{"id":63168,"date":"2025-08-12T18:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63168\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:26:08","slug":"nhl-news-veteran-who-celebrated-stanley-cup-win-with-sidney-crosby-penguins-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63168\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL News: Veteran who celebrated Stanley Cup win with Sidney Crosby, Penguins announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate of Sidney Crosby<\/a>, who celebrated the team\u2019s Stanley Cup conquest during the 2016\u201317 NHL season, has now announced his retirement from the league.<\/p>\n

Another member of the Penguins<\/a>\u2018 Stanley Cup\u2013winning roster in 2017 has stepped away from the NHL. As if fans in The Burgh needed another reminder that the glory days are well behind them. Everybody seems to be moving on. Yet, the Penguins are still staring at the pictures and trophies on the wall\u2014wondering where the time has gone.<\/p>\n

At 35 years of age, veteran Chad Ruhwedel has stepped away from the game, officially hanging the skates. From undrafted to a member of a championship roster, the former Penguins teammate of Crosby is now eyeing the next step on his life.<\/p>\n

Ruhwedel\u2019s statement<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying in the NHL has been a dream come true,\u201d Ruhwedel said on his farewell letter. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Rangers organizations for giving me the opportunity to live that dream. <\/p>\n

\"Chad<\/p>\n

Chad Ruhwedel #2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the Boston Bruins during the first period in the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on January 02, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there have been countless unforgettable moments on the ice, it\u2019s the relationships and friendships built along the way that I cherish most. To my family, teammates, coaches, fans and countless others who supported me, thank you for being a part of this amazing journey.\u201c<\/p>\n

\"Sidney<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Sidney Crosby’s net worth: How rich is the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins?<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres, Ruhwedel was picked up by Crosby\u2019s Penguins in 2016. He played eight NHL<\/a> seasons in the City of Bridges before being traded to Manhattan in 2024. The blueliner spent the 2023\u201324 and 2024\u201325 seasons with the New York Rangers, yet appeared in just 10 games and recorded one point.<\/p>\n

Why isn\u2019t his name on the Cup?<\/p>\n

Although Ruhwedel appeared in six games during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he didn\u2019t have his name etched on Lord Stanley, nor does he figure as a Stanley Cup<\/a> champion in the NHL.<\/p>\n

The reason behind that? Ruhwedel had spent one-third of the 2016-17 season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins. Regardless, the defenseman did enjoy some of the perks of being a champion. Pittsburgh gave him a day with the Cup, as well as a championship ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate of Sidney Crosby, who celebrated the team\u2019s Stanley Cup conquest during the 2016\u201317…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,4785,32666,85,4787],"class_list":{"0":"post-63168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","12":"tag-sidney-crosby","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-stanley-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}