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Terry Ruskowski

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: December 31, 1954 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round (70th overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 20 Houston Aeros WHA 71 10 36 46 30 134 7 3 0 105 9.5
1975-76 21 Houston Aeros WHA 65 14 35 49 18 100 11 3 0 2 105 13.3
1976-77 22 Houston Aeros WHA 80 24 60 84 31 146 17 7 0 5 162 14.8
1977-78 23 Houston Aeros WHA 78 15 57 72 13 170 11 3 1 144 10.4
1978-79 24 Winnipeg Jets WHA 75 20 66 86 13 211 13 6 1 138 14.5
1979-80 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 15 55 70 7 252 8 6 1 3 90 16.7
1980-81 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 72 8 51 59 -19 225 6 2 0 2 88 9.1
1981-82 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 60 7 30 37 -13 120 5 2 0 0 69 10.1
1982-83 28 2 Teams NHL 76 14 32 46 -16 139 9 4 1 2 75 18.7
1982-83 28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 5 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1982-83 28 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 14 30 44 -16 127 9 4 1 2 71 19.7
1983-84 29 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 7 25 32 -24 89 5 0 2 1 51 13.7
1984-85 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 16 33 49 2 144 14 2 0 2 74 21.6
1985-86 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 26 37 63 10 162 15 11 0 7 91 28.6
1986-87 32 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 14 37 51 8 145 9 5 0 2 71 19.7
1987-88 33 Minnesota North Stars NHL 47 5 12 17 -15 76 3 2 0 0 33 15.2
1988-89 34 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
Career 10 Seasons NHL 630 113 313 426 -59 1354 75 34 4 19 644 17.5
Career 5 Seasons WHA 369 83 254 337 105 761 59 22 2 7 654 12.7

NHL/WHA 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 +/-
1974-75 20 Houston Aeros WHA 71 0.14 0.51 0.65 0.22 0.42 1.89 1.48 30
1975-76 21 Houston Aeros WHA 65 0.22 0.54 0.75 0.27 0.28 1.54 1.62 18
1976-77 22 Houston Aeros WHA 80 0.30 0.75 1.05 0.37 0.39 1.83 2.03 31
1977-78 23 Houston Aeros WHA 78 0.19 0.73 0.92 0.30 0.17 2.18 1.85 13
1978-79 24 Winnipeg Jets WHA 75 0.27 0.88 1.15 0.39 0.17 2.81 1.84 13
1979-80 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 0.20 0.74 0.95 0.31 0.09 3.41 1.22 12 47 59 19 94 33 82 28 7
1980-81 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 72 0.11 0.71 0.82 0.25 -0.26 3.13 1.22 6 40 46 14 80 22 103 26 -19
1981-82 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 60 0.12 0.50 0.62 0.20 -0.22 2.00 1.15 5 22 27 9 62 19 67 11 -13
1982-83 28 2 Teams NHL 76 0.18 0.42 0.61 0.22 -0.21 1.83 0.99 11 26 37 13 66 11 96 25 -16
1982-83 28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 5 0.00 0.40 0.40 0.11 0.00 2.40 0.80 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0
1982-83 28 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 0.20 0.42 0.62 0.22 -0.23 1.79 1.00 11 24 35 13 64 11 94 25 -16
1983-84 29 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 0.09 0.32 0.42 0.14 -0.31 1.16 0.66 5 20 25 8 43 4 83 20 -24
1984-85 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 0.21 0.42 0.63 0.22 0.03 1.85 0.95 13 26 39 14 79 11 82 16 2
1985-86 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 0.36 0.51 0.86 0.33 0.14 2.22 1.25 20 29 49 19 115 56 50 1 10
1986-87 32 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 0.20 0.53 0.73 0.25 0.11 2.07 1.01 12 31 43 15 89 38 43 0 8
1987-88 33 Minnesota North Stars NHL 47 0.11 0.26 0.36 0.13 -0.32 1.62 0.70 4 10 14 5 25 6 43 9 -15
1988-89 34 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0.33 0.33 0.67 0.27 0.33 0.67 0.67 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1
Career 10 Seasons NHL 630 0.18 0.50 0.68 0.23 -0.09 2.15 1.02 89 252 341 117 655 200 650 136 -59
Career 5 Seasons WHA 369 0.22 0.69 0.91 0.31 0.28 2.06 1.77 105

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 20 Houston Aeros WHA 13 4 2 6 15 1
1975-76 21 Houston Aeros WHA 16 6 10 16 8 64
1976-77 22 Houston Aeros WHA 11 6 11 17 8 67 0
1977-78 23 Houston Aeros WHA 4 1 1 2 -1 5 0
1978-79 24 Winnipeg Jets WHA 8 1 12 13 10 23 1
1979-80 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0
1980-81 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 2 2 11 0 0 0 0
1981-82 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 11 1 2 3 53 1 0 0 0
1984-85 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Career 4 Seasons NHL 21 1 6 7 -1 86 1 0 0 0 3 0.0
Career 5 Seasons WHA 52 18 36 54 25 174 2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 67 13 38 51 177
1972-73 18 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 53 25 64 89 136
1973-74 19 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 68 40 93 133 243
Career 3 Seasons WCJHL 188 78 195 273 556

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 19 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 13 5 23 28 23
Career 1 Season WCJHL 13 5 23 28 23

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Games Played

Career WHA 369 (60)

Goals

Career WHA 83 (88)

Assists

1976-77 WHA 60 (8)
1977-78 WHA 57 (10)
1978-79 WHA 66 (3)
Career WHA 254 (16)

Assists Per Game

1978-79 WHA 0.88 (2)

Points

1978-79 WHA 86 (9)
Career WHA 337 (29)

Points Per Game

1978-79 WHA 1.15 (10)

Goals Created

Career WHA 114.8 (41)

Penalties in Minutes

1977-78 WHA 170 (10)
1978-79 WHA 211 (6)
1979-80 NHL 252 (5)
Career WHA 761 (11)

Game-Winning Goals

1985-86 NHL 7 (9)

Shooting Percentage

1985-86 NHL 28.6 (2)
    

Transactions

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May, 1974: Selected by Houston (WHA) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, May, 1974.

July, 1978: Traded to Winnipeg (WHA) by Houston (WHA) for cash, July 1978.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Chicago from Winnipeg prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

October 24, 1982: Traded to Los Angeles by Chicago for Larry Goodenough and Los Angeles's 3rd round choice (Trent Yawney) in 1984 Entry Draft, October 24, 1982.

October 3, 1985: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, October 3, 1985.

July, 1987: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 1987.

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