Ryan MacMurchy

Ryan MacMurchy
Born (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983
Regina, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams
Adler Mannheim
Peoria Rivermen
Springfield Falcons
Abbotsford Heat
Stavanger Oilers
EHC Biel
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft 284th overall, 2002
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2006present

Ryan MacMurchy (born April 27, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, but has yet to play in the NHL.

Playing career

MacMurchy played collegiate hockey with the University of Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. MacMurchy began his professional career within the Blues organization with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.

On August 5, 2011, MacMurchy embarked upon a European career, signing with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen. As the league's top point scorer in the 2011–12 regular season (37 goals and 76 points in 44 games), Ryan led Oilers to the team's first ever regular season championship. With points in every home game of the regular season and a 13-game pointstreak(home and away games), he shattered several team records. In a game against Frisk Tigers on December 30, 2011, Ryan scored 6 points (3 goals + 3 assists) and tied the team record for most points in one game.

The Oilers finished the regular season with a record breaking 112 points and earned the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs. Stavanger swept both Rosenborg IHK (Quarter-final) and Lillehammer IK (Semi-final) in four games, earning the club's third consecutive playoff final appearance. On April 13, 2012, the Oilers won game six of the finals and became Norwegian Champions. Ryan, with 9 goals and 21 points, finished 3rd on the league leader board for the playoffs.

On April 9, 2012, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association awarded Ryan, The Golden Helmet, an award given to the league's top point scorer. He was also appointed the Right Wing on the Team of the Year, a fictional team put together after votes from all the players in the league, alongside Stavanger Oilers Defenceman Tim Kunes.

As a free agent on April 22, 2012, Ryan left Norway and signed a contract with HC Red Ice of the Swiss National League B. In scoring 30 points in just 24 games, on January 15, 2013, he signed a contract until the end of season with EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A.[1]

After parts of two seasons with Biel, MacMurchy signed in the German DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on June 27, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, MacMurchy helped the club return to the Championship finals, however was injured during the post-season. In 42 regular season games he contributed with 52 points, placing second on the team.

On June 10, 2015, MacMurchy signed a two-year deal with fellow DEL competitors, Adler Mannheim.[2]

Career statistics

MacMurchy during his tenure with EHC Biel.
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Regina Pat Canadians SMHL 40 18 15 33
1999–00 Regina Pat Canadians SMHL 38 23 44 67
2000–01 Vernon Vipers BCHL 55 4 16 20 27
2001–02 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 61 32 52 84 63 11 2 5 7 13
2002–03 University of Wisconsin WCHA 39 10 14 24 69
2003–04 University of Wisconsin WCHA 43 15 13 28 95
2004–05 University of Wisconsin WCHA 40 11 22 33 88
2005–06 University of Wisconsin WCHA 42 8 17 25 90
2006–07 Alaska Aces ECHL 18 4 6 10 52 15 4 1 5 63
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 24 4 1 5 20
2007–08 Stockton Thunder ECHL 45 23 22 45 67
2008–09 Stockton Thunder ECHL 33 9 17 26 60
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 2 12 14 38
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 39 16 17 33 54 3 1 0 1 4
2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 56 2 12 14 38
2011–12 Stavanger Oilers GET 44 37 39 76 138 13 9 12 21 38
2012–13 HC Red Ice NLB 24 18 12 30 81
2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 7 7 3 10 2 3 1 1 2 27
2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 40 11 8 19 28
2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 42 21 31 52 68 9 2 4 6 10
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 21 20 41 48 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 98 11 15 26 81

References

  1. "End of season for two players" (in German). EHC Biel. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. "Adler take Ryan MacMurchy under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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