Brian Ruhe

Brian L. Ruhe (born September 6, 1974) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics.[1] Brian was selected to the All Star Team B for his defensive performance in the tournament.

Brian L. Ruhe
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1974-09-06) September 6, 1974
Greenville, Ohio, United States
Height6 ft 3 in (189 cm)
Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2002 Salt Lake CityMen's sledge hockey

Life

Brian L Ruhe was born in Greenville, Ohio to Fredrick and Belinda Ruhe. He graduated Greenville Senior High School in 1992 and then attended the University of Cincinnati in the Aerospace Engineering program. During the winter semester of his freshman year, Brian was in a motor vehicle accident.

Athletic career

Ruhe began playing ice sledge hockey in 2000. Brian was recruited by Sylvester Flis[2] while he was working out at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's (RIC)[3] gym. Brian joined the next practice session and joined the RIC-Chicago Blackhawks. He became the starting defenseman and played with the team until 2006.

Music

Brian L Ruhe is a bass player. He played in several cover bands in Chicago, until he met Pablo Mena and Wendi Freeman and formed Daemon Familiar.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Bamlinden (2013-03-13). "MY HOCKEY CARD OBSESSION: 'DID YOU KNOW' - Sylvester Flis". MY HOCKEY CARD OBSESSION. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. "AbilityLab Home". Shirley Ryan AbilityLab - Formerly RIC. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. Dawn of the Albatross, CD Baby, 2016-08-08, retrieved 2018-06-21


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