| Ryan Flynn | |
| Played For: | Milwaukee Admirals HC Bolzano Ilves |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 209 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Draft: | 176th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2006 |
| Career Start: | 2010 |
| Career End: | 2014 |
Ryan Flynn (born March 22, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played with Ilves of the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 6th round (176th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Flynn was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prior to turning professional, he attended the University of Minnesota, where he played four seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team.[1]
Flynn began his professional career with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.[2]
For the 2012–13 season he played in Italy with HC Bolzano, scoring 28 goals and 20 assists for 48 points in 42 games played, and on September 7, 2013, it was announced that Flynn would be joining Ilves to play in the Finnish SM-liiga.[3]
Flynn competed at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships where he won a gold medal as a member of Team USA.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP U17 | USDP | 64 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP Juniors | NAHL | 41 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | NAHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 65 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 70 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 42 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 137 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | U17 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | United States | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2009–10 | [5] |