#10 David Rutherford
| Position |
Center |
| Height |
5'9" |
| Weight |
193 |
| Shoots |
Right |
| Born |
April 30, 1987 |
| Birthplace |
Ladner, British Columbia |
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Career Statistics
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Regular Season |
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Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
|
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
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GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| 2004-05 |
Vancouver |
WHL |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Surrey |
BCHL |
|
48 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
98 |
|
26 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
54 |
| 2005-06 |
Vancouver |
WHL |
|
41 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
44 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2006-07 |
Spokane |
WHL |
|
69 |
31 |
27 |
58 |
133 |
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
| 2007-08 |
Spokane |
WHL |
|
52 |
22 |
21 |
43 |
65 |
|
21 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
12 |
| 2008-09 |
Charlotte |
ECHL |
|
52 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
89 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Phoenix |
ECHL |
|
12 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
22 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2009-10 |
Bossier-Shreveport |
CHL |
|
41 |
18 |
20 |
38 |
62 |
|
11 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
| 2010-11 |
Bossier-Shreveport |
CHL |
|
58 |
35 |
32 |
67 |
70 |
|
20 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
29 |
| 2011-12 |
Florida |
ECHL |
|
57 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
65 |
|
17 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
| 2012-13 |
Florida |
ECHL |
|
35 |
16 |
21 |
37 |
58 |
|
13 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
22 |
| |
Charlotte |
AHL |
|
18 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
|
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| AHL TOTALS |
|
18 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| NHL TOTALS |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| PRO TOTALS |
|
273 |
114 |
126 |
240 |
378 |
|
61 |
24 |
27 |
51 |
75 |
Biography
Is one of six players to play for the Checkers in both the ECHL and AHL ... Has won championships at the ECHL (2012 - Florida Everblades), CHL (2011 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs) and Canadian junior (2008 - Spokane Chiefs) levels ... Signed a two-way contract with the Checkers on 8/6/11.
2012-13
Completed his fifth professional season and first with the Checkers
Appeared at the AHL level for the first time, scoring seven points (1g, 6a) in 18 games
Started the season with ECHL Florida, where he scored 38 points (16g, 22a) in 35 games to rank as the team's fourth-highest scorer
Finished tied for third on the Everblades in playoff scoring with 11 points (5g, 6a) in 13 games
Scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and fired six shots on goal in the Everblades' season opener vs. ORL (10/12)
Recorded an assist and set an ECHL career high with 12 penalty minutes vs. ORL (10/19)
Had six points (2g, 4a) during a four-game point streak from 11/4-11/10
Scored three points (1g, 2a) vs. GRN (11/30)
Had a season-high four points, all assists, vs. ORL (12/21)
Notched his second career hat trick at the ECHL level and took six penalty minutes at ORL (12/28)
Recorded his second consecutive multi-point game with a goal and an assist and tied his ECHL career high with seven shots on goal at GRN (1/4)
Collected 12 points (6g, 6a) in seven games between 12/16-1/4
Recalled to the AHL for the first time in his career on 1/11 and made his debut in Charlotte's game at OKC later that night, recording a season-high four shots on goal
Notched his first AHL point, an assist, in his second career game at OKC (1/12)
After sitting out eight consecutive games due to injury and coaches' decision, scored his first AHL goal on the power play vs. OKC (3/3)
Assisted on Marc-Andre Gragnani's overtime goal at NOR (3/6)
Recorded an assist vs. HOU (3/9), extending his point streak to four games (3/3-3/9; 1g, 3a)
Reassigned to Florida on 3/25 and finished the season with the Everblades
Picked up his first ECHL shorthanded goal vs. ORL (3/29)
Recorded points in each of his last five regular-season games at the ECHL level (1/9-3/30; 2g, 5a). Also posted a plus-6 rating and 16 penalty minutes during that time
Scored three points (1g, 2a) in the Everblades' first playoff game vs. ELM (4/5)
Tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in Game 3 vs. REA (4/24)
Had multiple points in four of his first nine playoff games
AHL games missed due to injury: 5 (upper-body: 2/9-2/17)
Was a healthy extra six times (1/17, 1/26, 2/22-3/1, 3/23)
Longest point streak: 4 games (3/3-3/9; 1g, 3a)
Longest assist streak: 3 games (3/4-3/9; 0g, 3a).
