Mark Rummukainen
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Mark Rummukainen is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Canberra Knights
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL). He played for the Knights for the next two seasons until moving to Finland to join the HC Storm Vaasa of the 2. Divisioona
for the 2002-03 season. Following the end of the season he returned to Australia and rejoined the Knights for the start of the 2003 AIHL season
. He continued to play for the Knights until 2006 where he moved to Brisbane
and joined the Brisbane Blue Tongues
. Rummukainen played for the Blue Tongues for the 2006 and 2007 season but re-joined the Knights for the 2008 season.
Rummukainen was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 when he joined the national under-18 team
to play at the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships being held in Changchun City, People's Republic of China
. The same year he also played on the national under-20 team
to compete in the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool D
tournament. The following year Rummukainen again played for the under-20 team at the World Championships. He also joined the national senior team to compete in the 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Division II Group A
tournament. In 2005 Rummukainen tied for the most assists during the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
tournament with six. In 2011 Rummukainen represented Australia for the tenth time and was named as one of the teams alternate captains.
, Australian Capital Territory
, Australia
.
International
Canberra Knights
The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra....
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
.
Playing career
Rummukainen first played ice hockey in 2000 for the Canberra KnightsCanberra Knights
The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra....
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
(AIHL). He played for the Knights for the next two seasons until moving to Finland to join the HC Storm Vaasa of the 2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona is the fourth highest level of ice hockey in Finland. Teams playing in 2. Divisioona can be relegated to 3. Divisioona or promoted to Suomi-sarja- Teams 2010-2011 :South Group*GrIFK*Haukat*Jää-Tiikerit*KelA*K-Vantaa Itä*LT Kings...
for the 2002-03 season. Following the end of the season he returned to Australia and rejoined the Knights for the start of the 2003 AIHL season
2003 AIHL season
The 2002 AIHL season is the 4th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-Regular season:-Playoffs:The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium...
. He continued to play for the Knights until 2006 where he moved to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and joined the Brisbane Blue Tongues
Brisbane Blue Tongues
The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland.-History:...
. Rummukainen played for the Blue Tongues for the 2006 and 2007 season but re-joined the Knights for the 2008 season.
Rummukainen was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 when he joined the national under-18 team
Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team
The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:...
to play at the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships being held in Changchun City, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The same year he also played on the national under-20 team
Australia men's national junior ice hockey team
The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:...
to compete in the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool D
2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:All times local .-Relegation round:-10-minute tie break game: was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-Final round:‡ Shootout victory.All times local ....
tournament. The following year Rummukainen again played for the under-20 team at the World Championships. He also joined the national senior team to compete in the 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Division II Group A
2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2002# — relegated to Division I for 2002# - Group A :Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001...
tournament. In 2005 Rummukainen tied for the most assists during the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
2005 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A...
tournament with six. In 2011 Rummukainen represented Australia for the tenth time and was named as one of the teams alternate captains.
Personal life
Rummukainen was born 19 February 1982 in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002 2002 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-League business:The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.... |
Canberra Knights Canberra Knights The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra.... |
AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 2003 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 4th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-Regular season:-Playoffs:The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 2004 AIHL season The 2004 AIHL season was the 5th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 3rd in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The West Sydney Ice Dogs won their first Goodall Cup defeating the Newcastle Northstars in the championship game.... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 2005 AIHL season The 2005 AIHL season was the 6th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 4th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006 2006 AIHL season The 2006 AIHL season was the 7th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 5th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The Melbourne Ice mathematically clinched their first ever V.I.P... |
Brisbane Blue Tongues Brisbane Blue Tongues The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland.-History:... |
AIHL | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007 2007 AIHL season The 2007 AIHL season was the 8th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 6th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.... |
Brisbane Blue Tongues | AIHL | 24 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 2008 AIHL season The 2008 AIHL season is the 9th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 7th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.The season opened 19 April 2008 with games in Newcastle, Adelaide and Penrith.... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009 2009 AIHL season The 2009 AIHL season is the 10th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. The season opens on 25 April 2009 with games in Liverpool and Canberra. Newcastle North Stars won the V.I.P... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 128 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2010 2010 AIHL season The 2010 AIHL season is the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August.-League business:... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| AIHL Totals | 154 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 499 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Australia U/18 Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:... |
2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Australia U/20 Australia men's national junior ice hockey team The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:... |
2000 World Junior Championships Pool D 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships -Group B:All times local .-Relegation round:-10-minute tie break game: was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-Final round:‡ Shootout victory.All times local .... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Australia U/20 | 2001 World Junior Championships Division III 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships -Group B:All times local .-Relegation round: was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-Final round:† Overtime victory.-Quarterfinals:January 2-Consolation round:... |
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2001 | Australia | 2001 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Australia | 2002 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Australia | 2003 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Australia | 2004 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Australia | 2005 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 29, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Zagreb, Croatia from April 11, 2007, through April 17, 2007. Group B was played at Seoul, Korea from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007.-Group A:... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Australia Totals | 43 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 28 | |||