Longtime NY Rangers Defenseman Calls it a Career After Getting No Contract Offers This Summer

Chad Ruhwedel spent over 13 years in the NHL, and after winning a Stanley Cup and struggling to find a deal this off-season, he's officially hung up the skates.

More and more talent continues to enter the National Hockey League year after year, and with only so many rosters spots to take up around the league, we've seen many veterans depart this off-season.

For the most part, those players have gone to Europe to continue their careers and keep getting opportunities, but now, we've officially seen a former Stanley Cup winner hang up their skates.

Former Penguin Chad Ruhwedel calls it quits

After entering the league in 2012 as an un-drafted player out of San Diego, Chad Ruhwedel carved out a solid role for himself, playing for Buffalo, Pittsburgh and New York throughout his career.

In that time, Ruhwedel never became more than a depth defenseman that could fill a role anywhere on the blue line for a team, and after playing for over a decade, he clearly proved that it was a role that needed filling and one that he could easily fill for many successful teams.

His crowning achievement came in 2017 when he hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Penguins, but now, he has officially made the announcement that he is retiring from the NHL.