Ryan Flinn (ice hockey)

Ryan Flinn
Flinn with the San Antonio Rampage in 2007
Born	(1980-04-20) April 20, 1980 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	143rd overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2001–2010

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

Playing career

Flinn was known as an enforcer. He was drafted in the fifth round, 143rd overall by the New Jersey Devils, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Selected from the QMJHL Flinn accumulated over 200 penalty minutes in each of his four full seasons with the Titans, Halifax Mooseheads and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Unsigned by the Devils, Flinn began his professional career in the East Coast Hockey League with the Reading Royals. Leading the ECHL in penalty minutes, Flinn was signed to a try-out contract with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL, before signing with NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings midway through the 2001–02 season and appearing in 10 NHL games. Flinn spent 2002–03 split between the Monarchs and the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal with the Kings.

After missing the majority of the 2004–05 season with the Monarchs due to a foot and leg injury, Flinn returned the following year, only to be lost to a serious concussion suffered against the Chicago Blackhawks on November 26, 2005. After two consecutive injury-riddled seasons Flinn was released by the Kings. Unable to attract other NHL interest, he was signed by the AHL's San Antonio Rampage for the 2006–07 season.

The Edmonton Oilers signed Flinn to a one-year contract on July 17, 2007. He was then assigned to the Springfield Falcons, playing in 24 games before he was loaned to the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the year.

Flinn signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 7, 2008. He was assigned to the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the year. In the 2009–10 season, Flinn played two games for the Rockford Icehogs, tallying nine penalty minutes; he was then released but later signed a Professional Try-Out agreement with the IceHogs on November 17, 2009.

Career statistics

				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		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		61	2	4	6	166		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Springfield Falcons	AHL		24	0	1	1	82		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		17	3	0	3	53		2	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		52	2	2	4	122		4	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		20	2	2	4	74		—	—	—	—	—
AHL Totals				311	16	19	35	1019		13	—	—	—	6
NHL Totals				31	1	0	1	84		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database