Thomas Rüfenacht

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Birth place: Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Birth place: Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 2016 | SC Bern | NLA | SC Bern defeated HC Lugano 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| 32 | 2017 | SC Bern | NLA | SC Bern defeated EV Zug 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| 34 | 2019 | SC Bern | NLA | SC Bern defeated EV Zug 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| Swiss Championships | |||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2003‑04 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2004‑05 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007‑08 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008‑09 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | EV Zug | NLA | 24 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.6 |
| 2010‑11 | EV Zug | NLA | 25 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 119 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.4 |
| 2011‑12 | EV Zug | NLA | 26 | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 112 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2012‑13 | HC Lugano | NLA | 27 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14.6 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Switzerland | | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 28 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.4 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Switzerland | | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | SC Bern | NLA | 29 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13.1 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Switzerland | | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2015‑16 | SC Bern | NLA | 30 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.6 |
| 2016‑17 | SC Bern | NLA | 31 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.2 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Switzerland | | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Switzerland | | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2018‑19 | SC Bern | NLA | 33 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 80 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Switzerland | | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 2019‑20 | SC Bern | NLA | 34 | 50 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2019‑20 | Team Switzerland | | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2020‑21 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| NLA Totals | 522 | 105 | 149 | 254 | 738 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 18 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007‑08 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009‑10 | EV Zug | NLA | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | EV Zug | NLA | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 2011‑12 | EV Zug | NLA | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2012‑13 | HC Lugano | NLA | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2013‑14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2014‑15 | SC Bern | NLA | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | SC Bern | NLA | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 2016‑17 | SC Bern | NLA | 31 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 2017‑18 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2018‑19 | SC Bern | NLA | 33 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| NLA Totals | 114 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 220 | -6 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Switzerland - World Championship 2014 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - World Championship 2017 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Olympics ‑ Pyeongchang 2018 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| World Championship Totals | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Olympics Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Switzerland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2013 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2013 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2014 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2014 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2015 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Team Switzerland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2017 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2017 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Men Exhibition Game 2018 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2018 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Team Switzerland - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2019 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Men Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |