Kuffner Inks Two-Year Contract with Detroit Red Wings

Princeton's Ryan Kuffner has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, the organization announced on Tuesday.

"Ryan has worked on his game throughout his time at Princeton," head coach Ron Fogarty said. "Becoming the all-time leader in goals occurred from his relentless work ethic and drive to become a professional hockey player. I am glad to see that all his hard work has paid off with an opportunity to play with the Detroit Red Wings."

Kuffner is a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award and is a second-team All-America. He led Princeton in scoring in three of his four seasons and is currently the nation's leading scorer averaging 1.42 points per game with 22 goals and 22 assists in 31 games. Kuffner is second in the nation in goals per game for the second consecutive year.

The Ottawa native, concludes his Princeton career second on the all-time scoring list with 152 points with 75 goals and 77 assists. His 75 career goals is a Princeton record, erasing the former record of 67 that stood for 56 years. Kuffner owns the record for most goals scored in a season with 29 from 2017-18 when he totaled 52 points to lead Princeton to the ECAC Hockey Championship and NCAA Tournament. During his junior year, he was named second-team All-ECAC Hockey, was the NCAA First Star of the Week on Feb. 6 and was the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month in February.

As a freshman he led the team with 20 points and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. The following year he led the team with 36 points and was named third-team All-Ivy League.

A three-time ECAC All-Academic selection, Kuffner is studying economics.

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