Bryan Rust

Not to be confused with Brian Rust.
Bryan Rust

Rust with the Penguins in 2016.
Born (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992
Pontiac, Michigan
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins
National team  United States
NHL Draft 80th overall, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2014–present

Bryan Peter Rust (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rust was born in Pontiac, Michigan, but grew up in Troy, Michigan.[1]

Playing career

With the Penguins in 2014.

Rust played his collegiate career from 2010–14 at the University of Notre Dame where he played a total of 161 games totaling 97 points. Rust finished his senior year as an alternate captain. Rust won a Gold Medal at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships for Team USA and the 2013 CCHA Tournament for Notre Dame. Rust was selected 80th overall in the third round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Rust made his AHL debut during the 2013–14 AHL season for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. Rust made his NHL debut on December 13, 2014 for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets where the Penguins lost to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.[2] He would score his first NHL goal two nights later against Evgeni Nabokov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, on December 15, 2014.[3]

Rust would enjoy a breakout year in 2016, due to injuries in the Penguins organization. After recording 8 points in 33 games in the 2015–16 season, Rust signed a 2-year extension with Pittsburgh, along with fellow players Scott Wilson, and Tom Kuhnhackl. On May 26, 2016, at the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, Rust became the 8th rookie in history to get multiple goals in a game 7. He scored the first goal of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.

Personal life

Rust is the younger brother of retired AHL player Matt Rust who also played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the 2011–12 AHL season. [4] Rust's speech is occasionally dysfluent because he is a person who stutters, but he is accepting of his stuttering.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 42 6 9 15 18 — — — — —
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 27 10 13 23 6 — — — — —
2010–11 University of Notre Dame CCHA 40 6 13 19 4 — — — — —
2011–12 University of Notre Dame CCHA 40 5 6 11 14 — — — — —
2012–13 University of Notre Dame CCHA 41 15 19 34 4 — — — — —
2013–14 University of Notre Dame H-East 40 17 16 33 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 45 13 14 27 14 3 2 0 2 0
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 16 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 4 7 11 12 23 6 3 9 6
NHL totals 55 5 8 13 16 23 6 3 9 6
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
World Junior U18 Championships
2010 Belarus

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 4 2 6 4
Junior totals 7 4 2 6 4

Awards and honors

Awards Year
College
CCHA Tournament Champion (University of Notre Dame) 2013
NHL
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2016 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "3 Impressions: Blue Jackets 4, Pens 3 (SO)". Pittsburgh Penguins. December 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "3 Impressions: Pens 4, Bolts 2". Pittsburgh Penguins. December 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com – Matt Rust". Elite Prospects.
  5. ↑ "Despite speech impediment Penguins Bryan Rust isn't short on confidence". Post-Gazette. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6". National Hockey League. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

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