Doug Lynch (ice hockey)

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).

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Doug Lynch
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 Defenceman
Shot Hard
Played for Edmonton Oilers
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Vienna Capitals
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2001
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2003–2014

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.[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 30112 —————
1999–00 Red Deer Rebels WHL 65951457 40005
2000–01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72123749181 21191030
2001–02 Red Deer Rebels WHL 71212748202 2254912
2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 13751227 —————
2002–03 Spokane Chiefs WHL 4261218129 410116
2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 7411253677 30112
2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20000 —————
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 7411314109 —————
2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2902257 —————
2005–06 Alaska Aces ECHL 81122 2204410
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 5912360 —————
2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 459192865 1535814
2008–09 Vienna Capitals EBEL 5213162958 1216726
2009–10 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 429213058 1852716
2010–11 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 447212844 1516712
2011–12 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 4816183452 62462
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 3322418 —————
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 1412316 1111237
2013–14 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 305121726 —————
NHL totals 20000 —————

Awards and honours
Award Year
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2004

References
  1. "Rebels advance to Memorial Cup". CBC Sports. 2001-05-27. Retrieved 2001-05-27.
  2. "Oilers swing trade for Pronger". CBC. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  3. "Defenseman Doug Lynch agrees contract with Frölunda HC" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2012-04-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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