Ryan Oulahen

Ryan Oulahen (born March 26, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Oulahen was drafted in the fifth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He previously served as the head coach of the Flint Firebirds of the OHL.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Oulahen was drafted in the fourth-round of the 2001 OHL Priority Selection by the Brampton Battalion. On September 20, 2004, Oulahen was named captain of the Battalion. Oulahen spent three seasons with the Battalion, where he recorded 65 goals and 71 assists in 182 games. His 136 points ranked 16th on the club's career list, while he was ninth in goals, third all-time in power-play goals with 16 and tied for fourth with six shorthanded goals.
===Professional===
On July 29, 2005, the Detroit Red Wings signed Oulahen to a three-year entry level contract. During the 2007–08 season, Oulahen served as a co-captain of the Grand Rapids Griffins, where he recorded 14 goals and 16 assists in 75 games. On July 23, 2008, the Red Wings signed Oulahen to a one-year contract extension.
On March 27, 2009, Oulahen suffered a dislocated hip after getting his skate caught in a rut in the ice during his second shift of the second period, ending his season. He finished the 2008–09 season with 19 goals and 12 assists in 73 games. On July 22, 2009, the Red Wings signed Oulahen to a one-year contract extension. He attempted a comeback after two surgeries and months of rehabilitation, however, lingering soreness prevented him from ever taking the ice, thus ending his playing career. He finished his career with 53 goals and 54 assists in 302 career games for the Griffins.
==Coaching career==
In January 2011, Oulahen was named an assistant coach for the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), a position he held for five seasons. In May 2016, Oulahen was named the head coach of the Flint Firebirds of the OHL. On October 12, 2018, Oulahen announced he was stepping down as head coach of the Firebirds due to personal and family reasons. On December 10, 2019, Oulahen was named the interim head coach of the North Bay Battalion of the OHL. He was named the permanent head coach on March 24, 2020, after the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
===Team Canada===
Oulahen served as an assistant coach for Canada Red at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where the team finished in sixth place at the tournament. In May 2015, Oulahen was named an assistant coach for Canada Black at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where the team finished in eighth place at the tournament. In May 2017, Oulahen was named head coach of Canada White at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where the team posted a 2–3–1 record and finished in fourth place in the tournament. In June 2018, Oulahen was named an assistant coach for Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and won a gold medal.
==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
2000–01 	Wexford Raiders 	OJPHL 		66 	38 	58 	96 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Newmarket Hurricanes 	OJPHL 		49 	18 	17 	35 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Brampton Battalion 	OHL 		61 	21 	22 	43 	6 		11 	2 	1 	3 	2
2003–04 	Brampton Battalion 	OHL 		57 	17 	18 	35 	26 		12 	3 	7 	10 	6
2004–05 	Brampton Battalion 	OHL 		64 	27 	31 	58 	22 		5 	1 	4 	5 	4
2005–06 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		75 	9 	10 	19 	20 		16 	0 	0 	0 	2
2006–07 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		79 	11 	16 	27 	42 		7 	0 	2 	2 	4
2007–08 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		75 	14 	16 	30 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		73 	19 	12 	31 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		302 	53 	54 	107 	140 		23 	0 	2 	2 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Coaching record==
===Ontario Hockey League===
Team 	Year 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Post Season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
FLI 	2016–17 	68 	32 	28 	8 	72 	3rd in West 	Lost in conference quarter-finals (1-4 vs. SSM)
FLI 	2017–18 	68 	20 	43 	5 	45 	5th in West 	Did not qualify
NB 	2019–20 	34 	12 	18 	4 	28 	5th in Central	Did not qualify
OHL totals	2016–2020	170 	64 	89 	17 	145 	 	1-4 (0.200)
==References==
==External links==
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