Sami Ryhänen

Sami Ryhänen
Born (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980
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

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 2922305238 —————
1996–97 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 1416710 30002
1997–98 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 3514314536 —————
1997–98 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 21010 —————
1998–99 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 184598 —————
1999–00 Espoo Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 3713274028 439122
2000–01 UJK Mestis 130112 —————
2000–01 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg France2 142114356 —————
2001–02 KJT Mestis 2825710 —————
2002–03 Hockey Clermont Communauté Auvergne France 2216153124 —————
2003–04 Halmstad Hammers HC Allsvenskan 469182720 —————
2004–05 Team Uppsala Allsvenskan 319182714 —————
2004–05 Stjernen Hockey Norway 172578 70442
2005–06 HC Salamat Mestis 2710283822 —————
2005–06 Lukko SM-liiga 2248128 —————
2006–07 SaiPa SM-liiga 5613263934 —————
2007–08 SaiPa SM-liiga 28761314 —————
2007–08 HC Innsbruck EBEL ————— —————
2007–08 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 12681414 10000
2008–09 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 4310172714 —————
2008–09 Tappara SM-liiga 101676 —————
2009–10 Tappara SM-liiga 60222 —————
2009–10 LeKi Mestis 10371012 81562
2010–11 HK Olimpija EBEL 131898 —————
2010–11 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan 110330 —————
2010–11 Ritten Sport Italy 32242 50664
2011–12 AaB Ishockey Denmark 1314528 —————
2011–12 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 265263110 42136
2012–13 Dundee Stars EIHL 5126608644 —————
2013–14 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 547525928 —————
2014–15 HC Fassa Italy 3713304336 —————
2015–16 Swindon Wildcats EPIHL 133192218 —————
2015–16 Imatran Ketterä Suomi-sarja 113101314 52792
2016–17 Porvoo Hunters Suomi-sarja 7111122 30332
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 — — — — —