Duane Rupp

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Duane Rupp
Duane Rupp 1974.JPG
Rupp in 1974
Born (1938-03-29) March 29, 1938 (age 86)
MacNutt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Blazers
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 19581977

Duane Edward Franklin Rupp (born March 29, 1938) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League from 1963 to 1973 and then in the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1976.

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Playing career

Rupp started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. He would also play with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. His NHL career would last from 1963 to 1973.

After playing the 1973–74 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), Rupp played for two seasons with the Vancouver Blazers and Calgary Cowboys in the World Hockey Association before concluding his career in 1977 with the Rochester Americans of the AHL.

Post-playing career

After his retirement as a player, Rupp owned a sporting goods shop in Pittsburgh.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1955–56 Melville Millionaires SJHL 10110
1956–57 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL554202420102132
1956–57 Flin Flon Bombers M-Cup 170118
1957–58 Flin Flon BombersSJHL559253427120004
1958–59 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5651116221101111
1959–60 Fort Wayne KometsIHL6710445422131678
1960–6 Kitchener Beavers EPHL 691014242671126
1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 27791610
1961–62 Vancouver Canucks WHL 353131614
1962–63 New York Rangers NHL 20000
1962–63 Baltimore Clippers AHL714172142302211
1963–64 Baltimore ClippersAHL61291165
1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL151451620110
1964–65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL20000
1964–65 Rochester AmericansAHL7143034501017818
1965–66 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20110
1965–66 Rochester AmericansAHL7073441861208830
1966–67 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30000
1966–67 Rochester AmericansAHL5973542841305513
1967–68 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7118942
1968–69 Minnesota North Stars NHL292138
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL303101324
1968–69 Cleveland Barons AHL1336938
1969–70 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL64214161862242
1970–71 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL595283334
1971–72 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL34418223240006
1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL382212336
1972–73 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL787132062
1973–74 Hershey BearsAHL677273432141568
1974–75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 723262945
1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA42016163370228
1975–76 Rochester AmericansAHL4167220000
1976–77 Rochester AmericansAHL41381112
WHA totals114342457870228
NHL totals3742493117220102248

Awards and achievements

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