Ryan Kuffner

Ryan Patrick Kuffner (born June 12, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kuffner is Princeton's all-time leading goal scorer with 75 goals.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Ryan Kuffner played parts of three season for the Gloucester Rangers of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) from 2013 to 2015, where he recorded 115 points in 101 games. Kuffner was named the CCHL Second Star of the Month for the month of October 2014, where he recorded 11 goals and 12 assists in 11 games. During the 2014–15 season, Kuffner recorded 33 goals and 37 assists in 49 games, and helped lead the Rangers to their first CCHL playoff appearance.
===College===
Kuffner began his collegiate career for the Princeton Tigers during the 2015–16 season. He recorded five goals and 15 assists in 31 games, leading the team in scoring with 20 points. Following his outstanding freshman season, he was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team. During the 2016–17 season, he recorded 19 goals and 17 assists in 34 games, leading the team in scoring with 36 points.
During the 2017–18 season, he recorded 29 goals and 23 assists in 36 games, ranking second on the team in scoring with 52 points. He ranked second in the nation in goals per game (0.81) and fifth in the nation in points per game. He had a 13-game point scoring streak of 18 goals, 13 assists and 31 points. He recorded his first career hat-trick on February 2, 2018 against St. Lawrence. He was subsequently named the ECAC Player of the Week and NCAA 1st Star of the Week. He led the nation in scoring during the week, scoring six goals and three assists in three games. Kuffner was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month for the month of February 2018. He recorded 10 goals and six assists in eights games, including two hat-tricks. During the 2018 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, he recorded four goals and seven assists to help Princeton win the tournament championship, and receive an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team and named an AHCA Second Team All-American.
During the 2018–19 season, he recorded 22 goals and 22 assists in 31 games. His 22 goals led the ECAC, and ranked fourth in the NCAA, while his 1.42 points-per-game led the mation. On February 2, 2019, Kuffner recorded his 68th career goal, becoming Princeton's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the previous record of 67 goals set by John Cook in 1963. Kuffner was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month for the month of March 2019. He led the league in scoring with six goals and seven assists in eights games. Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team and AHCA First Team All-American. He became the first player in Princeton program history to earn two All-America honors since the award was created in 1947–48. He finished his career at Princeton with 75 goals, and 77 assists in 132 games, ranking second-all time in points (152) and first in goals (75).
===Professional===
On March 12, 2019, Kuffner signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings. He made his NHL debut on March 16, in a game against the New York Islanders, playing on the third line along with Frans Nielsen and Thomas Vanek.
During the 2019–20 season, Kuffner was assigned to Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. He recorded six goals and three assists in 32 games during his first full professional season. On February 24, 2020, Kuffner was traded by the Red Wings at the NHL trade deadline, along with Andreas Athanasiou, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Sam Gagner and second-round draft picks in 2020 and 2021.
==Personal life==
Kuffner is the great, great nephew of former NHL player Edwin Gorman.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2012–13 	Gloucester Rangers 	CCHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Gloucester Rangers 	CCHL 		49 	22 	23 	45 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Gloucester Rangers 	CCHL 		49 	33 	37 	70 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Princeton University 	ECAC 		31 	5 	15 	20 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Princeton University 	ECAC 		34 	19 	17 	36 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Princeton University 	ECAC 		36 	29 	23 	52 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Princeton University 	ECAC 		31 	22 	22 	44 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		10 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		32 	6 	3 	9 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Bakersfield Condors 	AHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		10 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Honors 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 	2016 	
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 	2018 	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2018 	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	2019 	
AHCA East First-Team All-American 	2019 	
==References==
==External links==
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