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Switzerland USA Thomas Rüfenacht

a.k.a. "Tom Ruefenacht"
#81 HC Ambrì-Piotta / NL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1985
Position
LW/RW
Age
38
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Meggen, SUI
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Switzerland / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Culver Military Academy
Contract
22/23
Agency
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Highlights
3-time NL Champion 3

Family relations
Brother: Dan Rüfenacht

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Culver Military Academy Prep USHS-Prep - - - - - - |
2003-04 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 28 8 11 19 164 - |
SC Langnau NLA 10 1 0 1 2 - | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
EHC Brandis SwissDiv1 5 1 2 3 - - |
2004-05 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 35 11 16 27 112 - |
SC Langnau NLA 13 0 0 0 0 - |
2005-06 EHC Visp NLB 34 5 7 12 26 - | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -
EHC Saastal SwissDiv1 5 2 4 6 22 - |
2006-07 EHC Visp NLB 44 26 35 61 102 - | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 12 -
2007-08 Lausanne HC NLB 39 26 29 55 58 - | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 36 -
Genève-Servette HC NLA 3 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
2008-09 Lausanne HC NLB 45 22 29 51 105 - | Playoffs 15 10 11 21 22 -
Lausanne HC NLA Q - - - - - - | Qualification 7 0 1 1 51 -
Genève-Servette HC NLA 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2009-10 EV Zug NLA 44 8 8 16 63 - | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 32 -
EHC Visp NLB 1 1 0 1 2 - |
2010-11 EV Zug NLA 50 6 12 18 119 -2 | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 47 -4
2011-12 EV Zug NLA 43 7 11 18 112 9 | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 8 2
2012-13 HC Lugano NLA 40 14 17 31 36 11 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -3
Switzerland (all) International 6 0 3 3 2 -1 |
2013-14 HC Lugano NLA 37 11 10 21 76 1 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 26 -2
Switzerland WC 7 0 0 0 2 -2 |
Switzerland (all) International 17 0 3 3 16 -1 |
2014-15 SC Bern NLA 45 8 9 17 53 1 | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 4 -5
Switzerland (all) International 7 1 1 2 4 1 |
2015-16 SC Bern NLA 37 6 15 21 26 1 | Playoffs 14 3 4 7 20 4
2016-17 SC Bern NLA 36 7 15 22 22 4 | Playoffs 16 7 11 18 49 4
Switzerland WC 8 0 1 1 2 -2 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 0 1 1 2 -2 |
2017-18 SC Bern NL 40 17 14 31 42 10 | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 20 -3
Switzerland OG 4 2 1 3 2 3 |
Switzerland (all) International 11 2 1 3 8 1 |
2018-19 SC Bern NL 47 12 12 24 80 -3 | Playoffs 17 3 5 8 12 1
Switzerland (all) International 2 1 0 1 2 0 |
2019-20 SC Bern NL 50 7 21 28 76 6 |
Switzerland (all) International 2 1 0 1 2 -1 |
2020-21 SC Bern NL 8 0 1 1 27 -1 |
2021-22 SC Bern NL 10 0 0 0 2 -4 |
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 8 1 4 5 2 2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 SC Bern Champions HL 6 0 1 1 0 -3 |
SC Bern “A” Swiss Cup 4 0 0 0 4 - |
2015-16 SC Bern Champions HL 4 0 2 2 6 0 |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2016-17 SC Bern Champions HL 8 1 5 6 4 3 |
2017-18 SC Bern Champions HL 9 1 1 2 31 1 |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 2 0 1 1 2 - |
2018-19 SC Bern Champions HL 7 3 1 4 6 -1 |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3 1 0 1 0 - |
2019-20 SC Bern Champions HL 8 0 3 3 0 0 |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3 0 3 3 2 - |
2020-21 SC Bern Swiss Cup 2 0 0 0 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-03-04T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta @ Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta vs Lugano
2023-02-28T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta @ Davos
2023-02-26T14:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta @ Lausanne
2023-02-24T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta vs Davos
2023-02-18T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta @ Biel-Bienne
2023-02-17T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta vs Gottéron
2023-02-14T18:45:00+0000 Ambrì-Piotta vs Bern
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 6 42 5 13 18 0.43 47 0 | 0
International 7 55 5 9 14 0.25 36 -3 | 0
NL (NLA) 18 522 105 149 254 0.49 738 35 | 12 115 19 31 50 0.43 220 -6
NLA Q 1 - - - - - - - | 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 51 -
OG 1 4 2 1 3 0.75 2 3 | 0
NLB (SL) 5 163 80 100 180 1.10 293 - | 4 49 17 25 42 0.86 72 -
Swiss Cup 6 17 1 4 5 0.29 8 - | 0
SwissDiv1 2 10 3 6 9 0.90 22 - | 0
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 63 19 27 46 0.73 276 - | 0
USHS-Prep 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 2 15 0 1 1 0.07 4 -4 | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
15
Teamwork
14
Speed
14
Puckhandling
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Simon Moser (F) 2004-2022 11 Bern, Langnau U20, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland (all)
Tristan Scherwey (F) 2012-2022 10 Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland (all)
Eric Blum (D) 2012-2022 10 Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland (all)
Damien Brunner (F) 2009-2019 9 Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Zug
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/15/2023
02/15/2023 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
01/23/2023
01/23/2023 Confirmed No team HC Ambrì-Piotta
08/03/2022
08/03/2022 Confirmed SC Bern EHC Olten
11/05/2019
11/05/2019 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
10/27/2016
10/27/2016 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
11/04/2013
11/04/2013 Confirmed HC Lugano SC Bern
03/27/2012
03/27/2012 Confirmed EV Zug HC Lugano
11/18/2010
11/18/2010 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
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