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Duane Rupp

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Duane Rupp
Rupp in 1974
Born (1938-03-29) March 29, 1938 (age 86)
MacNutt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Blazers
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1958–1977

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

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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

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

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season 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 114 3 42 45 78 7 0 2 2 8
NHL totals 374 24 93 117 220 10 2 2 4 8

Awards and achievements

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References

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