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Switzerland USA Thomas Rüfenacht
#81 HC Ambrì-Piotta / NL - 22/23
3-time NL Champion 3
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1985
Position
LW/RW
Age
39
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Meggen, SUI
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Switzerland / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Culver Military Academy
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM

Family relations
Brother: Dan Rüfenacht

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Thomas Rüfenacht Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Culver Military Academy Prep USHS-Prep -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 28* 8* 11* 19* 164* -* |
SC Langnau NLA 10* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
EHC Brandis SwissDiv1 5* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
2004-05 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 35* 11* 16* 27* 112* -* |
SC Langnau NLA 13* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 EHC Visp NLB 34* 5* 7* 12* 26* -* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -
EHC Saastal SwissDiv1 5* 2* 4* 6* 22* -* |
2006-07 EHC Visp NLB 44* 26* 35* 61* 102* -* | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 12 -
2007-08 Lausanne HC NLB 39* 26* 29* 55* 58* -* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 36 -
Genève-Servette HC NLA 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
2008-09 Lausanne HC NLB 45* 22* 29* 51* 105* -* | Playoffs 15 10 11 21 22 -
Lausanne HC NLA Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 7 0 1 1 51 -
Genève-Servette HC NLA 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2009-10 EV Zug NLA 44* 8* 8* 16* 63* -* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 32 -
EHC Visp NLB 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 EV Zug NLA 50* 6* 12* 18* 119* -2* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 47 -4
2011-12 EV Zug NLA 43* 7* 11* 18* 112* 9* | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 8 2
2012-13 HC Lugano NLA 40* 14* 17* 31* 36* 11* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -3
Switzerland (all) International 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
2013-14 HC Lugano NLA 37* 11* 10* 21* 76* 1* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 26 -2
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 17* 0* 3* 3* 16* -1* |
2014-15 SC Bern NLA 45* 8* 9* 17* 53* 1* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 4 -5
Switzerland (all) International 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
2015-16 SC Bern NLA 37* 6* 15* 21* 26* 1* | Playoffs 14 3 4 7 20 4
2016-17 SC Bern NLA 36* 7* 15* 22* 22* 4* | Playoffs 16 7 11 18 49 4
Switzerland WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2017-18 SC Bern NL 40* 17* 14* 31* 42* 10* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 20 -3
Switzerland OG 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* 3* |
Switzerland (all) International 11* 2* 1* 3* 8* 1* |
2018-19 SC Bern NL 47* 12* 12* 24* 80* -3* | Playoffs 17 3 5 8 12 1
Switzerland (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2019-20 SC Bern NL 50* 7* 21* 28* 76* 6* |
Switzerland (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
2020-21 SC Bern NL 8* 0* 1* 1* 27* -1* |
2021-22 SC Bern NL 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 8* 1* 4* 5* 2* 2* |

Thomas Rüfenacht Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 SC Bern Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
SC Bern “A” Swiss Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2015-16 SC Bern Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 SC Bern Champions HL 8* 1* 5* 6* 4* 3* |
2017-18 SC Bern Champions HL 9* 1* 1* 2* 31* 1* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2018-19 SC Bern Champions HL 7* 3* 1* 4* 6* -1* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 SC Bern Champions HL 8* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
2020-21 SC Bern Swiss Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Thomas Rüfenacht Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 6 42* 5* 13* 18* 0.43* 47* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 55* 5* 9* 14* 0.25* 36* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 18 522* 105* 149* 254* 0.49* 738* 35* | 12 115 19 * 31 * 50 * 0.43 * 220 * -6 *
NLA Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 51 * - *
OG 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 5 163* 80* 100* 180* 1.10* 293* -* | 4 49 17 * 25 * 42 * 0.86 * 72 * - *
Swiss Cup 6 17* 1* 4* 5* 0.29* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 2 10* 3* 6* 9* 0.90* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 63* 19* 27* 46* 0.73* 276* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 15* 0* 1* 1* 0.07* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Thomas Rüfenacht Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/06/2023
09/06/2023 Confirmed HC Ambrì-Piotta Retired
02/15/2023
02/15/2023 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
01/23/2023
01/23/2023 Confirmed No team HC Ambrì-Piotta
08/03/2022
08/03/2022 Confirmed SC Bern EHC Olten
11/05/2019
11/05/2019 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
10/27/2016
10/27/2016 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
11/04/2013
11/04/2013 Confirmed HC Lugano SC Bern
03/27/2012
03/27/2012 Confirmed EV Zug HC Lugano
11/18/2010
11/18/2010 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Bern