Ryan Flinn (ice hockey)

Ryan Flinn
Born	(1980-04-20) April 20, 1980 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey winger (retired)
Known for	Playing in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings

Ryan Flinn (born April 20, 1980) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Primarily recognized for his role as an enforcer, Flinn was selected 143rd overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Throughout four complete seasons in the QMJHL, he consistently accumulated more than 200 penalty minutes annually while playing for the Laval Titan, Halifax Mooseheads, and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

After not securing a contract with the Devils, Flinn launched his professional journey in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Reading Royals. Leading the league in penalty minutes, he earned an opportunity to try out with the Manchester Monarchs, eventually signing with their NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings, midway through the 2001–02 NHL season. That season, he participated in 10 NHL games and split the following year between the Monarchs and Kings, during which he netted his first NHL goal.

Following significant absences during the 2004–05 AHL season due to foot and leg injuries, Flinn made a comeback but then sustained a severe concussion in a November 2005 game against the Chicago Blackhawks. After enduring two seasons hindered by injuries, he was released by Los Angeles and subsequently signed with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage for the 2006–07 campaign.

In July 2007, Flinn secured a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. He appeared in 24 contests for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, before being loaned to the Hershey Bears for the remainder of that season.

Flinn agreed to a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens in July 2008 and was assigned to their AHL team, the Hamilton Bulldogs. In the 2009–10 season, he played two games for the Rockford Icehogs, accumulating nine penalty minutes. After being released, he returned to them on a Professional Try-Out agreement in November 2009.

Career statistics

  2005–06 NHL season  |   Los Angeles Kings  |   NHL  |   2   |   0   |   0   |   0   |   5   |                                                                                     |- ALIGN="center"  2006–07 AHL season  |  San Antonio Rampage   |  AHL    | 61    | 2     | 4     | 6     | 166    |         |         |         |         |         |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2007–08 AHL season| Springfield Falcons| AHL| 24| 0| 1| 1| 82| —| —| —| —| — |- ALIGN="center" 2007–08 AHL season| Hershey Bears| AHL| 17| 3| 0| 3| 53| 2| 0| 0| 0| 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2008–09 AHL season| Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)| AHL| 52| 2| 2| 4| 122| 4| 0| 0| 0| 0 |- ALIGN="center" 2009–10 AHL season| Rockford IceHogs| AHL| 20| 2| 2| 4| 74| —| —| —| —| — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Laval Titan College Francais	QMJHL		23	3	2	5	66		2	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Laval Titan College Francais	QMJHL		59	4	12	16	217		15	1	0	1	63
1998–99	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		44	3	4	7	195		23	2	0	2	37
1999–00	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		67	14	19	33	365		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		57	16	17	33	280		9	1	1	2	43
2001–02	Reading Royals	ECHL		20	1	3	4	120		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		37	0	1	1	113		1	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		10	0	0	0	51
2002–03	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		27	2	2	4	95
2002–03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	1	0	1	28
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		59	3	5	8	164		6	0	0	0	4
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		14	1	1	2	112
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		6	0	1	1	38
AHL Totals !311 !16 !19 !35 !1019 !13 !— !— !— !6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"				NHL Totals !31 !1 !0 !1 !84 !— !— !— !— !—|} External links