2 Ryan Ruikka

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Chelsea, Mich.
	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200

	Position: D
	Birthdate: 03/31/1988
	Last Team: Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)

04/24/2013

Parker, 2012-13 Team Honored at 50th Friends of BU Hockey Banquet

BU to retire Parker's No. 6 jersey

04/22/2013

Ten Terriers Honored at Annual Student-Athlete Awards Reception

Nestor Taffur named Mickey Cochrane Award winner; Chantell Alford and Marie-Philip Poulin receive the Mildred Barnes Award

03/14/2013

No. 18 Terriers Set to Host Merrimack in Hockey East Quarterfinals

BU is No. 3 seed in league playoffs for fourth straight season

02/03/2013

No. 11/13 Terriers, Huskies Set to Kick Off 61st Beanpot on NESN

BU looks to avenge 6-5 loss to NU on Jan. 18

01/24/2013

No. 10/11 Terriers Visit Providence to Kick Off Weekend Home-and-Home

Teams tied for third place in Hockey East standings

12/05/2012

#ProudToBU: Ryan Ruikka

04/22/2013

2013 Student-Athlete Awards Reception

Photos taken from the 2013 Student-Athlete Awards Reception. Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin

03/24/2013

2013 Hockey East Championship Game

Photos from the 2013 Hockey East title game at TD Garden. (Photos by Steve Babineau and Jim Pierce)

02/04/2013

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Northeastern (61st Beanpot)

Photos from the Terriers' meeting against Northeastern in the first round of the 61st Beanpot. Credit: Steve McLaughlin.

10/26/2012

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Massachusetts - 10/26/12

Photos from the Terriers' 5-2 victory over Massachusetts on Oct. 26, 2012. Over 75 former Terriers attended the game.

10/03/2012

Men's Hockey at 2012 Walk Now for Autism Speaks

BU men's hockey team volunteers at Walk Now For Autism Speaks at Suffolk Downs

BU All-Access Interview - Oct. 28, 2010

AS A SENIOR IN 2012-13
Appeared in 34 games for BU, including 22 in Hockey East play ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-2 victory against Providence in the home oener ... Recorded his final point as a Terrier with an assist in a 5-3 victory over Merrimack in the Hockey East quaterfinals.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-12
Appeared in 29 games ... Finished year with five points - all assists ... Received the college's prestigious Prize for Excellence in Economics ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team for the fourth straight season ... Had an assist on March 11 against New Hampshire ... Collected assist on March 2 against Northeastern ... Had career-high two assists at Vermont on Feb. 24 ... Recorded his first point of the season with an assist against Boston College on Dec. 3.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11
Made collegiate debut in 4-3 win over No. 13 Wisconsin on Oct. 8 after missing previous two seasons due to injury ... Went on to play in 34 contests, including 22 in Hockey East play ... Tallied seven points on three goals and four assists ... Recorded first collegiate points with a goal and an assist in 2-1 victory over Providence on Oct. 23 ... Earned an assist in his Beanpot debut against Boston College on Feb. 7 ... Scored a goal in each of the first two games of the Hockey East quarterfinal series with Northeastern ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team for the third straight season ... Earned the team's Regina Eilberg Scholarship, honoring the top scholar-athlete, for the second time in as many years ... Named a Hockey East Top Performer on Oct. 25 and March 14.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009-10
Awarded the team's Regina Eilberg Scholarship honoring the team's top scholar-athlete ... Redshirted the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury during preseason training ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008-09
Named to the Hockey East Academic All-Star Team after having the second-highest GPA of any league defenseman ... One of Four Terriers to earn Hockey East All-Academic Team honors ... Did not dress for any games.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Tallied 30 points and a +35 rating to help the Jersey Hitmen capture their first EJHL championship in 2008 ... Selected to the 2008 EJHL All-Star Game ... Played a combined 40 games in the USHL for the Des Moines Buccaneers and Lincoln Stars during the 2006-07 season ... Named to the 2006 Michigan High School Dream Team as a senior captain at Chelsea High School ... Named team MVP and earned all-state honors ... Received all-region honors as a junior.

PERSONAL
Born March 31, 1988 ... Son of Jeanne and Martin Ruikka ... Has completed a dual-degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences with bachelor's degrees in economics and math in addition to a master's degree in economics ... Now starting a second master's in administrative studies from the Metropolitan College.