Ryan Potulny

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Ryan Potulny
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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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  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.

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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. [1]

Potulny signed a 2-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on March 29, 2006. [1] 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 [2] 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. [3]

Potulny was traded from the Flyers to the Edmonton Oilers on June 6, 2008 in exchange for Danny Syvret. [4] He then signed a one-year deal with the Oilers on June 14, 2008. [5]

On September 8, 2010, Potulny signed a one-year two-way contract as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10]

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. [11]

On June 11, 2015, Potulny left North America to sign a one-year contract with Finnish club, Lahti Pelicans of the top-tier Liiga. [12]

On 28 August 2017, Potulny agreed a deal with the Braehead Clan of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League. [13] Potulny retired at the conclusion of the season to take up an assistant coach role at the University of Minnesota. [14]

Ryan (right) with his brother Grant in 2007 Grant & Ryan Potulny.jpg
Ryan (right) with his brother Grant in 2007

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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Red River High School USHS ——————————
2001–02 Lincoln Stars USHL 602334576541012
2002–03 Lincoln StarsUSHL543543781810611178
2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 15681410—————
2004–05 Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA4424174120—————
2005–06 Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA4138256331—————
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20110—————
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3012142634—————
2006–07 Philadelphia FlyersNHL35751222—————
2007–08 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL58212647511235810
2007–08 Philadelphia FlyersNHL70114—————
2008–09 Springfield Falcons AHL7038246262—————
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL80332—————
2009–10 Springfield FalconsAHL143588—————
2009–10 Edmonton OilersNHL6415173228—————
2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL5818234130—————
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL30000—————
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL70000—————
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL1335842314122612
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL613332653252240
2012–13 Hershey BearsAHL661922413050222
2013–14 Hershey BearsAHL38371010—————
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL252351070000
2015–16 Pelicans Liiga 601323363092244
2016–17 Mountfield HK ELH 183588—————
2016–17 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 351217291451010
2017–18 Braehead Clan EIHL 377182514—————
NHL totals12622274954—————
AHL totals4331521613132575219214024

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States WC 13th62240
Senior totals62240

Awards and honors

AwardYear
USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 2002–03 [15]
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 [16]
AHL All-Star Classic 2008–09'

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References

  1. 1 2 "Flyers Sign Ryan Potulny to Contract". PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Forsberg and Nedved Out for Friday; Potulny to Debut
  3. ↑ "Wolf Pack sign Potulny to AHL deal". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oilers acquire Potulny from Flyers". oilers.nhl.com. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Potulny signs a 1-year, two-way contract with Blackhawks". The Sports Network . September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sens trade Campoli and pick to Blackhawks for Potulny and pick". The Sports Network . February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  8. ↑ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Striker Potulny in Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "BEARS SIGN RYAN POTULNY TO AHL DEAL". Hershey Bears . December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ @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.
  12. ↑ "Pelicans announce latest acquisition" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ @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.
  14. ↑ "Ben Gordon, Ryan Potulny, Stu Bickel will be Gophers hockey assistants". Star Tribune. October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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