Rudy Zunich Explained

Position:Defense
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:1910 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Michigan, United States
Career Start:1934
Career End:1948

Rudolph Ralph John Zunich (November 24, 1910 – March 13, 1974) was a professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings for 2 games during the 1943–44 NHL season. He was held pointless, but he did register a minor penalty.[1] Although Rudolph never registered a point in the NHL, he went on to pursue the life of a hockey coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1934–35Detroit HolzbaughMOHL27 18 8 26 496 1 0 1 10
1935–36Detroit HolzbaughMOHL19 4 6 10 164 0 1 1 0
1936–37Detroit HolzbaughMOHL24 13 11 24 307 1 2 3 6
1937–38Detroit HolzbaughMOHL27 8 8 16 436 4 1 5 0
1938–39Detroit HolzbaughMOHL20 4 4 8 62 1 1 2 0
1939–40Detroit HolzbaughMOHL33 14 16 30 3212 4 4 8 12
1940–41Detroit HolzbaughMOHL25 9 13 22 297 4 1 5 2
1941–42Detroit HolzbaughMOHL24 11 26 37 167 3 3 6 0
1943–44Detroit Red WingsNHL2 0 0 0 2
MOHL totals199 81 92 173 22151 18 13 31 30
NHL totals2 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rudy Zunich . Hockey Reference . Sports Reference LLC . June 18, 2022.