Terry Ruskowski

General Manager, Head Coach

Email: rosco@killerbeehockey.com

Phone: 956-843-7825

Terry Ruskowski was introduced as the Killer Bees General Manager and Head Coach on June 28, 2011. Ruskowski is the fourth man to step behind the bench of the Killer Bees.

Ruskowski is no stranger to Bees fans as he has directed the Laredo Bucks for the past nine seasons including capturing two CHL Championships and numerous division and conference titles.

Ruskowski started his coaching career during the 1989-90 season with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. Ruskowski started coaching professionally during the 1991-92 campaign with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL where he orchestrated a 16-win turnaround over three seasons.

Ruskowski then moved onto the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League where he compiled a 50-62-11 record.

After a few years away from hockey, Ruskowski rejoined the coaching ranks in the 1999-00 season with the Knoxville Speed of the United Hockey League. In Knoxville, he saw a ten-win improvement from season one to season two.

At the start of the 2002-03 season Ruskowski joined the Laredo Bucks where he would man the bench for the next nine seasons compiling a 343-175-56 record including two CHL titles.

Ruskowski is also a veteran of over 1000 professional games as a player suiting up for the Houston Aeros and Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League.

Ruskowski was originally drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fourth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and the second round of the 1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft by the Houston Aeros.