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Larry Rucchin

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Larry Rucchin
Born (1967-05-12)12 May 1967
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died 20 June 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 35)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Played for HC Devils Milano
Berlin Capitals
Dundas Real McCoys
National team  Italy

Larry Rucchin (12 May 1967 – 20 June 2002) was an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]

He's the elder brother of Steve Rucchin, who played for Canada. When Italy and Canada clashed at the 1998 World Championship, in Switzerland, Larry and Steve made history by being it the first time that brothers played each other in an international ice hockey tournament.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Rucchin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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