Doug Lynch (ice hockey)

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Doug Lynch

Born	(1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Free Agent Edmonton Oilers EC Red Bull Salzburg Vienna Capitals Frölunda HC
NHL Draft	43rd overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2003–present

Douglas Lynch (born April 4, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He last played for the EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, 43rd overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Lynch spent parts of five seasons in the Western Hockey League, the majority of them coming with the Red Deer Rebels, who (although taking him as a forward from Bantam) utilized him as a physical defenceman.^[1] After a breakout second full season, he was drafted by the Oilers, who had obtained the pick from the Boston Bruins as part of the Bill Guerin trade. Lynch finished his junior career with the Spokane Chiefs before graduating to professional hockey.

During his tenure with the Oilers organization, Lynch spent the majority of his time with the Toronto and Edmonton Roadrunners of the American Hockey League, although he did see a brief NHL stint during the 2003–2004 season. He was named to the 2003–04 AHL All-Rookie team, and played in the All-star game.

On August 3, 2005, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues with Eric Brewer and Jeff Woywitka in exchange for Chris Pronger.^[2] He never played a game for the Blues, instead having spells with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen and the ECHL's Alaska Aces. In 2007, Lynch signed with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.

On April 13, 2012, after three seasons with Salzburg, Lynch left to sign a one-year contract with the Frölunda Indians in Sweden.^[3] However, during the 2012-13 season, with a lack of offensive production Lynch left Frölunda mid-season and returned to Salzburg for the remainder of the campaign on January 6, 2013.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	3	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	65	9	5	14	57	4	0	0	0	5
2000–01	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	72	12	37	49	181	21	1	9	10	30
2001–02	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	71	21	27	48	202	22	5	4	9	12
2002–03	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	13	7	5	12	27	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	42	6	12	18	129	4	1	0	1	16
2003–04	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL	74	11	25	36	77	3	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Edmonton Roadrunners	AHL	74	1	13	14	109	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	29	0	2	2	57	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Alaska Aces	ECHL	8	1	1	2	2	22	0	4	4	10
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	59	1	2	3	60	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	45	9	19	28	65	15	3	5	8	14
2008–09	Vienna Capitals	EBEL	52	13	16	29	58	12	1	6	7	26
2009–10	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	42	9	21	30	58	18	5	2	7	16
2010–11	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	44	7	21	28	44	15	1	6	7	12
2011–12	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	48	16	18	34	52	6	2	4	6	2
2012–13	Frölunda HC	SEL	33	2	2	4	18	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	14	1	2	3	16	11	1	1	2	37
2013–14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	30	5	11	16	26	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
All-Rookie Team	2004

References

↑ "Rebels advance to Memorial Cup". CBC Sports. 2001-05-27. Retrieved 2001-05-27.
↑ "Oilers swing trade for Pronger". CBC. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
↑ "Defenseman Doug Lynch agrees contract with Frölunda HC" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-13.

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