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 (age 72) 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		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	University of Toronto	CIAU		20	9	6	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	University of Toronto	CIAU		20	22	13	35	6		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	University of Toronto	CIAU		20	27	13	40	8		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Barrie Flyers	OHA		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	University of Toronto	CIAU		20	10	5	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	University of Toronto	CIAU		20	29	15	44	6		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		51	11	11	22	2		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		21	8	9	17	2		5	2	0	2	0
1977–78	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		47	14	20	34	2		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	SC Riessersee	GER		49	42	37	79	4		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Zürcher SC	NLB		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Zürcher SC	NLA		19	10	12	22	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	EHC Biel	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	EHC Biel	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		2	3	1	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	EHC Olten	NLB		2	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EHC Olten	NLB		2	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	EHC Olten	NLA		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				72	19	20	39	4		5	2	0	2	0
NHL totals				2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—