Thomas Rufenacht (born February 22, 1985) is a Swiss-American professional
ice hockey
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player who is currently playing with
HC Ambrì-Piotta of the
National League
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(NL).
Playing career
On November 4, 2013, Rüfenacht agreed to a three-year contract with
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern (''Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English language, English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. ...
. On October 27, 2016, he signed a three-year contract extension with Bern worth CHF 1.2 million.
On November 5, 2019, Rüfenacht was signed to a two-year contract extension worth CHF 1.4 mio by Bern, through the 2021/22 season.
International play
Rufenacht was named to the
Switzerland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the
2014 IIHF World Championship
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
SC Bern players
Genève-Servette HC players
Lausanne HC players
HC Lugano players
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
SCL Tigers players
Swiss ice hockey forwards
EHC Visp players
EV Zug players
Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne
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