Jason Ruff
Jason C. Ruff (born January 27, 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey player.
| Jason Ruff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1970 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
96th overall, 1990 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2007 | ||
Ruff was the third choice, 96th overall selection of the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. The following year he was part of the WHL East First All-Star Team.
Ruff is a graduate of the Western Hockey League, where he spent four seasons as a member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes before joining the NHL with St. Louis Blues and later Tampa Bay Lightning.
Ruff has played for the Belfast Giants since the 2001–2002 season, with one year sojourns to Ingolstadt in the DEL (2002–2003) and Kansas City Outlaws (2004–2005). He was captain of the Giants in 2003–2004 and in the 2006–2007 season he was a Player/Assistant Coach.
Ruff retired from professional ice hockey and returned to Canada in 2007 to become Assistant Coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 69 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 69 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 127 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 1989–90 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 55 | 64 | 119 | 114 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 1990–91 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 66 | 61 | 75 | 136 | 154 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | ||
| 1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 67 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 148 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 1992–93 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 40 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 26 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 71 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 122 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 41 | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 64 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 161 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 59 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 80 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 93 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 54 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 47 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 42 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | ||
| 2002–03 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 53 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kansas City Outlaws | UHL | 66 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 25 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 54 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database