Jason Ruff

Jason Ruff
Born	(1970-01-27) 27 January 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

Jason C. Ruff (born 27 January 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Ruff was the third pick, 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 in 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		—	—	—	—	—

Awards

• WHL East First All-Star Team – 1991

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database