# Rusty Fitzgerald

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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [Center](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 185
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), U.S.
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2003
| draft = 38th overall
| draft_year = 1991
| draft_team = [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| played_for = '''''[NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)'''''<br>[Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)<br>'''''[DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)'''''<br>[Frankfurt Lions](/source/Frankfurt_Lions)<br>[Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters)<br>'''''[IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))'''''<br>[Cleveland Lumberjacks](/source/Cleveland_Lumberjacks)<br>[Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose)<br>[Quad City Mallards](/source/Quad_City_Mallards_(1995%E2%80%932007))<br>'''''[WCHL](/source/West_Coast_Hockey_League)'''''<br>[San Diego Gulls](/source/San_Diego_Gulls_(1995-2006))
}}
'''Russell John Fitzgerald''' (born October 4, 1972) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [center](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey)).  He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) in the [1991 NHL entry draft](/source/1991_NHL_entry_draft).

Fitzgerald played twenty-five games in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the Penguins in the [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season) and [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season) seasons.  He scored two goals and two assists.

==Personal life==
Russell played youth hockey in Silver Bay, Minnesota while being coached by Jim McLeod. His younger brother [Zack Fitzgerald](/source/Zack_Fitzgerald) is currently the Head Coach and Director of Hockey for the [Glasgow Clan](/source/Glasgow_Clan) of the [Elite Ice Hockey League](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League).

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1987–88
| Silver Bay High School
| [HS-MN](/source/High_school_boys_ice_hockey_in_Minnesota)
| 20 || 19 || 26 || 45 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89
| Silver Bay High School
| HS-MN
| 22 || 24 || 25 || 49 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1989–90
| Silver Bay High School
| HS-MN
| 21 || 25 || 26 || 51 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| [Duluth East High School](/source/East_High_School_(Minnesota))
| HS-MN
| 15 || 14 || 11 || 25 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| [University of Minnesota-Duluth](/source/Minnesota%E2%80%93Duluth_Bulldogs_men's_ice_hockey)
| [WCHA](/source/Western_Collegiate_Hockey_Association)
| 37 || 9 || 11 || 20 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Minnesota-Duluth
| WCHA
| 39 || 24 || 23 || 47 || 48
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Minnesota-Duluth
| WCHA
| 37 || 11 || 25 || 36 || 59
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Minnesota-Duluth
| WCHA
| 34 || 16 || 22 || 38 || 50
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season)
| [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_IHL_season)
| [Cleveland Lumberjacks](/source/Cleveland_Lumberjacks)
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 6
|-
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 21 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_IHL_season)
| Cleveland Lumberjacks
| IHL
| 46 || 17 || 19 || 36 || 90
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season)
| Cleveland Lumberjacks
| IHL
| 34 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 36
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_UHL_season)
| [Quad City Mallards](/source/Quad_City_Mallards_(1995%E2%80%932007))
| [UHL](/source/United_Hockey_League)
| 53 || 29 || 25 || 54 || 40
| 12 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 9
|-
| [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_IHL_season)
| [Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose)
| IHL
| 53 || 18 || 15 || 33 || 31
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_UHL_season)
| Quad City Mallards
| UHL
| 18 || 8 || 9 || 17 || 13
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_IHL_season)
| Manitoba Moose
| IHL
| 77 || 30 || 15 || 45 || 35
| 12 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_WCHL_season)
| [San Diego Gulls](/source/San_Diego_Gulls_(1995%E2%80%932006))
| [WCHL](/source/West_Coast_Hockey_League)
| 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 2
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-
| [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga_season)
| [Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters)
| [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| 59 || 27 || 18 || 45 || 54
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga_season)
| [Frankfurt Lions](/source/Frankfurt_Lions)
| DEL
| 17 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | IHL totals
! 212 !! 68 !! 55 !! 123 !! 192
! 18 !! 9 !! 2 !! 11 !! 20
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 25 !! 2 !! 2 !! 4 !! 12
! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4
|}

==External links==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}

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Category:Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
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Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Quad City Mallards (UHL) players
Category:San Diego Gulls (WCHL) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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