Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Rick Rypien, a cousin of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Mark Rypien, to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Rick Rypien, a cousin of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Mark Rypien, to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Rick Rypien to a two-year contract extension with the club through the 2010-11 NHL season. Rypien has played five seasons with the Canucks. ‘’Rick plays with intensity and energy every time he steps on the ice,’’ said Canucks general manager Mike Gillis. ‘’He is an important part of our team and a valued teammate.’’...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
In general, the Stanley Cup playoffs have less penalties and less use for goons who offer little in hockey ability beyond a willingness to fight, but sometimes exceptions exist. The main exception to this rule in this season’s playoffs has been Rick Rypien of the Vancouver Canucks. Rypien leads the playoffs with 38 penalty minutes in his eight games so far. That gives him almost five penalty...
CANUCKS HOCKEY BLOG (Free subscription) | 05/02/2009
The NHL has apparently decided that Ben Eager’s cheap, late hit to Rick Rypien’s head was a clean and legal one. Because Rypien wasn’t injured. I’d point out this fail, except Colin Campbell has been so horribly and maddeningly inconsistent that I’m just not surprised anymore. It’s no wonder that head shots are a [...]
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
Injury-plagued Canucks forward Rick Rypien has a sports hernia that will require surgery and is out indefinitely.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
Some bad news earlier today in the form of Rick Rypien’s impending surgery but the day had an upside. It seems Vancouver is running an Injured Canuck Exchange Program rather than simply a one-way train to the infirmary, as Sami Salo went through yet another full practice and could be back as early as Tuesday. From the Canucks: “I feel good so it’s up to the coaching staff and the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Rick Rypien‘s “virus” update from The Vancouver Province: The Vancouver Canucks announced Monday that Rick Rypien has a sports hernia injury and will require surgery. All this after the NHL club had said for days that the feisty winger had some sort of virus or viral infection. “What happened was he came back and wasn’t feeling well, was tested and nothing came up,”...
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
There's good news and bad news on the Vancouver Canucks injury report. First the bad news: forward Rick Rypien needs surgery this week to repair a sports hernia tear in his left abdomen. Rypien has ...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
via the Canucks -- Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis today announced that the club has signed right wing Ryan Shannon, centre Rick Rypien, right wing Mike Brown, defenceman Nathan McIver, defenceman Zach FitzGerald and defenceman James Sharrow. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. And with that, all of Vancouver’s RFAs are now under contract. A happy...
I-Am-Bored.com Latest Links (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Daniel Carcillo vs. Rick Rypien boxing from a recent Phoenix Coyotes/Vancouver Canucks game. Nice hand-to-hand warfare.
Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
Thanks to FanHouse (by way of Hockey Fights) comes video of Rick Rypien — the cousin of Redskins “legend” Mark Rypien — throwing down last night: Well done, young Rypien. According to Hockey Fights, this is Rick’s fifth NHL fight of the season. He started the year 0-2 in his on-ice bouts, but has won his [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008
The Vancouver Canucks play the “gutless-pigs” tonight, and Alain Vigneault has a plan: In: Trevor Linden, Jeff Cowan, Rick Rypien Out: Brad Isbister, Byron Ritchie, Ryan Shannon Yeah. That'll solve everything.
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