# Duane Rupp

Duane Edward Franklin Rupp (born March 29, 1938) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League from 1963 to 1973 and then in the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1976.

## Playing career

Rupp started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. He would also play with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. His NHL career would last from 1963 to 1973.
After playing the 1973–74 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), Rupp played for two seasons with the Vancouver Blazers and Calgary Cowboys in the World Hockey Association before concluding his career in 1977 with the Rochester Americans of the AHL.

## Post-playing career

After his retirement as a player, Rupp owned a sporting goods shop in Pittsburgh.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1955–56 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1957–58 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 55 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1958–59 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1959–60 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 67 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1960–6 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 69 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 27 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 35 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 71 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 61 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964–65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 1966–67 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 71 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 59 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 72 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 42 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 114 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 374 | 24 | 93 | 117 | 220 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |

## Awards and achievements

* Memorial Cup Championship (1957)
* AHL Second All-Star Team (1966, 1967, 1974)
* Played in NHL All-Star Game (1968)
* First defenceman to score a hat trick in Pittsburgh Penguin team history.
* Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1974)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame