Canadian hockey coach Lindy Ruff may have a high-profile career, but he leads a quiet life off the ice. Lindy recently made headlines after being relieved of his head coaching duties with the New Jersey Devils, sparking curiosity about his personal life, particularly his wife Gaye.
Lindy and Gaye Ruff tied the knot in 1985, and have been together ever since. Despite being in the spotlight, Gaye prefers to keep a low profile, with little information available about her personal life. Gaye attended the University of Alberta, located in Lindy’s hometown, but details about how they met remain a mystery to fans.
The couple shares four children, two sons, Brett and Brian, and two daughters, Eryn and Madeleine. Brian works in medical sales, while Brett is a hockey administration coordinator for the Buffalo Sabres. The details of the lives of Lindy’s daughters remain relatively unknown as they strive to stay out of the spotlight.
While Lindy Ruff is best known for his successful coaching career, some may not be aware that he also had a career as a player in the NHL. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 1979 and spent 12 seasons in the league as a defenseman, also having a brief tenure with the New York Rangers.
Lindy began his coaching career in the early 1990s and has since become the fifth-winningest coach in NHL history. After four years with the New Jersey Devils, Lindy Ruff was let go as head coach in March 2024. The team’s associate coach, Travis Green, was named as the interim head coach following Lindy’s departure.
General manager Tom Fitzgerald expressed the team’s commitment to reaching higher levels of competitiveness and playoff contention, leading to the decision to make a coaching change. Despite his departure from the Devils, Lindy Ruff’s legacy in the NHL as both a player and coach remains prominent in the hockey community.
