Kenny Ryan

Kenny Ryan
Ryan with the San Diego Gulls in 2015
Born	(1991-07-10) July 10, 1991 (age 33) Franklin, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Marlies Lake Erie Monsters San Diego Gulls HC Thurgau
NHL draft	50th overall, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2011–2019

Kenneth Ryan (born July 10, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He was selected 50th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	U.S. National Under-18 Team	NAHL		36	10	8	18	53		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	U.S. National Under-18 Team	NAHL		16	4	9	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	U.S. National Under-18 Team	Ind		62	27	22	49	50		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		52	14	21	35	33		19	3	2	5	14
2010–11	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		60	21	37	58	42		18	4	8	12	25
2011–12	Toronto Marlies	AHL		16	1	0	1	9		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Reading Royals	ECHL		32	13	10	23	18		5	3	2	5	27
2012–13	Toronto Marlies	AHL		59	9	12	21	38		9	0	0	0	13
2013–14	Toronto Marlies	AHL		50	5	11	16	60		14	1	4	5	2
2014–15	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		73	12	17	29	34		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Diego Gulls	AHL		41	6	4	10	10		2	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL		2	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		18	6	7	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	San Diego Gulls	AHL		8	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Indy Fuel	ECHL		26	7	13	20	10		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		9	7	3	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Thurgau	SL		38	21	7	28	12		10	3	4	7	27
AHL totals				247	35	45	80	153		25	1	4	5	15

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	United States	U17			6	1	2	3	6
2009	United States	U18			7	4	1	5	6
Junior totals					13	5	3	8	12

References

1. "Leafs sign Kenny Ryan to entry-level contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
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. September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
4. "Anaheim Ducks 2015 training camp roster" (PDF). Anaheim Ducks. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
5. "San Diego Gulls announce training camp roster". San Diego Gulls. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
6. "AHL veteran Ryan joins Cyclones". ECHL. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
7. "Fuel acquire veteran forward Kenny Ryan". Indy Fuel. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
8. "Nailers add veteran forward Ryan". ECHL. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
9. "Thurgau welcome Kenny Ryan and Cody Wydo" (in German). HC Thurgau. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database