2011-12
Completed his fourth professional season and first with the Everblades ... Led the ECHL's Florida Everblades with 25 goals and added 30 assists for a total of 55 points in 57 games ... Ranked tied for fifth on the team with 12 points (5g, 7a) in 17 playoff contests as the Everblades won the Kelly Cup - his second pro championship in as many seasons ... Recorded a four-game point streak (1g, 6a) that included two multi-point games from 11/4-11/11 ... Notched his first ECHL hat trick and was plus-3 at KAL (11/25) ... Scored nine points (5g, 4a) during a six-game point streak from 11/30-12/10 ... Had eight points (3g, 5a) during a four-game point streak from 1/11-11/20 that included his third three-point effort of the season ... Matched his personal best with a six-game point streak (2g, 4a) from 1/28-2/11 ... Finished the regular season with 11 points (6g, 5a) in his last nine games, including four two-point outings ... Scored a goal in each of the Everblades' first two playoff games against GRN (4/2-4/4), including the game-winning tally in Game One ... Had back-to-back, multi-point games (2g, 2a) in the Everblades' third-round series against KAL (5/2-5/3) ... Scored three points (1g, 2a) as Florida defeated LV 7-2 in Game Two of the Kelly Cup Final.
2010-11
Led Bossier-Shreveport in regular season (a career-high 67 points in 58 games) and playoff scoring (22 points in 20 games) as the Mudbugs captured the President's Cup championship ... Set career bests with a team-high 35 goals and 32 assists ... Named CHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 13, during which he recorded seven points (2g, 5a) and a plus-5 rating in four games.
2009-10
Set then-career-highs in all offensive categories with 38 points (18g, 20a) in 41 games during his first CHL season with Bossier-Shreveport ... Added six points (2g, 4a) in 11 playoff games.
2008-09
Split the campaign between Charlotte and Phoenix of the ECHL, totaling 36 points (19g, 17a) in 64 games along with a career-high 111 penalty minutes ... Made his professional debut in CHA's 6-3 loss at FLA (10/17) ... Scored his first two points as a professional in the Checkers' 4-3 shootout victory at GWI (10/28) ... Notched his first career power-play goal to open the scoring vs. SC (11/8) ... Had a three-game point streak (2g, 1a) from 11/8-11/14 ... Had two game-winning goals in a three-game span from 12/6-12/9 ... Set an ECHL career high with three points (1g, 2a) at FLA (12/31) ... Scored the game-winning goal in back-to-back games from 1/24-1/30 ... Had nine points (4g, 5a) during a six-game point streak from 1/16-1/31 that included three multi-point games ... Traded to PHX on 3/13 after scoring 26 points (13g, 13a) in 52 games with Charlotte ... Scored a goal in his Roadrunners debut at AK (3/15) ... Notched both of Phoenix's goals and recorded a fighting major at IDA (3/31) ... Finished the season with 10 points (6g, 4a) in 12 games for Phoenix.
Junior
Totaled 111 points (57g, 54a) and 242 penalty minutes in 163 career WHL games over three seasons with Vancouver and Spokane ... Ranked tied for third on the team with 18 points (9g, 9a) in 20 playoff games as Spokane captured the Memorial Cup championship during his final season of junior hockey in 2008 ... Set career highs in games played (69), goals (31) and penalty minutes (133) during his second season of junior with Spokane in 2006-07 ... Traded from Vancouver to Spokane prior to the 2006-07 season ... Had 10 points (4g, 10a) in 41 games as a rookie with Vancouver in 2005-06.