Gregg Rakoczy
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Gregg Adam Rakoczy (born May 18, 1965) is a former
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player who was a center for the
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from 1987 to 1990 and the
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from 1991 to 1992. Rakoczy was drafted 32nd overall in the second round of the
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. He went to college at the
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,
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. He is originally from Medford Lakes, New Jersey and attended Shawnee High School in
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