Ryan Maki (born April 23, 1985) is an American former professional

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who played for the

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of the

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and the

Hannover Scorpions The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team, which plays in the Oberliga, Germany's third tier ice hockey league. They previously played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1996 to 2013. History Founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark, the ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Maki grew up in Shelby Twp, MI and was selected to play in the U.S. National Development Team Program as a junior from 2001 to 2003. Maki was recruited and attended

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in the ECAC and majored in economics. He was drafted from Harvard in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the

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by the

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. After graduating from College, Maki signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Predators and was reassigned to

affiliate, the

. During the 2008–09 season, Maki was named as the Admirals winner for the AHL man of the year award. Prior to the

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season, Maki left North America and after trialling with the Hannover Scorpions, was signed to a contract on September 2, 2010. Despite improving his offensive output in the following season with the Scorpions, Maki announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 10, 2012.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1985 births American men's ice hockey right wingers American people of Finnish descent Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Hannover Scorpions players Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players Living people Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks People from Medford, New Jersey Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey Ice hockey players from New Jersey {{US-icehockey-winger-stub