Ryan MacMurchy | |||
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Born |
Regina, SK, CAN |
April 27, 1983 ||
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 |
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NHL Draft | 284th overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues |
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Playing career | 2006–present |
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.
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.