Ryan Maki (born April 23, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Ryan Maki
Maki with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2007
Born (1985-04-23) April 23, 1985 (age 39)
Medford, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Milwaukee Admirals
Hannover Scorpions
NHL draft 176th overall, 2005
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2007–2012

Playing career

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Maki grew up in Shelby Twp, MI and was selected to play in the U.S. National Development Team Program as a junior from 2001 to 2003. Maki was recruited and attended Harvard University in the ECAC and majored in economics.

He was drafted from Harvard in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. After graduating from College, Maki signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Predators and was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. During the 2008–09 season, Maki was named as the Admirals winner for the AHL man of the year award.[1]

Prior to the 2010–11 season, Maki left North America and after trialling with the Hannover Scorpions, was signed to a contract on September 2, 2010.[2] Despite improving his offensive output in the following season with the Scorpions, Maki announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 10, 2012.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Strathroy Rockets GOHL 4 0 1 1 0
2001–02 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 31 4 11 15 24
2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 52 6 6 12 26
2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 10 1 0 1 8
2003–04 Harvard University ECAC 34 4 4 8 18
2004–05 Harvard University ECAC 30 10 9 19 20
2005–06 Harvard University ECAC 33 10 12 22 32
2006–07 Harvard University ECAC 32 12 11 23 36
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 54 2 3 5 23 3 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 5 1 0 1 4 6 1 0 1 4
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 65 12 13 25 37 11 1 1 2 4
2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 61 6 9 15 17 7 2 2 4 0
2010–11 Hannover Scorpions DEL 52 8 8 16 40 5 2 5 7 4
2011–12 Hannover Scorpions DEL 43 9 15 24 34
AHL totals 182 20 26 46 77 23 3 3 6 6
DEL totals 95 17 23 40 74 5 2 5 7 4

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States U17 6 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 6 1 2 3 4

References

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  1. ^ "Maki Named Admirals American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year". Milwaukee Admirals. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  2. ^ "Ryan Maki receives contract from Hannover". Deutsche Eishockey Liga (in German). 2010-09-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. ^ "Former Predators forward Ryan Maki retires". thehockeyhouse.net. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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