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Chad Ruhwedel
#5
age34
posD
shotr
h5'11"
w192lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 35
Profile
Undrafted
Birthdate
May 7, 1990
Birthplace
San Diego, California
Nationality
USA
UFA Year
2017
ELC Year
23
Waivers Eligibility
Eligible
Est Career Earnings
$9,550,000
2023-24 Stats
GP47
G1
A3
P4
PPG0.09
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
12.65
G60
0.95
P60
3.80
GF%
0.00
DFF%
31.50
REL DFF%
-18.60
CF%
36.10
REL CF%
-16.60
GP5
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM0
EV TOI/GM
10.72
G60
0.12
P60
0.49
GF%
37.50
DFF%
48.70
REL DFF%
-4.40
CF%
47.70
REL CF%
-5.20
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2024-2025
Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
Chad Ruhwedel is currently signed to a 1-year contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Ruhwedel is 35 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFAage 34
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2024-25
|
2025 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 35 |
| AAV | $775,000$775K | |
| Base | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
$400,000$400K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
|
| Year Type | UFA | |
| UFA Year | ||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
$450K guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract
2023-24 Stats
GP47
G1
A3
P4
PPG0.09
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
12.65
G60
0.95
P60
3.80
GF%
0.00
DFF%
31.50
REL DFF%
-18.60
CF%
36.10
REL CF%
-16.60
GP5
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM0
EV TOI/GM
10.72
G60
0.12
P60
0.49
GF%
37.50
DFF%
48.70
REL DFF%
-4.40
CF%
47.70
REL CF%
-5.20
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.50 | -18.60 | 36.10 | -16.60 | 0.95 | 3.80 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 493 | 37.50 | 48.70 | -4.40 | 47.70 | -5.20 | 0.12 | 0.49 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 587 | 45.70 | 53.30 | 1.30 | 52.80 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.61 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1,049 | 50.50 | 57.90 | 5.20 | 53.70 | 2.50 | 0.23 | 0.74 | |||||||
| 2020-21 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 219 | 57.10 | 54.00 | 5.70 | 54.00 | 3.70 | 0.55 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 538 | 51.30 | 48.80 | -0.80 | 49.30 | -0.30 | 0.22 | 0.67 | |||||||
| 2018-19 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 260 | 33.33 | 55.95 | 2.85 | 52.77 | 2.81 | 0.23 | 0.46 | |||||||
| 2017-18 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 650 | 43.90 | 50.48 | -4.17 | 52.43 | -0.71 | 0.18 | 0.46 | |||||||
| 2016-17 | $575,000 $575K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 507 | 60.00 | 44.53 | -8.11 | 49.78 | -0.86 | 0.24 | 0.83 | |||||||
| 2015-16 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 65.54 | 15.44 | 45.18 | -12.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 2014-15 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 100.00 | 55.42 | 24.43 | 43.96 | 12.81 | 0.00 | 1.24 | |||||||
| 2013-14 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 323 | 38.46 | 46.44 | 9.25 | 42.83 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| 2012-13 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 50.00 | 30.21 | -9.50 | 40.50 | -5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
Contract History
2022-2024
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,600,000$1.60M
cap hit$800,000$800K
expiry
2024
UFA
age 34
% Cap Contract Start
0.97%
Signing Status
UFAage 32
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | UFAage 34 |
| AAV | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Base | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Minors Salary |
$800,000$800K
|
$800,000$800K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
|
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
2021-2022
Standard Contract
1yr
value$750,000$750K
cap hit$750,000$750K
expiry
2022
UFA
age 32
% Cap Contract Start
0.92%
Signing Status
UFAage 30
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2021-22
|
2022 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $750,000$750K | UFAage 32 |
| AAV | $750,000$750K | |
| Base | $750,000$750K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $750,000$750K | |
| Minors Salary |
$750,000$750K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
|
| Year Type | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
2019-2021
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,400,000$1.40M
cap hit$700,000$700K
expiry
2021
UFA
age 31
% Cap Contract Start
0.86%
Signing Status
UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $700,000$700K | $700,000$700K | UFAage 31 |
| AAV | $700,000$700K | $700,000$700K | |
| Base | $700,000$700K | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | $700,000$700K | |
| Minors Salary |
$700,000$700K
|
$700,000$700K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
|
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
2017-2019
