Kent Ruhnke

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Kent Ruhnke
Born (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952 (age 71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19761982
1985–1990

Kent Stuart Ruhnke (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League, with the Boston Bruins, and 72 games in the World Hockey Association, with the Winnipeg Jets, between 1976 and 1978. He later spent several years playing in the Swiss National League A. He later worked as a coach in Switzerland.

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As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team. [1] In university, he played for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from 1971–72 to 1975–76; the Blues won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1972, 1973 and 1976, [2] with Ruhnke winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1976, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 University of Toronto CIAU 20961510
1972–73University of TorontoCIAU202213356
1973–74University of TorontoCIAU202713408
1973–74 Barrie Flyers OHA 11010
1974–75University of TorontoCIAU201051510
1975–76University of TorontoCIAU202915446
1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 20110
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets WHA 511111222
1977–78 Winnipeg JetsWHA218917252020
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 471420342
1978–79 SC Riessersee GER 494237794
1980–81 Zürcher SC NLB
1981–82 Zürcher SC NLA 19101222
1981–82 EHC Biel NLA
1982–83 EHC BielNLA
1985–86 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA23140
1987–88 EHC Olten NLB22130
1988–89 EHC OltenNLB21120
1989–90 EHC OltenNLA10112
WHA totals72192039452020
NHL totals20110

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. "History | Past Champions". U Sports . 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. "Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports . 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.