Doug Lynch

Douglas Lynch (born April 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played with the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Lynch was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, 43rd overall in the 2001 NHL entry draft. Lynch spent parts of five seasons in the Western Hockey League, the majority of them coming with the Red Deer Rebels, who (although taking him as a forward from Bantam) utilized him as a physical defenceman. After a breakout second full season, he was drafted by the Oilers, who had obtained the pick from the Boston Bruins as part of the Bill Guerin trade. Lynch finished his junior career with the Spokane Chiefs before graduating to professional hockey.

During his tenure with the Oilers organization, Lynch spent the majority of his time with the Toronto and Edmonton Roadrunners of the American Hockey League, although he did see a brief NHL stint during the 2003–2004 season. He was named to the 2003–04 AHL All-Rookie team and played in the All-Star game.

On August 3, 2005, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues with Eric Brewer and Jeff Woywitka in exchange for Chris Pronger. He never played a game for the Blues, instead having spells with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen and the ECHL's Alaska Aces. In 2007, Lynch signed with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.

On April 13, 2012, after three seasons with Salzburg, Lynch left to sign a one-year contract with the Frölunda Indians in Sweden. However, during the 2012-13 season, with a lack of offensive production Lynch left Frölunda mid-season and returned to Salzburg for the remainder of the campaign on January 6, 2013.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Red Deer Rebels WHL 30112 ————— 1999–2000 Red Deer Rebels WHL 65951457 40005 2000–01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72123749181 21191030 2001–02 Red Deer Rebels WHL 71212748202 2254912 2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 13751227 ————— 2002–03 Spokane Chiefs WHL 4261218129 410116 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 7411253677 30112 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20000 ————— 2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 7411314109 ————— 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2902257 ————— 2005–06 Alaska Aces ECHL 81122 2204410 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 5912360 ————— 2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 459192865 1535814 2008–09 Vienna Capitals AUT 5213162958 1216726 2009–10 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 429213058 1852716 2010–11 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 447212844 1516712 2011–12 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 4816183452 62462 2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 3322418 ————— 2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 1412316 1111237 2013–14 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 305121726 ————— AHL totals 236134255303 30112 NHL totals 20000 ————— AUT totals 27560108168319 76132437107

Awards and honours Award Year AHL All-Rookie Team 2004