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,300,000$1.30M
cap hit$650,000$650K
expiry
2019
UFA
age 29
% Cap Contract Start
0.87%
Signing Status
UFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | UFAage 29 |
| AAV | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | |
| Base | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | |
| Minors Salary |
$650,000$650K
|
$650,000$650K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
|
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
2016-2017
Standard Contract
1yr
value$575,000$575K
cap hit$575,000$575K
expiry
2017
UFA
age 27
Signed On
Jul 1 2016
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start
0.79%
Signing Status
RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2016-17
|
2017 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $575,000$575K | UFAage 27 |
| AAV | $575,000$575K | |
| Base | $575,000$575K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $575,000$575K | |
| Minors Salary |
$250,000$250K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
|
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2014-2016
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,300,000$1.30M
cap hit$650,000$650K
expiry
2016
UFA-Group6
age 26
Signed On
Jul 16 2014
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start
0.94%
Signing Status
RFAage 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | UFA-Group6age 26 |
| AAV | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | |
| Base | $625,000$625K | $675,000$675K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $625,000$625K | $675,000$675K | |
| Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
|
$675,000$675K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
|
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2012-2014
Entry Level Contract
2yrs
value$1,950,000$1.95M
cap hit$975,000$975K
expiry
2014
RFA
age 24
Signed On
Apr 13 2013
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start
1.54%
Signing Status
age 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $975,000$975K | $975,000$975K | |
| Base | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $100,000$100K | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
| Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
|
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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Chad Ruhwedel Updates
Jul 12 2024 | New York Rangers
Standard | 1 yrs
$775,000
Cap Hit
$775,000
Jul 12 2024
Ruhwedel inked a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers on Friday.
Mar 8 2024
$800,000
$-800,000
The New York Rangers acquired Chad Ruhwedel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 4th round pick
Mar 8 2024
Ruhwedel was traded to the New York Rangers from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Jan 17 2024
Ruhwedel (undisclosed) feels fine after exiting Monday's 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken for precautionary reasons and should be available Saturday versus Vegas, per Wes Crosby of NHL.com.
Jan 15 2024
Ruhwedel (undisclosed) was injured in the third period of Monday's 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Jan 9 2024
Ruhwedel scored on his only shot in Monday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Dec 16 2023
Ruhwedel (lower body) was removed from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Dec 4 2023
Ruhwedel (lower body) has begun skating and joined the Pittsburgh Penguins on their three-game road trip, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports Monday.
Nov 21 2023
Ruhwedel (lower body) has been placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Nov 21 2023
Ruhwedel (lower body) is considered week-to-week according to coach Mike Sullivan, Pens Inside Scoop reports Tuesday.
Nov 19 2023
Ruhwedel left Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Mar 25 2023
Ruhwedel netted a goal in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Mar 22 2023
Ruhwedel logged an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Feb 18 2023
Ruhwedel recorded two assists in Friday's 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders.
Feb 10 2023
Ruhwedel notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Jan 30 2023
Ruhwedel hasn't recorded a point since Nov. 11 versus Toronto, which is his only point this season.
Feb 19 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Standard | 2 yrs
$1,600,000
Cap Hit
$800,000
Aug 28 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Standard | 1 yrs
$750,000
Cap Hit
$750,000
May 23 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Standard | 2 yrs
$1,400,000
Cap Hit
$700,000
Jun 22 2017 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Standard | 2 yrs
$1,300,000
Cap Hit
$650,000
Jul 1 2016 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Standard | 1 yrs
$575,000
Cap Hit
$575,000
Jul 16 2014 | Buffalo Sabres
Standard | 2 yrs
$1,300,000
Cap Hit
$650,000
Apr 13 2013 | Buffalo Sabres
Entry Level | 2 yrs
$1,950,000
Cap Hit
$975,000
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