Ryan MacMurchy

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption =

| alt =

| name = Ryan MacMurchy

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| team =

| position = Right Wing

| played_for = Peoria Rivermen
Springfield Falcons
Abbotsford Heat
Stavanger Oilers
EHC Biel
ERC Ingolstadt
Adler Mannheim
EHC Kloten

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 207

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|27}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2019

| ntl_team =

| draft = 284th overall

| draft_year = 2002

| draft_team = St. Louis Blues

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Ryan MacMurchy (born April 27, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for EHC Kloten of the Swiss League (SL). 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.

Unable to crack the NHL ranks, 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.ehcb.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1488%3Aehcb-verpflichtet-ryan-macmurchy&catid=48%3Aslider&Itemid=298&lang=de | title = End of season for two players | website = EHC Biel | date = 2013-01-15 | accessdate = 2013-01-15 | language = German}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?d=4622 | title = Adler take Ryan MacMurchy under contract | website = Adler Mannheim | date = 2015-06-10 | accessdate = 2015-06-10 | language = German}}

After four seasons in the DEL, MacMurchy left as a free agent to return to Switzerland, agreeing to a one-year deal with EHC Kloten of the Swiss League on July 6, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.ehc-kloten.ch/feeds/rss/177-macmurchy-zum-ehc-kloten | title = MacMurchy to the EHC Kloten | website = EHC Kloten | date = 2018-07-06 | accessdate = 2018-07-06 | language = German}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1998–99

| Regina Pat Canadians AAA

| SMHL

| 40

| 17

| 18

| 35

| 42

| 10

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 4

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| 1999–2000

| Regina Pat Canadians AAA

| SMHL

| 38

| 23

| 41

| 64

| 122

| 4

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 6

2000–01

| Vernon Vipers

| BCHL

| 55

| 4

| 16

| 20

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 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

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2003–04

| University of Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 43

| 15

| 13

| 28

| 95

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2004–05

| University of Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 40

| 11

| 22

| 33

| 88

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2005–06

| University of Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 42

| 8

| 17

| 25

| 90

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2006–07Alaska AcesECHL184610521541563
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|2006–07

Peoria RivermenAHL2441520
2007–08Stockton ThunderECHL4523224567
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|2008–09

Stockton ThunderECHL339172660
2009–10Springfield FalconsAHL562121438
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|2010–11

Victoria Salmon KingsECHL391617335431014
2010–11Abbotsford HeatAHL562121438
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|2011–12

Stavanger OilersNOR44373976138139122138
2012–13

| HC Red Ice

| SUI.2

| 24

| 18

| 12

| 30

| 81

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 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

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 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

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| 2016–17

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 21

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 16

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

2017–18

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 22

| 5

| 11

| 16

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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| 2018–19

| EHC Kloten

| SUI.2

| 24

| 13

| 15

| 28

| 32

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | ECHL totals

! 135

! 52

! 62

! 124

! 233

! 18

! 5

! 1

! 6

! 40

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 98

! 11

! 15

! 26

! 81

! —

! —

! —

! —

! —

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 137

! 55

! 77

! 132

! 138

! 18

! 3

! 6

! 9

! 14

References

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