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Rejean Stringer
Born (1974-08-21) August 21, 1974 (age 50)
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Played for Cardiff Devils (EIHL)
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
Salzburg (Aust-2)
Columbia Inferno (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons (WCHL)
New Orleans Brass (ECHL)
Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL)
Merrimack Warriors (HE)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2006

Rejean Stringer (pronounced Ray-zhawn, Stron-zhay)[1] (born August 21, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played most of his career in the ECHL.

Early life and education

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Stringer was raised in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan where he began playing hockey at a very young age in a backyard rink. Stringer left home in tenth grade to play for a team in a stronger league.[2] He attended Merrimack College from 1995 to 1999. He led the team in goals scored in the 1996–97 season and led the team in overall scoring the next two years. During his junior year In the 1997–98 season he would have a collegiate high 57 points. Leading the nation in assists with 46.[2] That year he scored seven points in Merrimack's upset series victory over top seed Boston University in the Hockey East playoffs.[3] During his senior year In 1999 he was named team captain. He would go on to score 17 goals and 39 assists leading to him being named to the Hockey East All-Star team.[4] As well as being the first player in program history to be named a DI All American. He would be named team MVP both his junior and senior year. [5]

Professional career

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After leaving Merrimack, Stringer played for the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the AHL and the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL in the 1999–2000 season. The next year, he moved to the Fresno Falcons of the now-defunct WCHL. He would tally 20 goals and 43 assists with his one season in Fresno. He would then play for the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL for 2 seasons from 2001 to 2003. In his first year with the Inferno he would score 14 goals and tally 43 assists in 57 games. Then during his second year in the 2002-03 season he would make the 2002 ECHL all-star team in after having a 95 point season.[6] He then spent the 2003–04 season in playing for Salzburg in Austria having a 86 point season with 38 goals and 48 assists in just 38 appearances. Stringer then returned to ECHL for the 2004–05 season, playing for the Las Vegas Wranglers before being sent to the Peoria Rivermen due to the Wranglers' salary cap issues.[7] The next year he briefly played for the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL before retiring from professional hockey. While in Cardiff, Stringer scored the final goal in the last game that the Devils played at Wales National Ice Rink.[8]

He currently works as an investment advisor for RBC Dominion Securities in his hometown of Gravelbourg.[9]

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Merrimack College HE 32 8 8 16 16 — — — — —
1996–97 Merrimack College HE 34 18 18 36 14 — — — — —
1997–98 Merrimack College HE 38 11 46 57 44 — — — — —
1998–99 Merrimack College HE 36 17 39 56 44 — — — — —
1999–2000 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 40 6 13 19 12 2 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 New Orleans Brass ECHL 30 6 13 19 6 3 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Fresno Falcons WCHL 71 20 43 63 6 5 3 4 7 4
2001–02 Columbia Inferno ECHL 58 14 43 57 10 5 1 3 4 0
2002–03 Columbia Inferno ECHL 72 37 59 96 16 17 3 14 17 12
2003–04 Salzburg Aust-2 37 38 48 86 32 — — — — —
2004–05 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 19 3 11 14 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 53 16 20 36 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Cardiff Devils EIHL 4 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
ECHL totals 232 76 146 222 44 25 4 17 21 12

Awards and honours

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Award Year
Merrimack team MVP 1997-98

1998-99

All-Hockey East Second Team 1998–99
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1998–99
ECHL all star team 2002–03

References

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  1. ^ "Wranglers Add Proven Scorer and ECHL All-Star in Stringer". Our Sports Central. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hendrickson, Dave (8 March 1999). "The Odd Couple". USCHO.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  3. ^ Wodon, Adam (30 November 1999). "Catching Up With ... Rejean Stringer". College Hockey News. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Hockey East All-Stars". HockeyEastOnline. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ https://merrimackathletics.com/documents/2021/7/12/Men_s_Ice_Hockey_Record_Book_without_YBY.pdf
  6. ^ Krieg, Michael (20 December 2002). "ECHL All-Star rosters". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, LA. p. D4. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  7. ^ Dewey, Todd (8 December 2004). "Wranglers deal Stringer to Rivermen in cap move". Review-Journal. Las Vegas. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Cardiff Devils 5-2 Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Investment Dealers". Business Directory. Town of Gravelbourg. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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