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Ronnie Rüeger

#66 Kloten Flyers / NLA - 12/13

Date of Birth

Feb 26, 1973

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 186 cm

Place of Birth

Kloten, SUI

Weight

194 lbs / 88 kg

Nation

Switzerland / Scotland

Catches

Youth Team

EHC Kloten

Status

Retired

Agency

PREMIUM

Brother: Brian Rüeger

Team Staff profile of Ronnie Rüeger also available

Use/Embed statistics

Ronnie Rüeger Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI		POST	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
1986-87	EHC Kloten II U20	Junioren A	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1988-89	EHC Kloten U17	-	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland U16 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1989-90	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18	3*	-*	4.43*	.857*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1990-91	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	EHC Kloten	NLA	1*	36*	2.31*	-*	1*	-*	0*	- *	26*	\|	Playoffs	0	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18 B	2*	5*	1.00*	.933*	2*	28*	-*	- *	120*	\|
1991-92	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	EHC Kloten	NLA	1*	35*	1.00*	-*	1*	-*	0*	1-0-0 *	60*	\|	Playoffs	0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1992-93	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	HC Davos	NLB	13*	28*	3.15*	-*	39*	-*	1*	- *	742*	\|	Playoffs	0	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20 B	2*	-*	0.50*	.941*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1993-94	EHC Bülach	NLB	30*	36*	4.19*	-*	120*	-*	0*	- *	1 720*	\|	Relegation	4	4	3.75	-	15	-	0	-	240
1994-95	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	8*	36*	3.70*	-*	20*	-*	0*	2-2-1 *	324*	\|	Playoffs	0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	SC Herisau	NLB	33*	35*	2.84*	-*	92*	-*	3*	- *	1 946*	\|	Playoffs	5	5	3.00	-	15	-	0	-	300
1996-97	EV Zug	NLA	14*	43*	3.29*	-*	42*	-*	0*	6-2-4 *	767*	\|	Playoffs	0	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Lausanne HC	NLB	5*	5*	2.52*	-*	13*	-*	0*	- *	310*	\|
1997-98	EV Zug	NLA	20*	40*	2.84*	.923*	55*	-*	0*	13-4-3 *	1 160*	\|	Playoffs	16	20	2.68	-	42	-	2	11-5-0	939
	Switzerland	WC	0*	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Team Switzerland	International	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	0*	1*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1998-99	EV Zug	NLA	27*	44*	2.79*	-*	74*	-*	2*	11-13-3 *	1 594*	\|	Playoffs	4	11	3.65	-	15	-	0	1-3-0	247
	Switzerland (all)	International	2*	4*	2.02*	-*	4*	-*	0*	1-1-0 *	119*	\|
1999-00	EV Zug	NLA	30*	43*	3.18*	.911*	89*	-*	2*	19-10-0 *	1 681*	\|	Playoffs	3	11	4.59	.881	7	-	0	0-1-0	92
	Team Switzerland	International	3*	-*	1.64*	-*	3*	-*	0*	1-2-0 *	110*	\|
2000-01	EV Zug	NLA	14*	37*	3.69*	.884*	48*	-*	0*	5-6-1 *	781*	\|
	AIK	Elitserien	4*	4*	3.27*	.893*	13*	109*	0*	- *	239*	\|
2001-02	EV Zug	NLA	14*	40*	2.86*	-*	38*	-*	0*	5-6-2 *	799*	\|
	HC Lugano	NLA	4*	5*	1.71*	-*	7*	-*	1*	3-0-1 *	245*	\|	Playoffs	12	13	2.49	-	32	-	1	6-6-0	770
2002-03	HC Lugano	NLA	43*	44*	2.87*	-*	124*	-*	3*	24-15-4 *	2 594*	\|	Playoffs	16	16	2.06	-	32	-	2	12-4-0	964
2003-04	HC Lugano	NLA	43*	47*	2.58*	-*	107*	-*	2*	30-8-3 *	2 493*	\|	Playoffs	16	16	2.15	-	37	-	1	10-6-0	1 035
	Switzerland	WC	0*	1*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	6*	13*	2.78*	-*	14*	-*	0*	2-2-2 *	303*	\|
2004-05	HC Lugano	NLA	29*	44*	2.03*	-*	56*	-*	2*	17-6-4 *	1 660*	\|	Playoffs	1	5	4.53	-	5	-	0	0-1-0	67
	Switzerland	OGQ	0*	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	2*	3*	1.32*	.952*	2*	-*	0*	1-0-1 *	91*	\|
2005-06	HC Lugano	NLA	42*	43*	2.57*	-*	104*	-*	3*	24-11-6 *	2 431*	\|	Playoffs	17	17	2.27	-	38	-	3	12-5-0	1 057
2006-07	Kloten Flyers	NLA	44*	44*	2.84*	-*	126*	-*	2*	28-14-2 *	2 663*	\|	Playoffs	11	11	3.65	-	40	-	0	5-6-0	658
	Switzerland (all)	International	2*	-*	2.46*	.839*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2007-08	Kloten Flyers	NLA	50*	50*	2.57*	-*	129*	-*	0*	26-16-7 *	3 009*	\|	Playoffs	5	5	3.40	-	18	-	0	1-4-0	318
	Switzerland	WC	0*	1*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	12*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2008-09	Kloten Flyers	NLA	50*	50*	2.52*	-*	127*	-*	4*	33-14-3 *	3 019*	\|	Playoffs	15	15	1.71	-	27	-	4	11-3-1	946
	Switzerland	WC	0*	6*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	13*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2009-10	Kloten Flyers	NLA	47*	49*	2.63*	-*	126*	-*	1*	29-15-3 *	2 870*	\|	Playoffs	10	10	2.77	-	27	-	0	4-4-1	585
	Switzerland	OG	0*	5*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Switzerland (all)	International	2*	-*	1.50*	.939*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2010-11	Kloten Flyers	NLA	43*	48*	2.09*	.915*	90*	-*	2*	31-9-3 *	2 587*	\|	Playoffs	18	18	2.18	-	40	-	2	10-8-0	1 104
2011-12	Kloten Flyers	NLA	48*	50*	2.17*	.913*	101*	1 066*	8*	26-13-6 *	2 794*	\|	Playoffs	5	5	3.21	.881	16	118	1	1-4-0	299
2012-13	Kloten Flyers	NLA	37*	49*	2.51*	.910*	94*	946*	4*	16-17-4 *	2 245*	\|	Relegation	5	5	1.76	.938	10	152	0	4-0-1	340

