Ice hockey player
| Ryan Potulny | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Potulny with the Edmonton Oilers in 2010 | |||
| Born |
(1984-09-05) September 5, 1984 (age 40) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Lahti Pelicans Mountfield HK EHC Black Wings Linz Braehead Clan | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
87th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2018 | ||
Ryan Potulny (born September 5, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He is currently an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota men's ice hockey team.
Playing career
Potulny was drafted in the third round, 87th overall, at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers after playing two years with the USHL's Lincoln Stars. He spent the next three seasons playing collegiate hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, recording 68 goals and 50 assists for a total of 118 points in 100 games. Potulny ranked first in the nation with 38 goals and 63 points during his last season with the Gophers, 2005–06, and was named an All-WCHA First Team Honoree and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
Potulny signed a 2-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on March 29, 2006. He played his first two professional games with the Flyers at the tail-end of the 2005–06 season, making his NHL debut on April 7, 2006 and also recording his first point. He split the 2006–07 season with the Flyers and the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms.
On April 24, 2008, Potulny scored the game-winning goal at 2:58 in the fifth overtime in Game 5 of the East Division Semifinals. The game's total time was 142:58, at that time an AHL record for longest game.
Potulny was traded from the Flyers to the Edmonton Oilers on June 6, 2008 in exchange for Danny Syvret. He then signed a one-year deal with the Oilers on June 14, 2008.
On September 8, 2010, Potulny signed a one-year two-way contract as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. He ultimately played in only three games with the Blackhawks, spending much of the season with their AHL affiliate in Rockford.
On February 28, 2011, Potulny was traded to the Ottawa Senators along with a second round draft pick in the 2011 entry draft in return for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and Chris Campoli.
On July 1, 2011, Potulny signed a two-year two-way contract worth $525,000 per year with the second year on a one-way basis, with the Washington Capitals. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears for the duration of his contract with the Capitals.
Upon completion of his contract with the Capitals, Potulny signed in Russia as a free agent on a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on May 30, 2013. Potulny sought a release from his contract with Omsk just three months later, having never featured in the KHL, before belatedly returning to the Bears for the remainder of the season on December 22, 2013.
After three seasons with the Hershey Bears, Potulny signed a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack, an affiliate of the New York Rangers on August 6, 2014.
On June 11, 2015, Potulny left North America to sign a one-year contract with Finnish club, Lahti Pelicans of the top-tier Liiga.
On 28 August 2017, Potulny agreed a deal with the Braehead Clan of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League. Potulny retired at the conclusion of the season to take up an assistant coach role at the University of Minnesota.
Family
He is the younger brother of Grant Potulny, a Senators' draft pick in 2000 formerly an assistant coach with the Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey team. Grant is now the head coach of Northern Michigan University men's hockey program.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Red River High School | USHS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 60 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 54 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 44 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 41 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 30 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 35 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 70 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 58 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pelicans | Liiga | 60 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 35 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 37 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 126 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 433 | 152 | 161 | 313 | 257 | 52 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | WC | 13th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award | 2002–03 | |
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2004–05 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2005–06 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2005–06 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2006 | |
| AHL All-Star Classic | 2008–09' |
References
- ^ "Flyers Sign Ryan Potulny to Contract". PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Forsberg and Nedved Out for Friday; Potulny to Debut
- "Wolf Pack sign Potulny to AHL deal". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- "Oilers acquire Potulny from Flyers". oilers.nhl.com. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- "Oilers sign Ryan Potulny to one-year contract". oilers.nhl.com. June 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- "Potulny signs a 1-year, two-way contract with Blackhawks". The Sports Network. September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- "Sens trade Campoli and pick to Blackhawks for Potulny and pick". The Sports Network. February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- "Striker Potulny in Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- "BEARS SIGN RYAN POTULNY TO AHL DEAL". Hershey Bears. December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- @BenHankinson (August 7, 2014). "Congrats Ryan Potulny signing w Hartford @WolfPackAHL. Provides depth for @NYRangers. Ryan has 150G in 408 #AHL gms .37 & has 126 #NHL gms" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2014 – via Twitter.
- "Pelicans announce latest acquisition" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- @ClanIHC (August 28, 2017). "SIGNING NEWS: Glasgow's Braehead Clan are delighted to announce the signing of former NHL forward Ryan Potulny for…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Ben Gordon, Ryan Potulny, Stu Bickel will be Gophers hockey assistants". Star Tribune. October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- "White named USA Hockey's Junior player of the year". USHL. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMarty Sertich | NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 2005–06 |
Succeeded byT. J. Hensick |
- 1984 births
- American men's ice hockey centers
- Binghamton Senators players
- Braehead Clan players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- EHC Black Wings Linz players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from North Dakota
- Lahti Pelicans players
- Lincoln Stars players
- Living people
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Ottawa Senators players
- Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Stadion Hradec Králové players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- American expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Red River High School alumni