Michael Rupp 4709315 219727644 2008-06-16T16:40:19Z 99.232.5.182 {{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | image= | image_size= | team=[[New Jersey Devils]] | former_teams = [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 230 | nickname = | nationality = USA | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio|OH]], [[United States|U.S.]] | draft = 9th overall, [[1998 NHL Entry Draft|1998]]<br>[[New York Islanders]] 76th overall, [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000]]<br>[[New Jersey Devils]] | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2000 }} '''Michael Rupp''' (born on [[January 13]] [[1980]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]) is a [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] player with the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. His childhood ice hockey teams included the Parma Heights Wings Municipal Hockey Club, where he started playing at age 9. He was drafted by the [[New York Islanders]] in the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]]. He was chosen 9th overall in the first round. He has played on the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] and [[Phoenix Coyotes]]. He won a [[Stanley Cup]] in [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]] with the New Jersey Devils, scoring the Cup -clinching goal. Columbus declined to submit Rupp (a restricted free agent) a qualifying offer in June 2006. On [[July 1]] [[2006]], his status changed to unrestricted. Rupp signed a 1-year, $450,000 contract to return to the Devils. In Junior, he played in the Ontario Hockey League for the Windsor Spitfires and Erie Otters. Rupp is a self professed Born Again Christian who became devoted to his faith after meeting his future wife Christi while he was playing in the OHL for the Erie Otters. == External links == *{{hockeydb|31851}} *[[List of NHL players]] {{IslandersFirstPick}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rupp, Michael}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Albany River Rats players]] [[Category:American ice hockey left wingers]] [[Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players]] [[Category:Erie Otters alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks]] [[Category:New Jersey Devils players]] [[Category:New York Islanders draft picks]] [[Category:People from Cleveland, Ohio]] [[Category:Phoenix Coyotes players]] [[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] [[Category:Syracuse Crunch players]] [[Category:Windsor Spitfires alumni]] {{US-icehockey-bio-stub}} [[fr:Michael Rupp]] [[it:Michael Rupp]] [[ru:Рупп, Майкл]] [[sk:Michael Rupp]]