Pijus Rulevičius
Encyclopedia
Pijus Rulevičius is a Lithuania
n professional ice hockey
right winger
and center
, currently playing for the Janesville Jets
in the NAHL.
from Chicago Mission, but did not play a single game for the team, electing to play 2009-2010 season for Suffolk PAL Juniors in Canadian junior A league MetJHL. In 2010-2011 season he played one pre-season game for Dubuque Fighting Saints where he recorded no goals, no assts, but 17 penalty minutes including minor, major and game misconduct. Since the start of the 2010 season he plays for Janesville Jets
in the NAHL.
d1 and seniorside WJC d1, WJC d2 in 2009.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
and center
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
, currently playing for the Janesville Jets
Janesville Jets
The Janesville Jets are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, their home games are played at the Janesville Ice Arena.-History:...
in the NAHL.
Career
Rulevičius began his career with SC Energija Elektrenai and was 2007 best player for the team at Volvo Cup 2007. On 13 May, 2009 he was drafted by Chicago SteelChicago Steel
The Chicago Steel is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team formed in 2000. It plays all of its home games at the Edge Ice Arena, located in Bensenville, Illinois. The Steel play in the Eastern Division of the United States Hockey League. The current GM and Head Coach of the Steel is Scott McConnell...
from Chicago Mission, but did not play a single game for the team, electing to play 2009-2010 season for Suffolk PAL Juniors in Canadian junior A league MetJHL. In 2010-2011 season he played one pre-season game for Dubuque Fighting Saints where he recorded no goals, no assts, but 17 penalty minutes including minor, major and game misconduct. Since the start of the 2010 season he plays for Janesville Jets
Janesville Jets
The Janesville Jets are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, their home games are played at the Janesville Ice Arena.-History:...
in the NAHL.
Career statistics
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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 | ||
2009–10 | Suffolk PAL Juniors | MetJHL | 34 | 48 | 21 | 69 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010–11 | Janesville Jets Janesville Jets The Janesville Jets are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, their home games are played at the Janesville Ice Arena.-History:... |
NAHL North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League... |
45 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | Janesville Jets | NAHL | 21 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
International career
Since 2006 he is junior member for Lithuania and played for his country at 2006 WJC18IIHF World U18 Championships
The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World...
d1 and seniorside WJC d1, WJC d2 in 2009.