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a.k.a. "Michael Steven Rathje"
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Rathje was a skilled defensive-minded rearguard. He was a huge piece of business and used his tremendous reach effectively. With the Sharks, he often played on the same pairing as Marcus Ragnarsson.

He was not typical blue line big man. He had no mean streak and he was never going put a guy into the first row with thunderous bodychecks. He was very strong, able to handle top power forwards. But the strength of his game was his surprising skating ability, blessed with mobility and a burst of speed. Combined with excellent positioning Rathje could keep up with the top speedsters. Unfortunately, Rathje's career was cut short by chronic hip and back problems. He never officially retired and spent 2007 to 2010 on the Flyers' long-term injured reserve list.
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Fans expected him to kill people because of his size and presence on the ice.

Dan Rusanowsky 2010

I really had to sacrifice in order to get into good condition — (time with) family, friends, everything. But eventually the work did pay off

Mike Rathje 2010

He was always in position and incredibly hard to move or get around.

Dan Rusanowsky 2010

You should only focus on what you can control. The skills follow once you can get control of your head.

Mike Rathje 2010

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