(1960-02-17) February 17, 1960 (age 64) Warburg, Alberta, Canada
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position
Defence/Left wing
Shot
Left
Played for
Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers
Current NHL coach
Buffalo Sabres
Coached for
Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils
NHL draft
32nd overall, 1979 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career
1979–1993
Coaching career
1993–present
Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the head coach of the Sabres from 1997 to 2013, winning the Jack Adams Award in 2006, and has also served as head coach of the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils. During his playing career, Ruff played in the NHL for the Sabres and New York Rangers, the former of which he captained.
Internationally, Ruff was an assistant coach for the Canadian national team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning gold medals at both.
Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres...
Phil Housley have all made it to the Hockey Hall of Fame, while Bowman, LindyRuff, Dan Bylsma and Ted Nolan have all won the Jack Adams Award, an honor...
National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of former player and coach LindyRuff of the NHL. Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com...
LindyRuff edged Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette to win the Jack Adams Award as Coach of the Year in the closest vote in the award's history. Ruff was...
season Paul Maurice, 1,849 LindyRuff, 1,774 John Tortorella, 1,547 Peter Laviolette, 1,512 Paul Maurice, 869 LindyRuff, 864 Peter Laviolette, 807 John...
Rolston was named as the interim head coach of the Sabres, replacing LindyRuff, for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. On May 7, 2013, the Sabres announced...
being contested. The Sabres were led by captain Michael Peca, head coach LindyRuff and goaltender Dominik Hasek. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher...
Panthers Luke Richardson, Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Roy, New York Islanders LindyRuff, Buffalo Sabres Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh...
the Devils missed the playoffs for the second year in a row. On July 9, LindyRuff was named the Devils' head coach; Nasreddine was retained as an assistant...
Jack Adams Award for the NHL's Coach of the Year, which was awarded to LindyRuff in the closest vote ever recorded for this award, 155–154. After winning...
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voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers. On February 20, 2013, LindyRuff was fired by the Buffalo Sabres, making Trotz the longest-tenured head...
of the Pacific Division since the 1998–99 season. Under new head coach LindyRuff and led by 84-point and 79-point campaigns from Seguin and newly-minted...
Blues' 2011–12 season. The closest vote occurred in 2006, when the winner LindyRuff edged out Peter Laviolette by a single point. Key Individual is active...
rejected it. Regier subsequently pulled the contract off the table and hired LindyRuff as the Sabres' new head coach. Following his departure from Buffalo, Nolan...
Hurricanes in the overall standings. The contentious series saw both coaches – LindyRuff and Laviolette – taking public verbal shots at each other's team. In the...
Green as associate coach in head coach LindyRuff's staff. He was named the team's interim head coach after Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024. On May 7,...
Vigneault received his second Jack Adams Award nomination and beat out LindyRuff of the Buffalo Sabres and Michel Therrien of the Pittsburgh Penguins in...
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