Sami Ryhänen (born May 23, 1980) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He played in the Finnish SM-liiga (the Finnish Elite League) for Lukko, SaiPa, Blues and Tappara.

Sami Ryhänen
Born (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 44)
Helsinki, FIN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Lukko
SaiPa
Blues
Tappara
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Ritten/Renon
AaB Ishockey
Nottingham Panthers
Ducs de Dijon
Dundee Stars
ESV Kaufbeuren
HC Fassa
Swindon Wildcats
Imatran Ketterä
Porvoo Hunters
Playing career 2000–2017

He last played for Porvoo Hunters, who he would later coach between 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 29 22 30 52 38
1996–97 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 1 6 7 10 3 0 0 0 2
1997–98 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 35 14 31 45 36
1997–98 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 1 0 1 0
1998–99 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 18 4 5 9 8
1999–00 Espoo Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 37 13 27 40 28 4 3 9 12 2
2000–01 UJK Mestis 13 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg France2 14 21 14 35 6
2001–02 KJT Mestis 28 2 5 7 10
2002–03 Hockey Clermont Communauté Auvergne France 22 16 15 31 24
2003–04 Halmstad Hammers HC Allsvenskan 46 9 18 27 20
2004–05 Team Uppsala Allsvenskan 31 9 18 27 14
2004–05 Stjernen Hockey Norway 17 2 5 7 8 7 0 4 4 2
2005–06 HC Salamat Mestis 27 10 28 38 22
2005–06 Lukko SM-liiga 22 4 8 12 8
2006–07 SaiPa SM-liiga 56 13 26 39 34
2007–08 SaiPa SM-liiga 28 7 6 13 14
2007–08 HC Innsbruck EBEL
2007–08 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 12 6 8 14 14 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 43 10 17 27 14
2008–09 Tappara SM-liiga 10 1 6 7 6
2009–10 Tappara SM-liiga 6 0 2 2 2
2009–10 LeKi Mestis 10 3 7 10 12 8 1 5 6 2
2010–11 HK Olimpija EBEL 13 1 8 9 8
2010–11 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan 11 0 3 3 0
2010–11 Ritten Sport Italy 3 2 2 4 2 5 0 6 6 4
2011–12 AaB Ishockey Denmark 13 1 4 5 28
2011–12 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 26 5 26 31 10 4 2 1 3 6
2012–13 Dundee Stars EIHL 51 26 60 86 44
2013–14 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 54 7 52 59 28
2014–15 HC Fassa Italy 37 13 30 43 36
2015–16 Swindon Wildcats EPIHL 13 3 19 22 18
2015–16 Imatran Ketterä Suomi-sarja 11 3 10 13 14 5 2 7 9 2
2016–17 Porvoo Hunters Suomi-sarja 7 1 11 12 2 3 0 3 3 2
SM-liiga totals 165 35 65 100 78 3 0 1 1 2
Mestis totals 78 15 41 56 46 8 1 5 6 2
EIHL totals 77 31 86 117 54 4 2 1 3 6
Allsvenskan totals 77 18 36 54 34
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