FEATURE: Lindy Ruff Fast Facts

• Ruff began his head coaching career at the beginning of the 1997-98 season with the Buffalo Sabres where he remained for 15 seasons.
• While with Buffalo, Ruff won the Jack Adams Trophy for coach of the year after the 2005-06 NHL season.
• Ruff's 1999 Buffalo team was part of one of the NHL's most iconic moments when in the Stanley Cup Final against Dallas, Stars Brett Hull scored the Cup-winning goal with his foot in the crease, a play that was illegal at the time and should have resulted in a disallowed goal.

FULL COVERAGE
PRESS RELEASES
Devils Hire Tom Fitzgerald as EVP/General Manager
Devils Hire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach
VIDEO
DEVILS NOW | A Big Day for Fitzgerald and Ruff
Full Press Conference Introducing Ruff, Fitzgerald
Welcome, Lindy Ruff!
1-on-1 with Jake Reynolds
1-on-1 with Martin Brodeur
1-on-1 with Lindy Ruff
Zajac on the Coaching Hire
Zacha on the Coaching Hire
ARTICLES
BIG READ: The Path Forward
About Lindy Ruff
Who is Lindy Ruff? Stan Fischler Surveys the Hockey World
The History of Devils Coaches, From Stan Fischler
Stan Fischler Gets Thoughts from Scott Bowman, Chico Resch and Others on the Hire
QUICK HITS
Three Things on Lindy Ruff, presented by Wawa
Lindy Ruff Fast Facts
Stan Fischler's Coaching Sidebar
BLOGS
Ruff Ready to Develop Young Devils Team
Fitzgerald Reaches Post Playing Days Dream with GM Title
Blitzer Discusses Devils GM and Coach Hirings
Internationally - Team Canada
- Ruff was an associate coach for Team Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, winning gold medals at both Games. Devils defenseman P.K. Subban was a member of the 2014 gold medal-winning team with Canada. - Lindy Ruff was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2019 World Championship, coaching Devils Damon Severson and Mackenzie Blackwood. - Ruff was head coach of the 2008 World Championship team where he coached Canada to a silver medal. - He served as head coach for Team Canada at the 2013 World Championship.