Mike Rupp

Mike Rupp
Rupp with the New York Rangers in 2012
Born (1980-01-13) January 13, 1980 (age 44)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Phoenix Coyotes
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Minnesota Wild
NHL draft 9th overall, 1998
New York Islanders
76th overall, 2000
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2000–2014

Michael Ryan Rupp (born January 13, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild.

Rupp scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal – and first Stanley Cup playoff goal of his career – in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, which gave the Devils franchise its third Stanley Cup championship. Rupp serves as an analyst on NHL Network and SportsNet Pittsburgh. He serves as a co-host of "That's Hockey Talk" with Nick Maraldo and Kyle "Gumpy" Cathcart, which comes out of the Pat McAfee Incorporated Studios.