Chad Ruhwedel | |
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Born | San Diego, CA, USA | May 7, 1990,
Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) |
Position | Defense |
Shoots | Right |
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Chad Ruhwedel (born May 7, 1990 in San Diego, California) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.
Playing career[]
He played ice hockey 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]
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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors[]
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East First Team | 2012–13 | |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2013 | [3] |
References[]
- ↑ Ruhwedel's long path leads to Lowell then Buffalo. hockeysfuture.com (2013-04-13). Retrieved on 2013-04-13.
- ↑ Sabres sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel. Buffalo Sabres. NHL.com (2013-04-13). Retrieved on 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide", Hockey East. Retrieved on 2014-05-19.
External links[]
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