Ryan Flynn (ice hockey)
# Ryan Flynn (ice hockey)

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.

## Early life

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.

## Career

Flynn began his professional career with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.

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.

Flynn competed at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships where he won a gold medal as a member of Team USA.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 137 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### International

| 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| - | - |
| College |||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2009–10 |
