Ryan MacMurchy
Ryan MacMurchy (born April 27, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing 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.
| Ryan MacMurchy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
April 27, 1983 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SL team Former teams |
EHC Kloten Peoria Rivermen Springfield Falcons Abbotsford Heat Stavanger Oilers EHC Biel ERC Ingolstadt Adler Mannheim | ||
| NHL Draft |
284th overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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.[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]
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.[3]
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| AHL totals | 98 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "End of season for two players". EHC Biel (in German). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- "Adler take Ryan MacMurchy under contract". Adler Mannheim (in German). 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- "MacMurchy to the EHC Kloten". EHC Kloten (in German). 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database