Thomas Rüfenacht

Thomas Rufenacht
Born	(1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 Meggen, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Winger
Shoots	Left
NL team Former teams	HC Ambrì-Piotta SCL Tigers Genève-Servette HC Lausanne HC EV Zug HC Lugano SC Bern
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–present

Thomas Rufenacht (born February 22, 1985) is a Swiss-American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL).

Playing career

On November 4, 2013, Rüfenacht agreed to a three-year contract with SC Bern. On October 27, 2016, he signed a three-year contract extension with Bern worth CHF 1.2 million.

On November 5, 2019, Rüfenacht was signed to a two-year contract extension worth CHF 1.4 mio by Bern, through the 2021/22 season.

International play

Rufenacht was named to the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Culver Military Academy	HS-Prep		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SCL Tigers	SUI U20		28	8	11	19	164		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SCL Tigers	NLA		10	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EHC Brandis	SUI.3		5	1	2	3	—		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SCL Tigers	SUI U20		35	11	16	27	112		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SCL Tigers	NLA		13	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Visp	SUI.2		34	5	7	12	26		7	0	2	2	2
2005–06	EHC Saastal	SUI.3		5	2	4	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Visp	SUI.2		44	26	35	61	102		16	5	8	13	12
2007–08	Lausanne HC	SUI.2		39	26	29	55	58		11	2	4	6	36
2007–08	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		3	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Lausanne HC	SUI.2		45	22	29	51	105		15	10	11	21	22
2008–09	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	EV Zug	NLA		44	8	8	16	63		13	0	1	1	32
2009–10	EHC Visp	SUI.2		1	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	EV Zug	NLA		50	6	12	18	119		10	1	1	2	47
2011–12	EV Zug	NLA		43	7	11	18	112		9	2	2	4	8
2012–13	HC Lugano	NLA		40	14	17	31	36		3	1	0	1	2
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA		37	11	10	21	76		5	1	1	2	26
2014–15	SC Bern	NLA		45	8	9	17	53		11	0	2	2	4
2015–16	SC Bern	NLA		37	6	15	21	26		14	3	4	7	20
2016–17	SC Bern	NLA		36	7	15	22	22		16	7	11	18	49
2017–18	SC Bern	NL		40	17	14	31	42		11	1	4	5	20
2018–19	SC Bern	NL		47	12	12	24	80		17	3	5	8	12
2019–20	SC Bern	NL		50	7	21	28	76		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	SC Bern	NL		8	0	1	1	27		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	SC Bern	NL		10	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL		8	1	4	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
NL totals				522	105	149	254	738		114	19	31	50	220

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Switzerland	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2017	Switzerland	WC		8	0	1	1	2
2018	Switzerland	OG		4	2	1	3	2
Senior totals				19	2	2	4	6

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database