# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rick-rypien
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:13:22.759Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rick-rypien"
name: "Rick Rypien"
slug: "rick-rypien"
description: "Richard Joseph Rypien was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a forward for parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks from 2005 to 2011. After a major junior career of four years with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he was signed to a professional contract by the minor league Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2005. The following season, he signed with the Canucks. He spent six years with the organization, splitting time between the Canucks and Moose, their AHL affiliate. A fourth-line player in the NHL, he was known for his hitting and fighting abilities, though his size was not typical of an enforcer."
tagline: "Canadian ice hockey player (1984–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rick_Rypien.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1984-05-16"
deathDate: "2011-08-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.69
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.661
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Рік Рипін"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ريك ريپين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riks_Ripjens"
    title: "Riks Ripjens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rypien"
    title: "Rick Rypien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176748"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump