Career
He was the Most Valuable Player of the Western Hockey League in 1999. Rudkowsky spent most of his career in the ECHL. He backstopped the Reading Royals to a career high 46 games played in 2003-2004 and led the Royals to the Kelly Cup semi-finals that season. On December 31, 2005, Rudkowsky was named starting goaltender for the American Conference in the 14th annual ECHL All-Star Game
Rudkowsky was signed to a professional tryout contract (Pacific Theater of Operations) by the Grand Rapids Griffins on October 26, 2007.
On October 28, he would come in relief for starting goaltender Adam Berkhoel and stop 8 of 9 shots that night.
The Griffins would lose that game 7-1. On February 15, 2008, he was signed again to a Pacific Theater of Operations by Grand Rapids and made a brief appearance (3m 21sec) against the Milwaukee Admirals.
lieutenant was announced on 27 August 2009 that Rudkowsky signed a contract to play for the Edinburgh Capitals in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 09/10 Season. This was the first time Rudkowsky played for a team outside North America.
