Chad Ruhwedel
#5
age35
posD
shotr
h5'11"
w192lbs
No Current Contract
Previous Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Term
1 Year
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 35
Chad Ruhwedel is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 1 year, $775,000 with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. It expired at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Profile
Undrafted
Birthdate
May 7, 1990
Birthplace
San Diego, California
Nationality
USA
- No current season statistics -
GP369
G13
A37
P50
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.14
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.04
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Career Stats By Contract
- No current season statistics -
GP369
G13
A37
P50
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.14
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.04
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| Season | Age |
Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | GF% | xGF% | RelxGF% | CF% | RelCF% | G60 | P60 | Pen Dif | TOI 5v5/GP | TOI PP/GP | TOI PK/GP | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 30.0 | -15.9 | 42.0 | -7.0 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 2:12 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 33 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 33 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 45.0 | -8.1 | 47.0 | -6.1 | 0.11 | 0.43 | -1 | 10:43 | 0:01 | 1:55 | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 32 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 44.7 | 53.0 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 0.9 | 0.10 | 0.51 | 6 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:45 | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 31 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 51.1 | 57.0 | 5.3 | 54.0 | 2.3 | 0.23 | 0.74 | -3 | 13:30 | 0:00 | 1:41 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020-21 | 30 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 57.1 | 60.0 | 11.5 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 7 | 12:57 | 0:01 | 1:35 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | 29 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 52.4 | 48.0 | -2.0 | 49.0 | -0.3 | 0.22 | 0.66 | -2 | 13:19 | 0:02 | 1:13 | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | 28 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 57.0 | 3.6 | 53.0 | 2.8 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 1 | 14:26 | 0:05 | 1:15 | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 27 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 26 | $575,000 $575K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 25 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | 24 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 23 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 22 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 369 | 13 | 37 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions & Updates
12/22
2024
Ruhwedel notched an assist and three hits in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Contract History
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
expiry
2025
UFA
age 35
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFAage 34
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
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 |
Notes
$450K guaranteed
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 |
1yr
value$750,000$750K
cap hit$750,000$750K
expiry
2022
UFA
age 32
Signed On
Aug 28 2020
Signing Agent
Jordan Neumann & George Bazos
Signed By
Signing GM
Jim Rutherford
% 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 |
2yrs
value$1,400,000$1.40M
cap hit$700,000$700K
expiry
2021
UFA
age 31
Signed On
May 23 2019
Signing Agent
Jordan Neumann & George Bazos
Signed By
Signing GM
Jim Rutherford
% 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 |
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 |
1yr
value$575,000$575K
cap hit$575,000$575K
expiry
2017
UFA
age 27
% 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 |
2yrs
value$1,300,000$1.30M
cap hit$650,000$650K
expiry
2016
UFA-Group6
age 26
% 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 |
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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