Roy Radke

Roy Radke (born December 10, 1996) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who last played for SaiPa in the Finnish top tier league Liiga. He was drafted 164th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Roy Radke
Born (1996-12-10) December 10, 1996
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
Played for SaiPa
NHL Draft 164th overall, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2017–present

Early life

Although Radke grew up in Logan Square, Chicago, his family moved to St. Charles while he was young. He stayed in St. Charles and was educated at Lincoln Elementary School until the fourth grade when his family moved to Geneva. Radke attended Geneva Middle School North before playing prep hockey in Indiana at Culver Military Academy.[1] Radke later transferred to Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota where he played prep school hockey with the Shattuck St. Mary's Midget Prep.[2]

Playing career

Major junior

Radke was drafted by the Barrie Colts in the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Draft[3] and by the Indiana Ice in the 2013 USHL Draft. After the Ice temporarily withdrew from the USHL before the 2014–15 season, Radke's playing rights were sent to the Dubuque Fighting Saints.[4] On August 12, 2014, Radke committed to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Colts after concluding the 2013–14 season at Shattuck St. Mary's with a National Championship title.[3]

Leading up to the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Radke was ranked 104th for North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[5] He was eventually drafted 164th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] Without a contract from the Blackhawks, Radke returned for one more season of major junior hockey before signing an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Blackhawks American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[7] However, a few days after signing his ATO, Radke underwent season ending surgery, cutting his final OHL season short.[8][9]

Professional

Although he was given the option to join the IceHogs in the AHL after his rehab, on August 21, 2017, Radke left North America to play with SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga on a tryout contract.[10] His tryout was extended in early October, and he eventually signed a one-year contract with the team in November.[11] His contract was extended to the 2018–19 season on March 10, 2018.[12]

Early on in the 2018–19 season, Radke suffered a head injury and was out for the remainder of the season.[13] On April 3, 2019, the team announced Radke would be healthy for the following season.[14] However, he was unable to be medically cleared to play and officially retired.[15]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Shattuck-Saint Mary's USHS 4919214046 —————
2014–15 Barrie Colts OHL 64991829 94042
2015–16 Barrie Colts OHL 6619203943 150000
2016–17 Barrie Colts OHL 4523133630 —————
2017–18 SaiPa Liiga 46 7 5 12 34 7 0 0 0 4
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 1 0 1 0 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 47 7 6 13 34 7 0 0 0 4

References
  1. Druley, Kevin (June 30, 2015). "Blackhawks draft pick finishes school in Geneva". kcchronicle.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. "Four Shattuck-St. Mary's Skaters Selected in 2015 NHL Draft". ssmathletics.org. June 26, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. "Roy Radke commits to Colts". barriecolts.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. "USHL Completes Dispersal Draft". USHL.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  5. "NHL Central Scouting's 2015 final rankings". NHL.com. April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. "Chicago native Roy Radke selected by Blackhawks". barriecolts.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  7. "RADKE SIGNS ATO". icehogs.com. March 21, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  8. Power, Scott (March 26, 2017). "Blackhawks prospect Roy Radke will have season-ending surgery". theathletic.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  9. Brandon M. Cain (March 21, 2017). "Blackhawks prospect Roy Radke to have season-ending shoulder surgery". secondcityhockey.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  10. "SaiPa vahvistuu Roy Radkella - "NHL on edelleen tavoitteeni"". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). August 21, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. "Radke jatkaa SaiPassa loppukauden". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). November 8, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. "SaiPa solmi jatkosopimuksen kuuden pelaajan kanssa". saipa.fi (in Finnish). March 10, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  13. "SaiPalla on Liigan pahin loukkaantumissuma — Tuomenoksan mukaan aiheuttajina ovat maila, kiekko tai taklaus, mutta ei harjoittelu tai liian iso peliaika". esaimaa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  14. "SM-liigaseura julkaisi peräti yhdeksän jatkosopimusta – ilmoitti samalla "selkeästi suuremmasta vaihtuvuudesta"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  15. Eminian, Dave (September 24, 2020). "Roy Radke's journey from NHL draft pick to Bradley golfer". Pekin Daily Times. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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