Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg/12 st 2 lb)
NHL Team	Vancouver Canucks
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 16, 1984 (1984-05-16) (age 24), Coleman, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	2005 – present

Rick Rypien (born May 16, 1984 in Coleman, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

Rypien played major junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After posting 45 points in 2002–03, he was awarded the Pats' Bill Hicke Most Popular Player Award, as voted by the fans.^[1] Undrafted out of junior, he signed with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) to an amateur tryout late in the 2005 season.

He made his NHL debut for the Vancouver Canucks against the Edmonton Oilers on December 21, 2005. In that game he scored his first NHL goal on his first shot in the first period.

[edit] Family

Rypien is the son of Wes Rypien who was a Canadian Champion for boxing and the cousin of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] External links

• Rick Rypien's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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