Ryan MacMurchy

Ryan MacMurchy (born April 27, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for EHC Kloten of the Swiss League (SL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round of the 2002 NHL entry draft, but has yet to play in the NHL.

Playing career MacMurchy played collegiate hockey with the University of Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. MacMurchy began his professional career within the Blues organization with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.

Unable to crack the NHL ranks, on August 5, 2011, MacMurchy embarked upon a European career, signing with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen. As the league's top point scorer in the 2011–12 regular season (37 goals and 76 points in 44 games), Ryan led Oilers to the team's first ever regular season championship. With points in every home game of the regular season and a 13-game pointstreak(home and away games), he shattered several team records. In a game against Frisk Tigers on December 30, 2011, Ryan scored 6 points (3 goals + 3 assists) and tied the team record for most points in one game.

The Oilers finished the regular season with a record breaking 112 points and earned the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs. Stavanger swept both Rosenborg IHK (Quarter-final) and Lillehammer IK (Semi-final) in four games, earning the club's third consecutive playoff final appearance. On April 13, 2012, the Oilers won game six of the finals and became Norwegian Champions. Ryan, with 9 goals and 21 points, finished 3rd on the league leader board for the playoffs.

On April 9, 2012, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association awarded Ryan, The Golden Helmet, an award given to the league's top point scorer. He was also appointed the Right Wing on the Team of the Year, a fictional team put together after votes from all the players in the league, alongside Stavanger Oilers Defenceman Tim Kunes.

As a free agent on April 22, 2012, Ryan left Norway and signed a contract with HC Red Ice of the Swiss National League B. In scoring 30 points in just 24 games, on January 15, 2013, he signed a contract until the end of season with EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A.

After parts of two seasons with Biel, MacMurchy signed in the German DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on June 27, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, MacMurchy helped the club return to the Championship finals, however was injured during the post-season. In 42 regular season games he contributed with 52 points, placing second on the team.

On June 10, 2015, MacMurchy signed a two-year deal with fellow DEL competitors, Adler Mannheim.

After four seasons in the DEL, MacMurchy left as a free agent to return to Switzerland, agreeing to a one-year deal with EHC Kloten of the Swiss League on July 6, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Regina Pat Canadians AAA SMHL 40 17 18 35 42 10 1 6 7 4 1999–2000 Regina Pat Canadians AAA SMHL 38 23 41 64 122 4 2 3 5 6 2000–01 Vernon Vipers BCHL 55 4 16 20 27 — — — — — 2001–02 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 61 32 52 84 63 11 2 5 7 13 2002–03 University of Wisconsin WCHA 39 10 14 24 69 — — — — — 2003–04 University of Wisconsin WCHA 43 15 13 28 95 — — — — — 2004–05 University of Wisconsin WCHA 40 11 22 33 88 — — — — — 2005–06 University of Wisconsin WCHA 42 8 17 25 90 — — — — —2006–07 Alaska Aces ECHL 18 4 6 10 52 15 4 1 5 632006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 24 4 1 5 20 — — — — —2007–08 Stockton Thunder ECHL 45 23 22 45 67 — — — — —2008–09 Stockton Thunder ECHL 33 9 17 26 60 — — — — —2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 2 12 14 38 — — — — —2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 39 16 17 33 54 3 1 0 1 4 2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 56 2 12 14 38 — — — — —2011–12 Stavanger Oilers NOR 44 37 39 76 138 13 9 12 21 38 2012–13 HC Red Ice SUI.2 24 18 12 30 81 — — — — — 2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 7 7 3 10 2 3 1 1 2 27 2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 40 11 8 19 28 — — — — — 2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 42 21 31 52 68 9 2 4 6 10 2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 21 20 41 48 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 21 8 15 23 16 6 1 2 3 4 2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 22 5 11 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 EHC Kloten SUI.2 24 13 15 28 32 — — — — — ECHL totals 135 52 62 124 233 18 5 1 6 40 AHL totals 98 11 15 26 81 — — — — — DEL totals 137 55 77 132 138 18 3 6 9 14