Ryan VandenBussche

Ryan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played in 8 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills.
==Playing career==
Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. 
On the 22nd of August, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers. After two seasons in the AHL with the Rangers' farm team, the Binghamton Rangers, VandenBussche finally made his NHL debut for the 1996–97 season playing 11 games.
The very next season, 1997–98, Ryan was split between four different teams in three different leagues. He played three games for the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL, fifteen games for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, sixteen games for the New York Rangers of the NHL, and since the Rangers traded him for Ryan Risidore on the 29th of March, 1998, four games for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. 
VandenBussche remained a Blackhawk until the Pittsburgh Penguins signed him as an unrestricted free agent on the 12th of July, 2004. On the 25th of September, 2006, Jokerit of SM-liiga signed the forward for a try-out, which was terminated on November 5th. After his tryout, VandenBussche signed with the New Mexico Scorpions as a player/coach, but retired in January for medical reasons.
VandenBussche was not known as a goal scorer or play maker; in 310 NHL games, he has only scored 10 goals and 10 assists. Ryan's role was as an enforcer. He has the unfortunate distinction of being the man who ended the career of Nick Kypreos in a pre-season game in 1997.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1990–91 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 		49 	3 	8 	11 	139 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 		61 	13 	15 	28 	230 		6 	0 	2 	2 	9
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Newmarket Royals 	OHL 		30 	15 	12 	27 	161 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		29 	3 	14 	17 	99 		5 	1 	3 	4 	13
1993–94 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		44 	4 	10 	14 	124 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 		9 	1 	2 	3 	29 		5 	0 	0 	0 	16
1994–95 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		53 	2 	13 	15 	239 		3 	0 	0 	0 	17
1995–96 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 		68 	3 	17 	20 	240 		4 	0 	0 	0 	9
1996–97 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 		38 	8 	11 	19 	133 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		11 	1 	0 	1 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		15 	2 	0 	2 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		16 	1 	0 	1 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		37 	4 	1 	5 	119 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 		34 	3 	10 	13 	130 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		52 	0 	1 	1 	143 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		64 	2 	5 	7 	146 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		50 	1 	2 	3 	103 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		22 	0 	0 	0 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		65 	4 	1 	5 	120 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		23 	4 	7 	11 	77 		11 	2 	2 	4 	11
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		20 	1 	0 	1 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Jokerit 	FNL 		15 	0 	0 	0 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New Mexico Scorpions 	CHL 		9 	0 	3 	3 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		310 	10 	10 	20 	702 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*
*Biography at Pittsburgh Penguins Official Website
*tsn.ca
 
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