Sami Ryhänen

Sami Ryhänen
Born (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 44)
Helsinki, FIN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Lukko
SaiPa
Blues
Tappara
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Ritten/Renon
AaB Ishockey
Nottingham Panthers
Ducs de Dijon
Dundee Stars
ESV Kaufbeuren
HC Fassa
Swindon Wildcats
Imatran Ketterä
Porvoo Hunters
Playing career 2000–2017

Sami Ryhänen (born May 23, 1980) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He played in the Finnish SM-liiga (the Finnish Elite League) for Lukko, SaiPa, Blues and Tappara.

He last played for Porvoo Hunters, who he would later coach between 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 29 22 30 52 38
1996–97 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 1 6 7 10 3 0 0 0 2
1997–98 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 35 14 31 45 36
1997–98 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 1 0 1 0
1998–99 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 18 4 5 9 8
1999–00 Espoo Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 37 13 27 40 28 4 3 9 12 2
2000–01 UJK Mestis 13 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg France2 14 21 14 35 6
2001–02 KJT Mestis 28 2 5 7 10
2002–03 Hockey Clermont Communauté Auvergne France 22 16 15 31 24
2003–04 Halmstad Hammers HC Allsvenskan 46 9 18 27 20
2004–05 Team Uppsala Allsvenskan 31 9 18 27 14
2004–05 Stjernen Hockey Norway 17 2 5 7 8 7 0 4 4 2
2005–06 HC Salamat Mestis 27 10 28 38 22
2005–06 Lukko SM-liiga 22 4 8 12 8
2006–07 SaiPa SM-liiga 56 13 26 39 34
2007–08 SaiPa SM-liiga 28 7 6 13 14
2007–08 HC Innsbruck EBEL
2007–08 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 12 6 8 14 14 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 43 10 17 27 14
2008–09 Tappara SM-liiga 10 1 6 7 6
2009–10 Tappara SM-liiga 6 0 2 2 2
2009–10 LeKi Mestis 10 3 7 10 12 8 1 5 6 2
2010–11 HK Olimpija EBEL 13 1 8 9 8
2010–11 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan 11 0 3 3 0
2010–11 Ritten Sport Italy 3 2 2 4 2 5 0 6 6 4
2011–12 AaB Ishockey Denmark 13 1 4 5 28
2011–12 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 26 5 26 31 10 4 2 1 3 6
2012–13 Dundee Stars EIHL 51 26 60 86 44
2013–14 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 54 7 52 59 28
2014–15 HC Fassa Italy 37 13 30 43 36
2015–16 Swindon Wildcats EPIHL 13 3 19 22 18
2015–16 Imatran Ketterä Suomi-sarja 11 3 10 13 14 5 2 7 9 2
2016–17 Porvoo Hunters Suomi-sarja 7 1 11 12 2 3 0 3 3 2
SM-liiga totals 165 35 65 100 78 3 0 1 1 2
Mestis totals 78 15 41 56 46 8 1 5 6 2
EIHL totals 77 31 86 117 54 4 2 1 3 6
Allsvenskan totals 77 18 36 54 34
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