Rick Rypien
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) |
| NHL Team | Vancouver Canucks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 16, 1984, Coleman, Alberta, CAN |
| NHL Draft | never drafted |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
Rick Rypien (born on May 16, 1984 in Coleman, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks.
He played his junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He was never drafted by an NHL club. He was signed by the Manitoba Moose of the AHL to an amateur tryout late in the 2005 season.
He made his NHL debut for the Canucks against the Edmonton Oilers on December 21, 2005. In that game he scored his first NHL goal on his first shot in the first period.
He is a cousin of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien.
[edit] Career NHL Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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