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New York Rangers Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division
 
Chad Ruhwedel • #5 • D
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:5'11", 191 lbs.
Born:May 7, 1990 (34 yrs) in San Diego, CA
Experience:11 years
Drafted:Signed by Buffalo in 2013.
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh in 2024.
Shoots:R
Chad Ruhwedel
Movements & Injuries
2024
3/08/2024 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins
2022
2/19/2022 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract extension.
2/01/2022 Activated from the COVID-19 list by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2/01/2022 COVID-19, day-to-day.
2021
11/14/2021 Missed 1 game (covid-19).
11/12/2021 COVID-19, non-roster list.
11/11/2021 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
10/31/2021 COVID-19, non-roster list.
2020
8/28/2020 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year contract extension.
2019
5/23/2019 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract extension.
4/16/2019 Missed the last 19 regular season and all 4 playoff games (upper body injury).
2/27/2019 Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/06/2019 Recalled from his conditioning assignment with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2018
12/28/2018 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) for conditioning purposes.
1/25/2018 Missed 12 games (upper body injury).
2017
12/28/2017 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
6/22/2017 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract extension.
6/05/2017 Missed the last 6 playoff games (concussion).
5/20/2017 Concussion, day-to-day.
5/08/2017 Missed the last 10 playoff games (upper body injury).
4/11/2017 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
3/29/2017 Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
3/26/2017 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
1/16/2017 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
1/12/2017 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
1/12/2017 Missed 1 game (illness).
1/11/2017 Illness, day-to-day.
1/06/2017 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
1/01/2017 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2016
12/17/2016 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
11/09/2016 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
11/08/2016 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
10/03/2016 Placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins for the purpose of being assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
7/01/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year contract.
3/19/2016 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
3/18/2016 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
2015
10/02/2015 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
4/13/2015 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
4/10/2015 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
3/20/2015 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
3/16/2015 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
2014
9/26/2014 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
7/16/2014 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres to a two-year contract.
6/30/2014 Buffalo Sabres tendered a qualifying offer.
4/15/2014 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
4/13/2014 Missed the last 4 regular season games (head injury).
4/08/2014 Head injury, day-to-day.
3/08/2014 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL) on an emergency basis.
2/07/2014 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
1/24/2014 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
2013
12/23/2013 Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
12/17/2013 Recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
9/23/2013 Assigned to Rochester (AHL).
4/13/2013 Signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Sabres to a two-year entry-level contract.
Career Transactions
2016
7/01/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2013
4/13/2013 Signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Sabres.
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