Penguins' 8-Year Veteran Retires From NHL After Stints with Sabres, Rangers

Penguins' 8-year veteran retires from NHL after stints with Sabres, Rangers

The skates are getting hung up.

Longtime Penguins D Chad Ruhwedel announces retirement

Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday.

Former Penguins Defenseman Retires

Chad Ruhwedel was the quiet player in the corner of the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room and often in the press box on game nights. His career path was not as a front-line defenseman making headlines, but instead was rock-solid support whenever called upon. Ruhwedel made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres in 2012, but played sparingly over the next few seasons. He joined the Penguins in 2016 and quickly found a home, playing 329 games between …

NHL veteran and Stanley Cup champion officially retires at 35 years old

Veteran NHL defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has announced his retirement from professional hockey after a 12 year career.The native of San Diego, California won a Stanley Cup championship with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016-17 and spent the majority of his career with the team. He was a staple of the Penguins' back end from 2016 until just last year when he was traded to the New York Rangers. He played out the stretch of his career with the AHL's Hart…

Chad Ruhwedel retires after 13-year NHL career - Daily Faceoff

A former champion who had to work his way to the top has hung up his skates. On Tuesday, longtime NHL defenseman Chad Ruhwedel announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 35. Chad Ruhwedel is officially calling it a career after going from undrafted to 369 NHL career games 👏 Wishing nothing but the best to Chad in his next chapter! pic.twitter.com/xkF9kqtZdw— NHLPA (@NHLPA) August 12, 2025 “Playing in the NHL has been a drea…

Chad Ruhwedel Announces Retirement

Longtime NHL defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has decided to hang up his skates. In an announcement from the NHLPA, Ruhwedel has officially retired after a 13-year NHL career. Ruhwedel’s NHL career began in the 2012-13 NHL season, signing as an undrafted collegiate free agent after a successful tenure with the University of Massachusetts – Lowell. He signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres and played in seven games for them down t…