Mark Rummukainen

Mark Rummukainen

Mark Rummukainen playing for the Brisbane Blue Tongues during the 2007 AIHL season.
Born (1982-02-19) 19 February 1982
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams		 CBR Brave
Canberra Knights
Brisbane Blue Tongues
HC Storm Vaasa
National team  Australia
Playing career 2000–present
Website AIHL Profile

Mark Rummukainen (born 19 February 1982) is an Australian ice hockey player who plays defenceman for the CBR Brave in the Australian Ice Hockey League and is a member of the Australian national ice hockey team. Mark is the inaugural and current club captain for the CBR Brave.

Playing career

Club career

Rummukainen first played ice hockey in 2000 for the Canberra Knights of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] Rummukainen played for the Blue Tongues for the 2006 and 2007 season but re-joined the Knights for the 2008 season.[1][2]

Before the start of the 2014 AIHL season the Knights folded operations and were replaced in the league by the CBR Brave.[3] Rummukainen was a central figure in the rise of the new club following the collapse of the Knights. Mark along with Jordan Gavin lead a consortium of ex Knights players that approached the AIHL with a proposal to take over the vacated licence and form a new club in Canberra.[4][5] The CBR Brave was born 06 March 2014 when Mark, head of the player consortium, paired up with Allinsure director Peter Chamnberlain and Coordinate’s owner-director Jamie Wilson.[6]

Mark along with the new ownership team started a community crowd-sourcing champaign to help raise money for the new club. By the end of the campaign Mark and co raised $27,000 for the CBR Brave.[7]

Mark was given the number 12 jersey and was named club captain given his experience as captain for the now defunct Canberra Knights and his leadership in keeping ice hockey in Canberra and the whole birth of the CBR Brave.

Rummukainen missed the opening match of the 2014 season, against the Newcastle North Stars, due to international commitments with the Australian national team who were participating in the division two World Championships in Serbia. Mark was shattered to miss the match but made his debut for the club in their second match of the season against the then defending champions the Sydney Ice Dogs at Phillip Ice Centre.[8] In front of a sold out crowd, Mark led the Brave to their inaugural AIHL victory in the match over the Ice Dogs. The club winning 6-2 with a third period demoliotion.[9][10]

Mark led the Brave to the 2014 AIHL Finals with a third place finish in the regular season.[11] Mark himself was surprised that the team had achieved so much in such a short space of time considering at the start of the season he was more worried about limiting the amount of blown-out scores the team might concede. Mark was excited at the chance to win the Goodall Cup for the first time for a Canberra team in the AIHL era as it had been a drought that had gone on for 14 years and 238 games.[12] Rummukainen played in his first finals series game in the semi-final match against the Melbourne Ice but the Brave lost the match 1-6, ending their quest for the Goodall Cup for 2014.[13]

International career

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.[14] 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.[15] The following year Rummukainen again played for the under-20 team at the World Championships.[16] He also joined the national senior team to compete in the 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Division II Group A tournament.[17] In 2005 Rummukainen tied for the most assists during the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament with six.[18] In 2011 Rummukainen was named as one of the teams alternate captains.[1]

Personal life

Rummukainen was born 19 February 1982 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.[1] He is of Finnish descent through his father who is from Joensuu, Finland.[19] Mark's favourite professional club is the Canadian NHL club Vancouver Canucks and his favourite player is former NHL superstar Chris Chelios who had a long and distinguished career in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.[20]

Career statistics

Mark Rummukainen
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
2001 Jaca Division II Group A
2005 Zagreb Division II Group A
2006 Auckland Division II Group B
2007 Seoul Division II Group B
2008 Newcastle Division II Group B
2010 Mexico City Division II Group A
2011 Melbourne Division II Group B
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Canberra Knights AIHL 12 1 6 7 43 — — — — —
2002-2003 HC Storm Vaasa II div — — — — — — — — — —
2003 Canberra Knights AIHL 8 0 3 3 45 — — — — —
2004 Canberra Knights AIHL 15 1 5 6 48 — — — — —
2005 Canberra Knights AIHL 11 1 0 1 22 — — — — —
2006 Brisbane Blue Tongues AIHL 22 0 7 7 48 — — — — —
2007 Brisbane Blue Tongues AIHL 24 3 11 14 62 — — — — —
2008 Canberra Knights AIHL 22 4 12 16 89 — — — — —
2009 Canberra Knights AIHL 17 1 6 7 128 — — — — —
2010 Canberra Knights AIHL 22 2 9 11 12 — — — — —
2011 Canberra Knights AIHL 26 3 17 20 77 — — — — —
2012 Canberra Knights AIHL 18 5 14 19 101 — — — — —
2013 Canberra Knights AIHL 17 0 2 2 71 — — — — —
2014 CBR Brave AIHL 26 0 9 9 43 1 0 0 0 0
2015 CBR Brave AIHL 26 3 10 13 49 1 0 1 1 0
AIHL Totals 266 24 111 135 838 2 0 1 1 0
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Australia U18 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships 3 0 0 0 2
2000 Australia U20 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship Pool D 4 1 2 3 2
2001 Australia U20 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III 5 0 3 3 14
2001 Australia 2001 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 1 2 3 2
2002 Australia 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 0 0 2
2003 Australia 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 1 1 0
2004 Australia 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 0 1 4
2005 Australia 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 6 6 8
2006 Australia 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 1 3 4 4
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 2 2 4 6
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 0 0 0 0
2010 Australia 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 0 0 2
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 0 1 1 0
2012 Australia 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B 5 0 0 0 4

Awards and honours

National

1998 Goodall Cup ( Australian Capital Territory ) [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mark Rummukainen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Mark Rummukainen - Canberra". New South Wales Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. ↑ McMurty, Andrew (2014-03-05). "CBR Brave Granted Provisional License". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. ↑ Went, Ashleigh. "AIHL Finals - CBR Brave". Coordinate. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  5. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2014-02-27). "Canberra Knights not dead and buried yet". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  6. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2014-04-11). "Timeline of CBR Brave entering the Australian Ice Hockey League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  7. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (2014-04-12). "Win for CBR Brave even in 2-0 ice hockey defeat by Newcastle". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  8. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2014-04-24). "CBR Brave captain Mark Rummukainen returns for first game of Australian Ice Hockey League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  9. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2014-04-26). "CBR Brave hammer Sydney Ice Dogs for inaugural victory in Australian Ice Hockey League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  10. ↑ "CBR Brave vs Sydney Ice Dogs Boxscore". http://www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ↑ "2014 AIHL Regular Season Standings". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  12. 1 2 Brodie, Will (2014-08-27). "CBR Brave captain Mark Rummukainen excited about Australian Ice Hockey league playoffs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  13. ↑ "CBR Brave vs Melbourne Ice - 2014 Semi-Final". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  14. ↑ "2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Changchun City". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  15. ↑ "2000 IIHF World Junior U20 Championship Pool D Mexico City, Mexico". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  16. ↑ "2001 IIHF World U20 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  17. ↑ "2001 IIHF World Championship Div II,Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  18. ↑ "Assist Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  19. ↑ Ulkomaanapuja... Australiasta? (Finnish) Jatkoaika.com
  20. ↑ "The First Ice Hockey Champions". www.icelegendsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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