Lindy Ruff

6-2, 201lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: February 17, 1960 in Warburg, Alberta ca

Pronunciation: \LIHN-dee RUHF\

Coaching Record

Career coaching record
				Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	W	L	T	OL	PTS	PTS%	Finish	G	W	L	T	W-L%	Notes
1997-98	37	BUF	NHL	82	36	29	17		89	.543	3rd	15	10	5	0	.667
1998-99	38	BUF	NHL	82	37	28	17		91	.555	4th	21	14	7	0	.667	Eastern Conference Champions
1999-00	39	BUF	NHL	82	35	32	11	4	85	.518	3rd	5	1	4	0	.200
2000-01	40	BUF	NHL	82	46	30	5	1	98	.598	2nd	13	7	6	0	.538
2001-02	41	BUF	NHL	82	35	35	11	1	82	.500	5th
2002-03	42	BUF	NHL	82	27	37	10	8	72	.439	5th
2003-04	43	BUF	NHL	82	37	34	7	4	85	.518	5th
2005-06	45	BUF	NHL	82	52	24		6	110	.671	2nd	18	11	7	0	.611
2006-07	46	BUF	NHL	82	53	22		7	113	.689	1st	16	9	7	0	.563
2007-08	47	BUF	NHL	82	39	31		12	90	.549	4th
2008-09	48	BUF	NHL	82	41	32		9	91	.555	3rd
2009-10	49	BUF	NHL	82	45	27		10	100	.610	1st	6	2	4		.333
2010-11	50	BUF	NHL	82	43	29		10	96	.585	2nd	7	3	4		.429
2011-12	51	BUF	NHL	82	39	32		11	89	.543	3rd
2012-13	52	BUF	NHL	17	6	10		1	13	.382	5th
2013-14	53	DAL	NHL	82	40	31		11	91	.555	5th	6	2	4		.333
2014-15	54	DAL	NHL	82	41	31		10	92	.561	6th	0	0	0
2015-16	55	DAL	NHL	82	50	23		9	109	.665	1st	13	7	6		.538
2016-17	56	DAL	NHL	82	34	37		11	79	.482	6th	0	0	0
2020-21	60	NJD	NHL	56	19	30		7	45	.402	7th	0	0	0
2021-22	61	NJD	NHL	82	27	46		9	63	.384	7th	0	0	0
2022-23	62	NJD	NHL	82	52	22		8	112	.683	2nd	12	5	7		.417
2023-24	63	NJD	NHL	61	30	27		4	64	.525	7th	0	0	0
2024-25	64	BUF	NHL	33	11	18		4	26	.394	8th	0	0	0
16 yrs		BUF	NHL	1198	582	450	78	88	1330	.555		101	57	44	0	.564
4 yrs		DAL	NHL	328	165	122		41	371	.566		19	9	10		.474
4 yrs		NJD	NHL	281	128	125		28	284	.505		12	5	7		.417
Career			NHL	1807	875	697	78	157	1985	.549		132	71	61	0	.538

Awards and Honors Table
Year	League	Award
2005-06	NHL	Jack Adams Award