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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 Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 5 14 19 -2 38 4 1 0 0 77 6.5
1980-81 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 8 18 26 3 121 7 1 0 2 97 8.2
1981-82 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 16 32 48 1 194 13 3 0 6 183 8.7
1982-83 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 12 17 29 15 130 10 2 0 1 110 10.9
1983-84 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58 14 31 45 15 101 11 3 0 4 126 11.1
1984-85 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 13 11 24 -1 45 11 2 0 2 71 18.3
1985-86 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 20 12 32 8 158 14 5 1 4 131 15.3
1986-87 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 6 14 20 -12 74 5 0 1 1 95 6.3
1987-88 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 2 23 25 -9 179 2 0 0 0 106 1.9
1988-89 28 2 Teams NHL 76 6 16 22 -23 117 6 0 0 0 88 6.8
1988-89 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 6 11 17 -17 86 6 0 0 0 69 8.7
1988-89 28 New York Rangers NHL 13 0 5 5 -6 31 0 0 0 0 19 0.0
1989-90 29 New York Rangers NHL 56 3 6 9 -10 80 3 0 0 2 59 5.1
1990-91 30 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 1 1 -2 27 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
Career 12 Seasons NHL 691 105 195 300 -17 1264 86 17 2 22 1153 9.1

NHL/WHA Regular Season Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1979-80 19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 0.08 0.22 0.30 0.11 -0.03 0.60 1.22 4 12 16 5 56 18 40 0 -2
1980-81 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 0.12 0.28 0.40 0.14 0.05 1.86 1.49 6 14 20 7 70 14 54 1 3
1981-82 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 0.20 0.41 0.61 0.22 0.01 2.46 2.32 12 23 35 13 101 25 87 12 1
1982-83 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 0.20 0.28 0.48 0.19 0.25 2.17 1.83 10 14 24 9 60 9 43 7 15
1983-84 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58 0.24 0.53 0.78 0.28 0.26 1.74 2.17 11 25 36 13 72 14 50 7 15
1984-85 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 0.33 0.28 0.62 0.26 -0.03 1.15 1.82 10 9 19 8 36 6 33 2 -1
1985-86 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 0.37 0.22 0.59 0.27 0.15 2.93 2.43 16 9 25 11 58 13 44 7 8
1986-87 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 0.12 0.28 0.40 0.14 -0.24 1.48 1.90 5 12 17 6 43 7 67 19 -12
1987-88 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 0.03 0.30 0.32 0.10 -0.12 2.32 1.38 2 19 21 6 47 5 86 35 -9
1988-89 28 2 Teams NHL 76 0.08 0.21 0.29 0.10 -0.30 1.54 1.16 5 13 18 6 54 7 97 27 -23
1988-89 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 0.10 0.17 0.27 0.10 -0.27 1.37 1.10 5 9 14 5 41 3 78 23 -17
1988-89 28 New York Rangers NHL 13 0.00 0.38 0.38 0.10 -0.46 2.38 1.46 0 4 4 1 13 4 19 4 -6
1989-90 29 New York Rangers NHL 56 0.05 0.11 0.16 0.06 -0.18 1.43 1.05 3 5 8 3 24 3 38 7 -10
1990-91 30 New York Rangers NHL 14 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.02 -0.14 1.93 0.71 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 -2
Career 12 Seasons NHL 691 0.15 0.28 0.43 0.16 -0.02 1.83 1.67 84 156 240 88 623 121 643 124 -17

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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

Other Regular Season Standard

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

Other Playoffs

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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Game-Winning Goals

1981-82 NHL 6 (7)

Transactions

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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.

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