| Darren Rumble | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rumble with theSpringfield Falcons in 2004 | |||
| Born | (1969-01-23)January 23, 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL draft | 20th overall,1987 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2005 | ||
Darren William Rumble (born January 23, 1969) is aCanadian professionalice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Rumble played for thePhiladelphia Flyers,Ottawa Senators,St. Louis Blues andTampa Bay Lightning of theNational Hockey League (NHL), but played most of his career with various minor league teams, winning theEddie Shore Award as theAmerican Hockey League (AHL)'s best defenceman in 1997. He won theStanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004. After retiring later that year, Rumble became an assistant coach with theSpringfield Falcons of the AHL. He became head coach of theNorfolk Admirals of the AHL in 2008, holding the position until January 2010. He then took up various coaching positions in the minor leagues. He has served as head coach of theMoncton Wildcats of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League and theOwen Sound Attack of theOntario Hockey League.
As a youth, Rumble played in the 1982Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromBarrie.[1] Rumble was selected 9th overall by theKitchener Rangers of theOntario Hockey League (OHL) in the 1986 OHL Priority Draft. He played three seasons ofmajor junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team in his final OHL season in1988–89.[2]
Rumble was selected 20th overall by thePhiladelphia Flyers of theNational Hockey League (NHL) in the1987 NHL entry draft by general manager (GM)Bobby Clarke.[3][4] Going into the draft, he was among the top prospects available, and the fifth highest defenceman.[5] Rumble turned professional with theHershey Bears, theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Flyers in1989–90. He played three seasons with the Bears[6] Rumble was recalled by Philadelphia on November 26, 1990 along withScott Sandelin after defencemanJeff Chychrun suffered a broken wrist.[7] He made his NHL debut on November 27 in a 5–1 victory over theNew York Islanders.[8] In the next game on November 29, a 5–5 tie with theNew Jersey Devils, Rumble scored on goaltenderSean Burke for his first NHL goal and point.[9] He played in one more game with Philadelphia, a 5–1 victory over theNew York Rangers on November 30,[10] before being returned to Hershey.[11] Flyers GM Clarke was fired in 1990 and the new GM,Russ Farwell, did not have Rumble in his plans.[4] Rumble was Hershey's top scoring defenceman in1991–92.[6]
The Flyers chose to leave Rumble unprotected in the1992 NHL expansion draft on June 18, 1992 and he was selected by theOttawa Senators.[6] One of several former first round draft selections chosen by the Senators, Rumble was considered a future cornerstone by the new franchise.[12] Rumble made the Senators out of training camp and played in the team's first ever win in the1992–93 season, a 5–2 victory over theMontreal Canadiens on October 8, 1992, assisting onSylvain Turgeon's game-winning goal.[6] Rumble scored his first goal for the Senators on January 23, 1993 in a 6–4 loss to theWashington Capitals.[13] He had a brief conditioning stint with theNew Haven Senators of the AHL in November, but after two games, was back up with Ottawa.[14][15] Among those considered a future cornerstone, Rumble showed the greatest promise throughout the rough first season,[16] and was re-signed by the Senators in September 1993.[17] However, after suffering through the1993–94 season in which the Senators were only marginally better, Rumble almost quit hockey.[6] Rumble did, however, break a 137-minute Senators scoreless streak and helped break a 12-game winless streak when he scored onArturs Irbe in the first period of a 5–4 victory over theSan Jose Sharks on February 24, 1994.[18] The following season Rumble was made available in thewaiver draft on January 18, 1995 by the Senators, but went unclaimed.[19] He spent thelockout-shortened1994–95 season with Ottawa's AHL affiliate, thePrince Edward Island Senators, where he earned an AHL Second Team All-Star berth.[20] Prince Edward Island won the Atlantic Division and the team were eliminated in the second round of theCalder Cup playoffs.[4]
Rumble returned to the Flyers organization as a free agent for the1995–96 season and competed withJason Bowen andAris Brimanis for the final spot on the Flyers' defence.[4] He was assigned to Hershey to start the season. Rumble was recalled on November 2, 1995[21] and made his Flyers season debut that night in a 2–1 loss to theFlorida Panthers.[22] Rumble got into four more NHL games with the Flyers, going scoreless.[14] In the1996–97 season, the Flyers changed their AHL affiliate to thePhiladelphia Phantoms and it was with them that Rumble starred. He was named an AHL First Team All-Star and awarded theEddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman.[23] He played ten games with the Flyers that season, going scoreless[14] making his NHL season debut on January 2, 1997 in a 4–1 over the San Jose Sharks.[24]
