Chad Ruhwedel News

Ruhwedel announced through the NHLPA that he has officially retired from professional hockey after 13 NHL seasons with three different organizations (PIT,BUF, NYR). The 35-year-old appeared in five games with the Rangers in 2024-25, picking up an assist and a +2 plus/minus. Throughout his 13-year NHL career, the defenseman had 13 goals and 50 points in 369 total games and was a one-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ruhwedel has 369 games of NHL experience but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 34-year-old veteran defenseman has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 36 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) this season.

With K'Andre Miller (upper body) being activated from Injured Reserve, Ruhwedel has been assigned to Hartford (AHL). In five games with the Rangers, Ruhwedel averaged 14:06 time-on-ice and scored one point.

Zac Jones will draw back into the Rangers lineup on Monday against the New Jersey Devils, sending Ruhwedel back to the press box as a healthy scratch. The veteran Ruhwedel is averaging 14:06 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in five games this season.

The 34-year-old Ruhwedel played one game with the Rangers earlier this season but has primarily been in the AHL, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in seven games with Hartford.

Matt Rempe has been re-assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), allowing space for the Rangers to recall Ruhwedel. The 34-year-old Ruhwedel played one game with the Rangers earlier this season but has primarily been in the AHL, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in seven games with Hartford.

Ruhwedel has only appeared in one NHL game this season and gets sent to the AHL to create room on the roster for Brett Berard to be recalled. Ruhwedel has two assists in seven AHL games this season.

Ruhwedel, a 13-year NHL veteran, started the 2024-25 season with the Rangers before being sent down to the Hartword Wolf Pack (AHL) for his first AHL stint since the 2018-19 season. The 34-year-old Ruhwedel had two points in seven games with Hartford. In a corresponding move, the Rangers assigned Victor Mancini to Hartford.

Ruhwedel has been sidelined for six of seven games this season and will report to Hartford (AHL) after clearing waivers on Friday. The 34-year-old Ruhwedel recorded a +2 plus/minus in 14:04 time-on-ice in his only game this season.

Ryan Lindgren (upper body) will make his season debut on Tuesday, resulting in Ruhwedel being sent to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Ruhwedel recorded a +2 plus/minus in 14:04 time-on-ice in his only game this season.

Ruhwedel was acquired by the Rangers from Pittsburgh at last year's trade deadline but only appeared in five games and still earned himself a one-year contract extension. The 34-year-old is entering his 13th NHL season and had a goal and four points in 52 games between Pittsburgh and New York in 2023-24.

Ruhwedel was acquired before the trade deadline from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 fourth-round pick. The 33-year-old Ruhwedel is averaging only 12:33 time-on-ice this season, his lowest total in 10 seasons, and has four points (1G / 3A), 73 hits, and 36 blocks in 47 games.

The Rangers have added some defensive depth to their blueline with the acquisition of Ruhwedel from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 33-year-old Ruhwedel is averaging only 12:33 time-on-ice this season, his lowest total in 10 seasons, and has four points (1G / 3A), 73 hits, and 36 blocks in 47 games.

Ruhwedel will make his return from a 13-game absence due to a lower-body injury, playing his first game since November 19th. The 33-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has an assist, nine SOG, two PIMs, and a -3 plus/minus in 15 games before the injury this season.

Ruhwedel could make his return from a 13-game absence due to a lower-body injury, playing his first game since November 19th. The 33-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has an assist, nine SOG, two PIMs, and a -3 plus/minus in 15 games before the injury this season.