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USA Chad Ruhwedel
#5 New York Rangers / NHL - 24/25
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 07, 1990
Position
D
Age
34
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
San Diego, CA, USA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Rangers New York Rangers / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Chad Ruhwedel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Los Angeles Jr. Kings 18U AAA 18U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 55* 0* 11* 11* 30* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -4
2009-10 Sioux Falls Stampede “C” USHL 58* 5* 17* 22* 55* 20* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
2010-11 UMass-Lowell NCAA 32* 2* 13* 15* 10* -8* |
2011-12 UMass-Lowell NCAA 37* 6* 19* 25* 26* 6* |
2012-13 UMass-Lowell “A” NCAA 41* 7* 16* 23* 20* 16* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 21* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 47* 4* 24* 28* 22* -1* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 4 -2
2014-15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
Rochester Americans “A” AHL 72* 10* 26* 36* 22* -6* |
2015-16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 59* 10* 16* 26* 26* -19* |
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34* 2* 8* 10* 8* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 28* 4* 12* 16* 12* 0* |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44* 2* 3* 5* 16* -8* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 2 -2
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18* 1* 1* 2* 4* -9* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5* 1* 4* 5* 2* 8* |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41* 2* 4* 6* 12* 4* |
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 14* 3* |
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 4* 9* 13* 14* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 2
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47* 1* 4* 5* 18* -4* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47* 1* 3* 4* 4* -4* |
New York Rangers NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2024-25 New York Rangers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 4* 0* |
Projected NHL 65* 0* 0* 0* 0* 130* |
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Chad Ruhwedel Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Rochester Americans Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |

Chad Ruhwedel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 6 218* 29* 84* 113* 0.52* 88* -18* | 1 5 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.00 * 4 * -2 *
NCAA 3 110* 15* 48* 63* 0.57* 56* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 365* 13* 36* 49* 0.13* 92* -7* | 3 25 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -3 *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 113* 5* 28* 33* 0.29* 85* 32* | 2 7 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.29 * 6 * -5 *

Chad Ruhwedel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/12/2024
07/12/2024 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
03/08/2024
03/08/2024 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers
02/19/2022
02/19/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
08/28/2020
08/28/2020 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
05/23/2019
05/23/2019 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/01/2016
07/01/2016 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
07/16/2014
07/16/2014 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
04/13/2013
04/13/2013 Confirmed UMass-Lowell Buffalo Sabres
03/30/2010
03/30/2010 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede UMass-Lowell
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 16 #190 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Sioux Falls Stampede