Darren William Rumble (born January 23, 1969) is a

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professional

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coach and former professional ice hockey player. Rumble played for the

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, St. Louis Blues and

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of the

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, but played most of his career with various minor league teams. In 2003–04 season Rumble spent majority of the season in the NHL, played only 5 games for Tampa Bay. Rumble spent most of the season as a healthy reserve.

still had his name inscribed on the

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even though he did not officially qualify. The following year he played a handful of games for the Lightnings' AHL Affiliate

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before

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and becoming assistant coach of the team. Rumble later became head coach of the

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of the

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(AHL), holding the position until January 2010. In 2013, he was assistant coach for the Icelandic National hockey team in the IIHF Hockey World Championship Div.II in Croatia.

Playing career

As a youth, Rumble played in the 1982

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with a

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team from

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. Rumble was selected 20th overall by the

in the

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. Rumble turned professional with the

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in 1989–90. He played three seasons with the Bears, managing three games with the Flyers. He was selected in the

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by the

. He played two seasons with Ottawa, before returning to the AHL with the Prince Edward Island Senators. In 1995, he became the property of the Flyers for the second time, and mostly played for their affiliates the Hershey Bears and the Philadelphia Phantoms. He did manage 15 games in the NHL. In 1997, he left North America to play one season for the

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in the

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. After that season, Rumble would spend the following seven seasons with various AHL and IHL teams, with occasional callups to NHL clubs St. Louis Blues and

, including five games with the Lightning in the 2003–04 season for which the club won the

. His final playing season was with Springfield in 2004–05, becoming their assistant coach as a mid-season replacement. Over his career, Rumble played 193 career NHL games, scoring 10 goals and 26 assists for 36 points.

Coaching career

In 2007, he joined the

of the AHL as an assistant coach. In July 2008, the

named Rumble Head Coach of their AHL affiliate the

replacing Steve Stirling. On January 12, 2010, he was fired by the Lightning. He subsequently became an assistant coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds. In July 2013, he was named head coach of the

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(QMJHL).

Career statistics

Awards

* 1997 - Eddie Shore Award - AHL top defenceman

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rumble, Darren 1969 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Barrie Colts players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kitchener Rangers players Moncton Wildcats coaches National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Haven Senators players Ottawa Senators players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Prince Edward Island Senators players St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Dragons players Sportspeople from Barrie Springfield Falcons players Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Worcester IceCats players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey coaches