Ronnie Rüeger Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI		POST	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
1990-91	EHC Kloten	Spengler Cup	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1997-98	EV Zug	Euro HL	5*	-*	2.20*	.949*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	1	-	6.00	.882	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	EV Zug	Euro HL	2*	-*	4.00*	.914*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|		1	-	6.00	.882	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Switzerland	Deutschland Cup	2*	3*	1.44*	.932*	3*	41*	0*	2-0-0 *	125*	\|
2011-12	Kloten Flyers	Spengler Cup	2*	3*	7.00*	-*	14*	-*	0*	0-2-0 *	120*	\|

Ronnie Rüeger Career Totals

League	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI	\|	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
Deutschland Cup	1	2*	3*	1.44*	.932*	3*	41*	0*	2-0-0*	125	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
EJC-18	1	3*	-*	4.43*	.857*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
EJC-18 B	1	2*	5*	1.00*	.933*	2*	28*	-*	-*	120	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Euro HL	2	7*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	1	2	-	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*
International	9	42*	21*	2.22*	-*	23*	-*	0*	5-5-3*	623	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
International-Jr	4	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Junioren A	1	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NLA (NL)	20	609*	877*	2.61*	.912*	1 559*	2 012*	36*	349-181-60*	35 794	\|	19	154	202	2.46*	.912*	386*	270*	16*	88-60-3*	9 414*
OG	1	0*	5*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
OGQ	1	0*	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Elitserien (SHL)	1	4*	4*	3.27*	.893*	13*	109*	0*	-*	239	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NLB (SL)	4	81*	104*	3.36*	-*	264*	-*	4*	-*	4 718	\|	3	9	16	3.33*	-*	30*	-*	0*	-*	540*
Spengler Cup	2	2*	3*	7.00*	-*	14*	-*	0*	0-2-0*	120	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit)	4	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WC	4	0*	8*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20	1	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20 B	1	2*	-*	0.50*	.941*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ronnie Rüeger Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

- Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame
1990-1991
- Elite Jr. A Champion (Kloten U20)
1992-1993
- NLB Champion (Davos)
- NLB To NLA Promotion (Davos)
1997-1998
- NLA Champion (Zug)
- NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (2)
2002-2003
- NLA Champion (Lugano)
2003-2004
- NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (1)
2004-2005
- NLA Best GAA (2.03)
2005-2006
- NLA Champion (Lugano)
- NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (3)
2006-2007
- NL Most Minutes Played (2662)
- NL Most Wins (28)
2007-2008
- NL Most Minutes Played (3008)
2008-2009
- NLA Goalie of the Year (Jacques Plante Trophy)
- NL Media All-Star Team (Kloten)
- NL Media Best Goalie
- NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (Kloten)
- NL Most Minutes Played (3018)
- NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (4)
- NL Most Wins (33)
- NL Most Wins Playoffs (11)
2010-2011
- NL Most Minutes Played Playoffs (1104)
- NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (2)
2011-2012
- NL Most Shutouts (8)

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
01/19/2013
01/19/2013	Confirmed	Kloten Flyers	Retired
10/25/2011
10/25/2011	Extension	Kloten Flyers	Kloten Flyers
11/10/2008
11/10/2008	Extension	Kloten Flyers	Kloten Flyers

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EHC Kloten

Cult/Star player for EV Zug

Cult/Star player for HC Lugano

Milestones
- 2011-12-07 • Dresses in his 1000. Professional Hockey Game (Regular Season & Playoffs combined), as the 1st Goaltender to ever reach that Milestone.