Kent Ruhnke

Kent Stuart Ruhnke (born September 18, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League, with the Boston Bruins, and 72 games in the World Hockey Association, with the Winnipeg Jets, between 1976 and 1978. He later spent several years playing in the Swiss National League A. He later worked as a coach in Switzerland.

Kent Ruhnke
Born (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1976–1982
1985–1990

As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team.[1] In university, he played for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from 1971–72 to 1975–76; the Blues won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1972, 1973 and 1976,[2] with Ruhnke winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1976, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 University of Toronto CIAU 20961510 —————
1972–73 University of Toronto CIAU 202213356 —————
1973–74 University of Toronto CIAU 202713408 —————
1973–74 Barrie Flyers OHA 11010 —————
1974–75 University of Toronto CIAU 201051510 —————
1975–76 University of Toronto CIAU 202915446 —————
1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 20110 —————
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets WHA 511111222 —————
1977–78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 2189172 52020
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 471420342 —————
1978–79 SC Riessersee GER 494237794 —————
1980–81 Zürcher SC NLB ————— —————
1981–82 Zürcher SC NLA 19101222— —————
1981–82 EHC Biel NLA ————— —————
1982–83 EHC Biel NLA ————— —————
1985–86 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 23140 —————
1987–88 EHC Olten NLB 22130 —————
1988–89 EHC Olten NLB 21120 —————
1989–90 EHC Olten NLA 10112 —————
WHA totals 721920394 52020
NHL totals 20110 —————

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. "History | Past Champions". U Sports. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. "Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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