Bruce Maurice Racine (born August 9, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey goaltender who played in the

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with the

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. Racine was drafted in the third round, 58th overall by the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

. Bruce played his youth hockey in the Ottawa Valley and spent one season in the CJHL with the

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before joining

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where he was a two-time All-American, He set school records for games played, minutes played and wins leading the Huskies to

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Championships in 1985 and 1988 and a Hockey East Championship in 1988. After his collegiate career, he signed with Pittsburgh. Racine played with the Penguins farm team the

Muskegon Lumberjacks The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. They play in Muskegon, Michigan, at Mercy Health Arena. The Lumberjacks replaced the International Hockey League franchi ...

of the IHL, for parts of five seasons (with a break as the starting goaltender for the

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). In the 1988/89 season with the Lumberjacks he led the IHL in wins and shutouts and was named to the league's First All-Star team. In 1991 Racine was recalled to Pittsburgh for the playoffs and dressed for four playoff games. Racine was included in the Stanley Cup team picture, and given a Stanley Cup ring. Racine then played under contract for the

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in the AHL for two seasons with the

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. Racine finally got his chance to play in an NHL game when he signed as a free agent with the

in 1995. In the 1995/1996 season he started the year in the minors with the

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but eventually got the call to back up

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. That year Fuhr set a record by playing in 79 games but coach

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often pulled Fuhr during games, allowing Racine to play in 11 games, posting a 0–3–0 record and a 3.13 GAA. Racine also played in one playoff game after Fuhr was sidelined with an injury. Racine played another five years in the IHL with the

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, being named the team's MVP both seasons with Fort Wayne and setting franchise marks for goaltending. Racine spent one season under contract with the

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playing for the IHL

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. He finished his career playing one season for

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had a brief stint with

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and 2 seasons for

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. He retired after the 2002/2003 season. After retirement, he was an assistant coach at Northeastern University in the 2004/2005 season, and now lives in the St. Louis area, where he operates Racine Goalie Academy.

Awards and honors

References

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Racine Goalie Academy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Racine, Bruce 1966 births AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Albany Choppers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cleveland Lumberjacks players Fort Wayne Komets players Ilves players Kansas City Blades players Living people Lukko players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks San Antonio Dragons players Ice hockey people from Cornwall, Ontario St. John's Maple Leafs players St. Louis Blues players Stanley Cup champions