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RYAN VANDENBUSSCHE

February 28, 1973  (53 yrs)
Simcoe, ON, CA

Right wing  (Shoot right)
6'0"  (200 LBS)

Entry drafts	OHL - 1990 R14 #218 CORNWALL ROYALS NHL - 1992 R8 #173 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
NHL earnings	$ 3 200 000

STATS

RYAN VANDENBUSSCHE

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
1990-91	OHL - ROY	49	3	8	11	139	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-92	OHL - ROY	61	13	15	28	230	-	6	-	2	2	9	-
1992-93	AHL - MAP	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OHL - STO	29	3	14	17	99	-	5	1	3	4	13	-
	OHL - ROY	30	15	12	27	161	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-94	AHL - MAP	44	4	10	14	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - IND	9	1	2	3	29	-	5	-	-	-	16	-
1994-95	AHL - MAP	53	2	13	15	239	-	3	-	-	-	17	-
1995-96	AHL - RAN	68	3	17	20	240	-	4	-	-	-	9	-
1996-97	NHL - NYR	11	1	-	1	30	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - RAN	38	8	11	19	133	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	NHL - NYR	16	1	-	1	38	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	NHL - CHI	4	-	1	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - WOL	15	2	-	2	45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	IHL - ICE	3	1	1	2	4	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	NHL - CHI	6	-	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - PIR	37	4	1	5	119	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	IHL - ICE	34	3	10	13	130	-11	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	NHL - CHI	52	-	1	1	143	-3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	NHL - CHI	64	2	5	7	146	-8	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	NHL - CHI	50	1	2	3	103	-10	1	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	NHL - CHI	22	-	-	-	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - ADM	4	-	1	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	NHL - CHI	65	4	1	5	120	-10	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	AHL - PEN	23	4	7	11	77	-	11	2	2	4	11	-
2005-06	NHL - PIT	20	1	-	1	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		310	10	10	20	702	-35	1	-	-	-	-	-
AHL		292	28	62	90	1011	-	23	2	2	4	53	-
OHL		169	34	49	83	629	-	11	1	5	6	22	-
IHL		37	4	11	15	134	-8	-	-	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

RYAN VANDENBUSSCHE

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
1996-97	23	250 000	-	250 000
1997-98	24	350 000	-	600 000
2000-01	27	500 000	-	1 100 000
2001-02	28	550 000	-	1 650 000
2002-03	29	550 000	-	2 200 000
2003-04	30	550 000	-	2 750 000
2005-06	32	450 000	-	3 200 000
TOTAL			3 200 000	-

TRANSACTIONS

RYAN VANDENBUSSCHE

March 24, 1998

Ryan VandenBussche is traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. In return, the New York Rangers acquired Ryan Risidore.

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