- Rick Rypien
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =Vancouver Canucks
league = NHL
position = Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 170
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1984|5|16|mf=y
birth_place = Coleman, AB, CAN
draft = Undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2005Rick Rypien (born
May 16 ,1984 in Coleman,Alberta ) is a Canadian ice hockey player for theVancouver Canucks . He is the son of Wes Rypien who was a Canadian Champion for boxing.Rypien played his junior hockey with the
Regina Pats of theWestern Hockey League . He was never drafted by an NHL club. He was signed by theManitoba Moose of the AHL to an amateur tryout late in the 2005 season.He made his NHL debut for the
Vancouver Canucks against theEdmonton Oilers onDecember 21 ,2005 . In that game he scored his first NHL goal on his first shot in the first period.He is a
cousin of formerNFL quarterback Mark Rypien .Career statistics
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