| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 225 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Kings Park, N.Y. |
| Previous College: | Providence |
| Position: | Defense |
| Draft: | 2015: Anaheim Ducks (6th Round, #178) |
| Major: | Political Science |
| Junior Team: | Youngstown (USHL) / Providence College (NCAA) |
| Shoots/Catches: | Right |
Senior (2018-19): Appeared in 37 with 13 starts...Accumulated 11 points (6-5--11) with a +8 rating and 30 shots on goal...Awarded WCHA Defenseman of the Week...Named the Soo Blue Liners' Gay Blade Award recipient...Ranked sixth among LSSU defenseman in goals with six...(11/2) vs. Michigan, scored one goal on two shots in a 5-2 win...(1/11) vs. Alabama Huntsville, scored one goal on three shots and helped with adding one assist, had a +1 rating in a 7-2 win...Following season, digned Amateur Tryout Agreeement with San Diego Gulls of AHL.
Junior (2017-18): Appeared in 17 games with 10 starts, racked up one assist and a +1 rating for the season...Won the Soo Blueliner's Gay Blake Award.
Sophomore (2016-17): Played in six games at Providence ... Posted one point (assist) and a plus one efficiency rating to go along with nine blocked shots ... Recorded his point on an assist versus Colgate (11/26) ... Left the Providence program and joined the Youngstown (Ohio) Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the second time in his playing career ... Generated five points all on assists in 29 regular-season games and made five USHL Playoff appearances at Youngstown under head coach Anthony Noreen.
Freshman (2015-16): Skated for Providence College Friars of the Hockey East Association ... Coached by Nate Leaman ... Appeared in 10 games … Earned his lone point of the season via an assist against Brown (12/10) in Game One of the Mayor’s Cup … Registered a career-high three shots against Brown (12/10) and at Maine (2/5-6) … Recorded six blocked shots on the season.
High School/Juniors: Drafted in the sixth round (178th overall) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 NHL Draft ... Played the 2014-15 season with the U.S. National Under-18 Team of the United States Hockey League (USHL) under head coach Don Granato … Scored a goal and added 14 assists for 15 points and recorded 42 penalty minutes in 66 2014-15 season games for U.S. National U18 Team, which won Gold at the Under 18 World Junior Championships … Started the 2014-15 season with the U.S. National Team Development (USNTDP) Juniors and recorded seven points (all assists) in 25 outings before moving up to the U.S. National U18 Team ... A member of Team USA’s gold medal-winning team at the 2014 Four Nations Tournament and notched an assist in four tournament games … Played the 2013-14 season with the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), adding a goal and four assists in 41 games ... A 2015 graduate of Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School ... Played junior varsity baseball as a freshman and was on the varsity baseball team in his sophomore year ... Member of the junior varsity football team as a freshman.
Personal: Son of Steve and Diane Ruggiero ... Born in Kings Park, New York ... Has a younger sister ... Likes sports ... Shoots: Left ... Majoring in political science (pre-law).
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Ferris State | W, 5-2 |
| Mar 2 | Ferris State | L, 3-2 |
| Mar 8 | Bemidji State | W, 4-2 |
| Mar 9 | Bemidji State | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 15 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-1 |
| Mar 16 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 37 | 27 | ||
| Points | 10 | 7 | ||
| Goals | 6 | 4 | ||
| Assists | 4 | 3 | ||
| PIM | 72 | 46 | ||
| +/- | +8 | +11 | ||
| Power-play goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Empty net goals | 2 | 1 | ||
| Games started | 12 | 8 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 30 | 22 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | at Merrimack | W, 5-4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Merrimack | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | Nipissing University | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Nipissing University | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | at Alabama-Huntsville | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | Michigan | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | Michigan | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Alaska | T, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | Alaska | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Bowling Green | W, 5-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Bowling Green | L, 5-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | Northern Michigan | L, 2-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 30 | Minnesota State | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | at Alaska | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | at Alaska | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | at USNTDP U-18 | W, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 30 | vs. Michigan State | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | vs. Michigan Tech | W, 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | at Alaska Anchorage | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | at Alaska Anchorage | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 7-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 12 | Alabama-Huntsville | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 18 | at Minnesota State | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | at Minnesota State | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | Bemidji State | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 26 | Bemidji State | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | at Ferris State | W, 6-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | at Ferris State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 15 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 16 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | at Northern Michigan | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | Ferris State | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Ferris State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | Bemidji State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | Bemidji State | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 72 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Conference | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 46 | +11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Exhibition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Home | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 38 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Away | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Wins | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Losses | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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| October | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| January | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| March | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