In 1997, a free agent at the end of the season[25] he left North America to play one season for theAdler Mannheim in theDeutsche Eishockey Liga.[2] He returned to North America and signed with theSan Antonio Dragons of theInternational Hockey League (IHL). Rumble scored his first two goals for the Dragons on December 13, 1997 in a 5–2 win over theUtah Grizzlies.[26] He had a multi-point game in a 5–4 win over theLas Vegas Thunder on January 30, 1998.[27] In the offseason, Rumble was sent by the Dragons as future considerations to theGrand Rapids Griffins to complete a previous trade.[28] Rumble began the1998–99 season with the Griffins. On March 9, 1999, Rumble was traded by the Griffins to the Utah Grizzlies for forwardYan Kaminsky.[29] Rumble began the1999–2000 season with the Griffins. However, on December 16, 1999, he was loaned to theWorcester IceCats of the AHL, where he finished the season.[14][30] In the2000–01 season Rumble played with Worcester in the AHL,[31] but saw 12 games of NHL action with theSt. Louis Blues.[14] He made his NHL debut for the Blues on February 6, 2001 in a 2–2 tie with theColumbus Blue Jackets.[32] In the next game, a 4–1 win over theTampa Bay Lightning on February 8, Rumble registered his first point with the Blues. He assisted onAlexander Khavanov'spower play goal in the second period.[33] Rumble was suspended for two games for an illegal hit on forwardMark Smith in a 7–2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on February 26.[34][35] Rumble spent the entire2001–02 season in the AHL with Worcester.[14]
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed Rumble to a one-year contract in September 2002.[36] He split time between theSpringfield Falcons of the AHL and Tampa.[37] He made 19 appearances with Tampa in the2002–03 season, going scoreless.[14] He made his Lightning debut on December 8, 2002 in a 3–1 loss to theChicago Blackhawks.[38] He re-signed with the Lightning to a one-year contract in the offseason.[39] He split the2003–04 season between Tampa and the Hershey Bears of the AHL.[14] Rumble made his NHL season debut on October 21, 2003 in a 2–1 victory over theAtlanta Thrashers.[40] He appeared in five games with Tampa that season, going scoreless. His last appearance in an NHL game took place on December 13, 2003 in a 5–2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.[41] The Lightning went on to win theStanley Cup at the end of the season[42] and Rumble, as a "Black Ace" for the Lightning during the Cup run,[43] had his name inscribed on the Cup.[44] Rumble returned to Springfield the following season, but played only ten games[14] before announcing his retirement as a player and his new job as an assistant coach of the team on December 18, 2004.[45]
Rumble joined the Springfield Falcons as an assistant coach in December 2004. In 2006, he was temporarily promoted to assistant coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning underJohn Tortorella whileCraig Ramsey recovered from cancer.[46] In 2007, theNorfolk Admirals of the AHL became Tampa Bay's new affiliate and Rumble and coachSteve Stirling were re-assigned to the Admirals.[47] In July 2008, the Lightning named Rumble head coach of the Admirals, replacing Stirling.[2] On January 17, 2010, he was fired by the Lightning after going 50–60–11.[43][48]
Rumble was hired as assistant coach with theLewiston Maineiacs of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for one season before becoming an assistant coach toSteve Konowalchuk of theSeattle Thunderbirds of theWestern Hockey League (WHL). He spent two years in the WHL until July 2013, when he was named head coach of theMoncton Wildcats of the QMJHL.[43][49] He coached Moncton for most of six seasons before being fired on January 7, 2019. During his tenure with the Wildcats, he led the team to two playoff semifinals.[50] However, it was announced on January 22 that he was hired as an assistant coach of theSaginaw Spirit of the OHL for the remainder of the season.[51]
In 2017, Rumble was named the head coach ofCanada's under-18 team at the IIHF Under-18 World Hockey Championships.[52]
Rumble returned to the QMJHL, joining theShawinigan Cataractes as an assistant coach underGordie Dwyer for the2019–20 season. He was then signed by theGatineau Olympiques as an assistant coach for the2020–21 season.[53] He remained with the Olympiques until the end of the2022–23 season.[54]
On October 18, 2023, he was named the interim head coach of theOwen Sound Attack of the OHL, where he had been serving since July as an assistant coach, before the replacement of previous coachGreg Walters on October 16.[55] and was relieved of his duties, along with assistant coach Sean Teakle, on May 2, 2024.[56]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Barrie Colts | CJHL | 46 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 64 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 55 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 46 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 57 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | PEI Senators | AHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 70 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | PEI Senators | AHL | 70 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 72 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 46 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 53 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 29 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 39 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 53 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 60 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 33 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 614 | 77 | 317 | 394 | 612 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 51 | ||||
| NHL totals | 193 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 138 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Preceded by | Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick 1987 | Succeeded by |