Ruth Künzle


Ruth Künzle is a Swiss ice hockey official and retired defenseman. Her playing career with the Swiss national team spanned 214 international matches and included the women's tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in addition to nine IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments and four IIHF European Women Championships.

Playing career

Künzle spent all but one season of her nearly twenty-season club career in the Leistungsklasse A, playing with the EV Zug Damen until joining HC Lugano ahead of the 2004–05 season. At the time of her retirement in 2010, Künzle had amassed seven Swiss Championship titles between the two clubs.