Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)

Rick Rypien

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.

Born

1984

May 16

Died

2011

Era

1980s

Country

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Rick, in brief

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Key dates

1984 Born
2011 Died

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The world in 1984

When Rick arrived

april 1 Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California.
april 4 President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
april 6 Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
august 1 Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 16

Billy Martin 1928–1989 American baseball player and manager (born 1928) David Boreanaz 1969– American actor IU 1993– Korean singer-songwriter and actress Janet Jackson 1966– American singer-songwriter actress Kenji Mizoguchi 1898–1956 Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1898) Kevin McDonald 1961– Canadian actor and screenwriter Kitanoumi Toshimitsu 1953–2015 Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (died 2015) Robert Fripp 1946– English guitarist, songwriter and producer Thomas Brodie-Sangster 1990– English actor

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1984

Mark Zuckerberg 1984– American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook Alastair Cook 1984– English cricketer Aleks Marić 1984– Australian basketball player Alexandra Kosteniuk 1984– Russian chess player Antoine Wright 1984– American basketball player Ashlee Simpson 1984– American singer-songwriter and actress Baruto Kaito 1984– Estonian sumo wrestler Bernard Pollard 1984– American football player Calvin Harris 1984– Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer

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