Roy Radke (born December 10, 1996) is an American former professional

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winger who last played for

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in the Finnish top tier league

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. He was drafted 164th overall by the

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in the

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Early life

Although Radke grew up in

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, his family moved to St. Charles while he was young. He stayed in St. Charles and was educated at Lincoln Elementary School until the fourth grade when his family moved to Geneva. Radke attended Geneva Middle School North before playing prep hockey in Indiana at

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. Radke later transferred to Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota where he played prep school hockey with the Shattuck St. Mary's Midget Prep.

Playing career

Major junior

Radke was drafted by the

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in the 2012

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Draft and by the

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in the 2013 USHL Draft. After the Ice temporarily withdrew from the USHL before the 2014–15 season, Radke's playing rights were sent to the

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. On August 12, 2014, Radke committed to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Colts after concluding the 2013–14 season at Shattuck St. Mary's with a National Championship title. Leading up to the

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, Radke was ranked 104th for North American skaters by the

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. He was eventually drafted 164th overall by the

. Without a contract from the Blackhawks, Radke returned for one more season of

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before signing an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Blackhawks

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affiliate, the

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. However, a few days after signing his ATO, Radke underwent season ending surgery, cutting his final OHL season short.

Professional

Although he was given the option to join the IceHogs in the AHL after his rehab, on August 21, 2017, Radke left North America to play with

in the Finnish

on a tryout contract. His tryout was extended in early October, and he eventually signed a one-year contract with the team in November. His contract was extended to the 2018–19 season on March 10, 2018. Early on in the 2018–19 season, Radke suffered a head injury and was out for the remainder of the season. On April 3, 2019, the team announced Radke would be healthy for the following season. However, he was unable to be medically cleared to play and officially retired.

Career statistics

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