Kenny Ryan

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Kenny Ryan
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Ryan with the San Diego Gulls in 2015
Born (1991-07-10) July 10, 1991 (age 31)
Franklin, Michigan, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		Free Agent
Toronto Marlies
Lake Erie Monsters
San Diego Gulls
HC Thurgau
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs

Kenny Ryan (born July 10, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with HC Thurgau in the Swiss League (SL). He was selected 50th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Ryan played youth hockey for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program for two seasons beginning in 2007. He joined the team from the Honeybaked AAA development program. He made his Spitfires debut during the 2009-10 season. In the 2010-11 season, he recorded 58 points in 60 games played. He also collected 12 points in 18 playoff games.

Ryan was selected 50th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On May 26, 2011 he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Maple Leafs. [1] During his first season with the Leafs' organization, Ryan divided his time between the team's AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies and their ECHL affiliate, the Reading Royals. Ryan spent the next two seasons playing exclusively for the Marlies. Following the end of the 2013–14 season, the Leafs did not make a qualifying offer to Ryan and as a result he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014. [2]

Unsigned throughout the off-season, Ryan accepted an invitation to attend the Colorado Avalanche 2014 training camp on a professional try-out contract on September 18, 2014. [3] He was later reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters training camp, where he made the team's opening night roster. In the 2014–15 season, Ryan's versatility was relied upon across the line-up in appearing in a career high 73 games for a professional best of 17 assists and 29 points.

Lingering as an unsigned free agent after the off-season, Ryan agreed to a try-out to attend the Anaheim Ducks 2015 training camp. [4] At the conclusion of training camp, Ryan was assigned and agreed to a contract with AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, on September 28, 2015. [5]

On August 10, 2016, as a free agent, Ryan opted to continue his career in the third tier ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Cyclones. [6] In the 2016–17 season, Ryan appeared in 18 games with 13 points for the Cyclones, before he was recalled and returned with the San Diego Gulls on November 29, 2016. His ECHL rights were traded to the Gulls ECHL affiliate and former club the Utah Grizzlies. After 8 games with the Gulls, Ryan was released from his try-out and was traded twice more in the ECHL between the Grizzlies and Reading Royals before ending up with the Indy Fuel on February 7, 2017. [7]

Ryan extended his playing career in the off-season by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on August 28, 2017. [8]

After playing his first 7 professional seasons in North America, Ryan left as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Thurgau of the second tier Swiss League, on July 6, 2018. [9]

Personal life

Ryan was born and raised in Franklin Village, Michigan where he grew up next door to Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson.

Ryan has two older brothers; Ross (graduate of University of Michigan School of Dentistry) and Charles (part of the Global Risk Management Associate Program at Bank of America).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 U.S. National Under-18 Team NAHL 361081853—————
2008–09U.S. National Under-18 TeamNAHL16491312—————
2008–09U.S. National Under-18 TeamInd6227224950—————
2009–10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 52142135331932514
2010–11 Windsor SpitfiresOHL602137584218481225
2011–12 Toronto Marlies AHL 161019—————
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 3213102318532527
2012–13 Toronto MarliesAHL599122138900013
2013–14 Toronto MarliesAHL505111660141452
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL7312172934—————
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL4164101020000
2015–16 Utah Grizzlies ECHL22130—————
2016–17 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL18671318—————
2016–17 San Diego GullsAHL82132—————
2016–17 Indy Fuel ECHL267132010—————
2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL973100—————
2018–19 HC Thurgau SL 3821728121034727
AHL totals2473545801532514515

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2008 United States WHC17 Silver medal icon.svg61236
2009 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg74156
Junior totals1353812

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References

  1. ↑ "Leafs sign Kenny Ryan to entry-level contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Movements". thehockeynews.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014-15 Colorado Avalanche training camp roster" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Anaheim Ducks 2015 training camp roster" (PDF). Anaheim Ducks. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  5. ↑ "San Diego Gulls announce training camp roster". San Diego Gulls. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  6. ↑ "AHL veteran Ryan joins Cyclones". ECHL. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Fuel acquire veteran forward Kenny Ryan". Indy Fuel. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Nailers add veteran forward Ryan". ECHL. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Thurgau welcome Kenny Ryan and Cody Wydo" (in German). HC Thurgau. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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