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Lindy Ruff

Position: D/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: February 17, 1960 in Warburg, Alberta

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

Coaching Record

22 44

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 5 14 19 0.30 7 0.11 56 18 40 0 -2 38 4 1 0 0 77 1.22 6.5
1980-81 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 8 18 26 0.40 9 0.15 70 14 54 1 3 121 7 1 0 2 97 1.49 8.2
1981-82 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 16 32 48 0.61 18 0.22 101 25 87 12 1 194 13 3 0 6 183 2.32 8.7
1982-83 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 12 17 29 0.48 11 0.19 60 9 43 7 15 130 10 2 0 1 110 1.83 10.9
1983-84 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58 14 31 45 0.78 17 0.29 72 14 50 7 15 101 11 3 0 4 126 2.17 11.1
1984-85 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 13 11 24 0.62 10 0.25 36 6 33 2 -1 45 11 2 0 2 71 1.82 18.3
1985-86 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 20 12 32 0.59 14 0.25 58 13 44 7 8 158 14 5 1 4 131 2.43 15.3
1986-87 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 6 14 20 0.40 7 0.14 43 7 67 19 -12 74 5 0 1 1 95 1.90 6.3
1987-88 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 2 23 25 0.32 8 0.10 47 5 86 35 -9 179 2 0 0 0 106 1.38 1.9
1988-89 28 2 Teams NHL 76 6 16 22 0.29 8 0.10 54 7 97 27 -23 117 6 0 0 0 88 1.16 6.8
1988-89 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 6 11 17 0.27 6 0.10 41 3 78 23 -17 86 6 0 0 0 69 1.10 8.7
1988-89 28 New York Rangers NHL 13 0 5 5 0.38 1 0.11 13 4 19 4 -6 31 0 0 0 0 19 1.46 0.0
1989-90 29 New York Rangers NHL 56 3 6 9 0.16 3 0.06 24 3 38 7 -10 80 3 0 0 2 59 1.05 5.1
1990-91 30 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 1 1 0.07 0 0.02 2 0 4 0 -2 27 0 0 0 0 10 0.71 0.0
Career 12 Seasons NHL 691 105 195 300 0.43 112 0.16 623 121 643 124 -17 1264 86 17 2 22 1153 1.67 9.1

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 1 1 2 0.25 19 1 0 0 0
1980-81 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 3 1 4 0.67 23 2 1 0 1
1981-82 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 28 0 0 0 0
1982-83 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 4 2 6 0.60 47 4 0 0 0
1983-84 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 1 0 1 0.33 -2 9 1 0 0 0 3 1.00 33.3
1984-85 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 2 4 6 1.20 2 15 1 1 0 0 15 3.00 13.3
1987-88 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 2 2 0.33 -1 23 0 0 0 0 10 1.67 0.0
1988-89 28 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 -2 17 0 0 0 0 1 0.50 0.0
1989-90 29 New York Rangers NHL 8 0 3 3 0.38 -3 12 0 0 0 0 4 0.50 0.0
Career 9 Seasons NHL 52 11 13 24 0.46 -6 193 9 2 0 1 33 1.38 9.1

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 16 Taber Golden Suns AJHL 60 13 33 46 0.77 112
1976-77 16 Lethbridge Broncos WCJHL 2 0 2 2 1.00 0
1977-78 17 Lethbridge Broncos WCJHL 66 9 24 33 0.50 219
1978-79 18 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 24 9 18 27 1.13 108
1991-92 31 Rochester Americans AHL 62 10 24 34 0.55 110
1992-93 32 San Diego Gulls IHL 81 10 32 42 0.52 100
Career 1 Season AHL 62 10 24 34 0.55 110
Career 1 Season AJHL 60 13 33 46 0.77 112
Career 1 Season IHL 81 10 32 42 0.52 100
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 68 9 26 35 0.51 219
Career 1 Season WHL 24 9 18 27 1.13 108

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 17 Lethbridge Broncos WCJHL 8 2 8 10 1.25 4
1978-79 18 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0
1991-92 31 Rochester Americans AHL 13 0 4 4 0.31 18
1992-93 32 San Diego Gulls IHL 14 1 6 7 0.50 26
Career 1 Season AHL 13 0 4 4 0.31 18
Career 1 Season IHL 14 1 6 7 0.50 26
Career 1 Season WCJHL 8 2 8 10 1.25 4
Career 1 Season WHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Game-Winning Goals

1981-82 NHL 6 (7)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

March 7, 1989: Traded to NY Rangers by Buffalo for NY Rangers' 5th round choice (Richard Smehlik) in 1990 Entry Draft, March 7, 1989.

August 24, 1992: Signed as a free agent by San Diego (IHL), August 24, 1992.