Doug Lynch (ice hockey)

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Doug Lynch
Lynch with the Peoria Rivermen in 2006
Born	(1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Oilers EC Red Bull Salzburg Vienna Capitals Frölunda HC
NHL draft	43rd overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2003–2014

Douglas Lynch (born April 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played with the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Lynch 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. 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. 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. 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		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	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	AUT		45	9	19	28	65		15	3	5	8	14
2008–09	Vienna Capitals	AUT		52	13	16	29	58		12	1	6	7	26
2009–10	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT		42	9	21	30	58		18	5	2	7	16
2010–11	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT		44	7	21	28	44		15	1	6	7	12
2011–12	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT		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	AUT		14	1	2	3	16		11	1	1	2	37
2013–14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT		30	5	12	17	26		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				236	13	42	55	303		3	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
AUT totals				275	60	108	168	319		76	13	24	37	107

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
All-Rookie Team	2004

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• www.douglynchhockey.com