-	-

1999-2000 Albany River Rats Staff

Head CoachJohn Cunniff
Assoc. CoachRed Gendron
Asst. CoachBobby Carpenter
Asst. Equipment ManagerDamion Parmelee
Athletic TrainerChris Scarlata
BroadcasterJohn Hennessy
CEOGaren Szablewski
ChairmanWalter Robb
Dir. of CommunicationsStephanie Haggan
Dir. of Public RelationsJonathan Scherzer
Franchise OwnerWalter Robb
Head Athletic TrainerCurtis Bell
Head Equipment ManagerJason McGrath

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1999-2000 Albany River Rats Captains

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Steve Brulé

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1999-2000 Albany River Rats Demographics

Albany River Rats Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Albany, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1993

1999-2000 Albany River Rats Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
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Experience

Albany River Rats: 3 053 GP
NHL: 1 038 GP
WC: 43 GP
AHL: 3 660 GP
DEL: 131 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Capacity: 14 236
Construction Year: 1990

Albany River Rats Games

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Latest Transactions

10/22/2010

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Benn Olson (D)

Leaving forCincinnati Cyclones

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08/27/2010

confirmed

Brad Herauf (F)

Leaving forCharlotte Checkers

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07/21/2010

confirmed

Jonathan Paiement (D)

Leaving forAugsburger Panther

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04/11/2010

loan

Kevin Baker (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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04/10/2010

loan

Jason Lepine (D)

Joining fromBloomington PrairieThunder

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04/02/2010

confirmed

Thomas Dignard (D)

Joining fromYale Univ.

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03/24/2010

confirmed

Mike McKenzie (F)

Joining fromSt. Lawrence Univ.

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02/05/2010

loan

Tyler Sims (G)

Joining fromElmira Jackals

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Albany River Rats History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	AHL	80	34	29	-	9	8	244	262	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	24	40	-	9	7	219	231	73	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	32	30	-	11	7	213	258	93	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	36	-	5	7	246	198	81	1.01	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	20	48	-	5	7	206	258	57	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	29	38	11	-	13	198	278	71	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	21	39	11	-	9	182	248	62	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	25	37	12	-	7	197	235	68	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	14	42	6	-	12	172	171	52	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	AHL	80	30	40	6	-	4	216	262	70	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	30	40	7	-	3	225	250	70	0.88	4	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	46	26	6	-	2	275	230	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	43	20	11	-	6	290	223	103	1.29	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	38	28	9	-	5	269	231	90	1.13	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	AHL	80	54	19	7	-	-	322	218	115	1.44	1	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	AHL	80	46	17	17	-	-	293	219	109	1.36	1	Champion
1993-1994	AHL	80	38	34	8	-	-	312	315	84	1.05	3	Division Semifinal loss

Albany River Rats Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Harrison Reed (F)	2026-2027	TecArt Black Dragons Erfurt	Oberliga	4	2	2	4	4
2.	Matthew Pistilli (F)	2026-2027	Stuttgart Rebels	Oberliga	4	0	3	3	8
3.	Zach Boychuk (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	5	1	1	2	8
4.	Yannick Tifu (F)	2026-2027	Farnham Cuisine Action	LHSE	1	0	1	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2009-2010	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	23.85
2008-2009	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.34
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.88
2006-2007	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.59
2005-2006	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	25.22

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
3.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
4.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212
5.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
3.	Jeff Williams (F)	249	101	79	180
4.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212
5.	Éric Bertrand (F)	301	86	100	186

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
3.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212
4.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
5.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Rob Skrlac (F)	321	4	12	1197
2.	Geordie Kinnear (D)	406	17	85	1094
3.	Éric Bertrand (F)	301	86	186	819
4.	Matt Ruchty (F)	175	43	83	785
5.	Krzysztof Oliwa (F)	164	21	51	767

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
2.	Geordie Kinnear (D)	406	17	68	85
3.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
4.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212
5.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Stephen Gionta (F)	3	5	6	2.00
2.	Peter Zezel (F)	35	13	50	1.43
3.	Keith Aucoin (F)	103	35	144	1.40
4.	Steve Sullivan (F)	143	72	171	1.20
5.	Brendan Morrison (F)	72	35	84	1.17

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2006-2007	65	27	99
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	75	38	98
3.	Bobby House (F)	1995-1996	77	37	86
4.	Brendan Morrison (F)	1997-1998	72	35	84
5.	Steve Brulé (F)	1998-1999	78	32	84

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jeff Williams (F)	1998-1999	74	46	73
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	75	38	98
3.	Bobby House (F)	1995-1996	77	37	86
4.	Jérôme Samson (F)	2009-2010	74	37	78
5.	Brendan Morrison (F)	1997-1998	72	35	84

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2006-2007	65	72	99
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	75	60	98
3.	Jason Miller (F)	1993-1994	77	53	75
4.	Steve Brulé (F)	1998-1999	78	52	84
5.	Craig Darby (F)	2002-2003	76	51	74

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Ruchty (F)	1994-1995	78	49	348
2.	Cam Janssen (F)	2004-2005	70	4	337
3.	Krzysztof Oliwa (F)	1996-1997	60	27	322
4.	Zack Fitzgerald (D)	2009-2010	77	14	311
5.	Matt Ruchty (F)	1993-1994	68	22	303