Ratushny is a two-time All-American, earning a spot in the second team in 1990 and first-team honors in 1991. He was also a two-time All-ECAC First Team selection and All-Ivy League First Team honoree both of those seasons after earning ECAC All-Rookie Team honors following the 1988-89 season. That strong freshman campaign led to the NHL's New Jersey Devils selecting him in the second round of the entry draft the following summer, and he served as captain of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 1990. He racked up 14 goals and 51 assists for 65 career points in 80 games in his three seasons at Cornell, then competed with Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France. Ratushny ascended to the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks during the 1992-93 season — his first as professional. He played professionally for seven seasons in North America before three more professional seasons in Japan, Finland and Scotland.
