Chad Ruhwedel
| Chad Ruhwedel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 7, 1990 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Chad James Ruhwedel (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman under contract for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Ruhwedel started playing youth ice hockey at the San Diego Ice Arena while a resident of Scripps Ranch. He later played for the San Diego Junior Gulls and La Jolla Jaguars as a youth, before playing for the Los Angeles Kings U18 AAA team. After juniors, he played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, earning a Division I college hockey scholarship to UMass Lowell. On April 13, 2013 he signed a two-year entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent with the Sabres.[1][2]
On July 16, 2014 Ruhwedel signed a two-year contract to remain with the Sabres organization.[3]
At the conclusion of his contract with the Sabres, on July 1, 2016, Ruhwedel signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins.[4] He scored his first National Hockey League goal on December 23, 2016 in a 4–1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. He split his time during 2016-17 season playing 28 games in minors for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and 34 games Pittsburgh in the NHL. He would play 6 playoff games. Ruhwedel had a concussion in game 4 of Conference Finals vs Ottawa, and missed the rest of the season. Since, Ruhwedel spent 1/3 of the season in minors he did not get his name on the cup. Pittsburgh did give him a day with the Stanley Cup, and a Stanley Cup ring.
On June 22, 2017, the Penguins re-signed Ruhwedel to a two-year, $1.3 million extension with an annual average of $650,000. [5]
Personal
Chad Ruhwedel was raised in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego and attended Scripps Ranch High School, where he starred on the roller hockey team.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 55 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 58 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 32 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 41 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 47 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 28 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 67 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2010 | |
| College | ||
| Hockey East First Team | 2013 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2013 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2013 | [6] |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) | 2017 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Ruhwedel's long path leads to Lowell then Buffalo". hockeysfuture.com. April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sabres sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel". Buffalo Sabres. NHL.com. April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ "Chad Ruhwedel re-signs with Buffalo Sabres". Mill City Sports. MillCitySports.com. July 16, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "Penguins sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a Two-Year Contract". NHL.com.
- ^ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1990 births
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Ice hockey people from California
- Living people
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sioux Falls Stampede players
- Sportspeople from San Diego
- Stanley Cup champions
- UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs