Ryan Flinn

Ryan Flinn (born April 20, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently is a free agent.
==Playing career==
Ryan Flinn is known as an enforcer. He was drafted in the fifth round, 143rd overall by the New Jersey Devils, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Selected from the QMJHL Flinn accumilated over 200 penalty minutes in each of his four full seasons with the Titans, Halifax Mooseheads and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
Unsigned from the Devils, Flinn began his professional career in the East Coast Hockey League with the Reading Royals. Leading the ECHL in penalty minutes, Flinn was signed to a try-out contract with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL, before signing with NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings midway through the 2001–02 season and appearing in 10 NHL games. Flinn spent 2002–03 split between the Monarchs and the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal with the Kings. 
After missing the majority of the 2004–05 season with the Monarchs due to a foot and leg injury, Ryan returned the following year, only to be lost to a serious concussion suffered against the Chicago Blackhawks on November 26, 2005. With two consecutive injured seasons Ryan was released by the Kings. He was unable to attract other NHL interest was signed by the AHL's San Antonio Rampage for the 2006–07 season. 
A free agent, the Edmonton Oilers signed Flinn to a one-year contract on July 17, 2007. He was then assigned to the Springfield Falcons playing in 24 games before he was loaned to the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the year.
Flinn signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 7, 2008. Flinn never played with the Canadiens in 2008–09 as he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs for the year. In the 2009–10 season, Ryan played two games for the Rockford Icehogs tallying nine penalty minutes, he was then released but later signed a Professional Try-Out agreement with the IceHogs on November 17, 2009.
==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
1996–97 	Laval Titan College Francais	QMJHL 		23 	3 	2 	5 	66 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	Laval Titan College Francais	QMJHL 		59 	4 	12 	16 	217 		15 	1 	0 	1 	63
1998–99 	Acadie-Bathurst Titan 	QMJHL 		44 	3 	4 	7 	195 		23 	2 	0 	2 	37
1999–00 	Halifax Mooseheads 	QMJHL 		67 	14 	19 	33 	365 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		57 	16 	17 	33 	280 		9 	1 	1 	2 	43
2001–02 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		20 	1 	3 	4 	120 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		37 	0 	1 	1 	113 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		10 	0 	0 	0 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		27 	2 	2 	4 	95 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		19 	1 	0 	1 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		59 	3 	5 	8 	164 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2004–05 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		14 	1 	1 	2 	112 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		61 	2 	4 	6 	166 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		24 	0 	1 	1 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		17 	3 	0 	3 	53 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		52 	2 	2 	4 	122 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		20 	2 	2 	4 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		31 	1 	0 	1 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Acadie-Bathurst Titan alumni
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cape Breton Screaming Eagles alumni
Category:Halifax Mooseheads alumni
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Laval Titan College Francais alumni
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Manchester Monarchs players
Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks
Category:Reading Royals players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Springfield Falcons players