- Ryan VandenBussche
Ryan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973, in
Simcoe, Ontario ,Canada ) is a retired professionalice hockey forward.Playing career
Drafted by the
Toronto Maple Leafs in the1992 NHL Entry Draft , 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams.On the 22nd of August, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the
New York Rangers . After two seasons in the AHL with the Rangers' farm team, theBinghamton Rangers , VandenBussche finally made his NHL debut for the 1996–97 season playing 11 games.The very next season, 1997–98, Ryan was split between four different teams in three different leagues. He played three games for the
Indianapolis Ice of the IHL, fifteen games for theHartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, sixteen games for the New York Rangers of the NHL, and since the Rangers traded him forRyan Risidore on the 29th of March, 1998, four games for theChicago Blackhawks of the NHL.VandenBussche remained a Blackhawk until the
Pittsburgh Penguins signed him as an unrestricted free agent on the 12th of July, 2004. On the 25th of September, 2006,Jokerit ofSM-liiga signed the forward for a try-out, which was terminated on November 5th. After his tryout VandenBussche signed with theNew Mexico Scorpions as a player/coach, but retired in January for medical reasons. He now hopes to pursue a coaching career.VandenBussche was not known as a goal scorer or play maker; in 310 NHL games, he has only scored 10 goals and 10 assists. Ryan's role was as an enforcer. He has the unfortunate distinction of being the man who ended the career of
Nick Kypreos in a pre-season game in 1997.Post career
Vandenbussche was charged with assaulting two police officers [Media:http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/2007/06/07/4241579-sun.html] on July 3, 2006, in the aftermath of a brawl at the Turkey Point Hotel. The outcome of the trial, [Media:http://fe1.ca.news.a1.b.yahoo.com/s/capress/080711/national/nhl_vandenbussche_verdict] .
Ryan now sells real estate with his wife Lisa, and under the direction of his father Ron, in Norfolk County. [http://www.youronlineagents.com/ronvandenbussche/]
Career statistics
External links
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=5542 HockeyDB.com]
* [http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/bio.php?id=148 Biography at Pittsburgh Penguins Official Website]
* [http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=346&hubname=nhl-penguins tsn.ca]
*YouTube|bxY8JxLLOPE|Hockey fight between VandenBussche and Dennis Bonvie
* [http://www.scorpionshockey.com/news/pressrelease/index.html?article_id=407 scorpionshockey.com press release on his retirement]
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