Ryan Maki

Ryan Maki (born April 23, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Maki grew up in Shelby Twp, MI and was selected to play in the U.S. National Development Team Program as a junior from 2001 to 2003. Maki was recruited and attended Harvard University in the ECAC and majored in economics.

He was drafted from Harvard in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2005 NHL entry draft by the Nashville Predators. After graduating from College, Maki signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Predators and was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. During the 2008–09 season, Maki was named as the Admirals winner for the AHL man of the year award.

Prior to the 2010–11 season, Maki left North America and after trialling with the Hannover Scorpions, was signed to a contract on September 2, 2010. Despite improving his offensive output in the following season with the Scorpions, Maki announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 10, 2012.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Strathroy Rockets GOHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2001–02 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 31 4 11 15 24 — — — — — 2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 52 6 6 12 26 — — — — — 2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 10 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 2003–04 Harvard University ECAC 34 4 4 8 18 — — — — — 2004–05 Harvard University ECAC 30 10 9 19 20 — — — — — 2005–06 Harvard University ECAC 33 10 12 22 32 — — — — — 2006–07 Harvard University ECAC 32 12 11 23 36 — — — — — 2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 54 2 3 5 23 3 0 0 0 2 2007–08 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 5 1 0 1 4 6 1 0 1 4 2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 65 12 13 25 37 11 1 1 2 4 2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 61 6 9 15 17 7 2 2 4 0 2010–11 Hannover Scorpions DEL 52 8 8 16 40 5 2 5 7 4 2011–12 Hannover Scorpions DEL 43 9 15 24 34 — — — — — AHL totals 182 20 26 46 77 23 3 3 6 6 DEL totals 95 17 23 40 74 5 2 5 7 4

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2002 United States U17 6 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 6 1 2 3 4