Ryan Flinn (born April 20, 1980) is a

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former professional

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winger who played with the Los Angeles Kings in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Flinn was known as an

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. He was drafted in the fifth round, 143rd overall by the

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, in the

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. Selected from the QMJHL Flinn accumulated over 200

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in each of his four full seasons with the Titans, Halifax Mooseheads and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Unsigned by the Devils, Flinn began his professional career in the

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with the

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. Leading the ECHL in penalty minutes, Flinn was signed to a try-out contract with the

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of the AHL, before signing with NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings midway through the 2001–02 season and appearing in 10 NHL games. Flinn spent 2002–03 split between the Monarchs and the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal with the Kings. After missing the majority of the 2004–05 season with the Monarchs due to a foot and leg injury, Flinn returned the following year, only to be lost to a serious concussion suffered against the

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on November 26, 2005. After two consecutive injury-riddled seasons Flinn was released by the Kings. Unable to attract other NHL interest, he was signed by the AHL's

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for the 2006–07 season. The

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signed Flinn to a one-year contract on July 17, 2007. He was then assigned to the

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, playing in 24 games before he was loaned to the

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for the remainder of the year. Flinn signed a one-year contract with the

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on July 7, 2008. He was assigned to the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the year. In the 2009–10 season, Flinn played two games for the

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, tallying nine penalty minutes; he was then released but later signed a Professional Try-Out agreement with the IceHogs on November 17, 2009.

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