Ryan Shannon

Ryan Shannon
Shannon with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012
Born	(1983-03-02) March 2, 1983 (age 40) Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning ZSC Lions
National team	United States
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–2017

Ryan Patrick Shannon ^[1] (born March 2, 1983) is a former American professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently serving as the head coach of the boys varsity ice hockey team at the Taft School.

Playing career

College

Shannon was raised in Darien, Connecticut, and he played youth hockey with the Darien Youth Hockey Association (DYHA).^{[ citation needed ]} He played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Connecticut Yankees minor ice hockey team. ^[2]

After four years of high school hockey at The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, Shannon began college hockey with Boston College in 2001–02. In his freshman year, he received the team's Bernie Burke Award as top rookie after recording 25 points in 38 games. In his senior year, Boston captured the Hockey East championship (The Lamoriello Trophy) and Shannon was named to the Hockey East All-Conference First Team and the All-American East Second Team for the second consecutive season. Scoring 45 points, he earned team MVP honors with two other teammates. ^[3] Internationally, Shannon represented the U.S. at the 2003 World Junior Championships in his sophomore year.^{[ citation needed ]}

Professional

Undrafted, Shannon was signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on April 3, 2005. He played for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, in 2005–06 and immediately began an eight-game scoring streak to begin the season. ^[4] Midway through the season, he participated in the 2006 AHL All-Star Classic for Planet USA and won the fastest skater competition. ^[5] Finishing his AHL rookie campaign with 86 points in 71 games — ninth overall in league scoring and second among rookies to Patrick O'Sullivan — he was named to the All-Rookie Team. ^[4] Shannon added 22 points in 19 playoff games as Portland was eliminated in the seventh game of the Calder Cup semi-finals.^{[ citation needed ]}

The following season, Shannon made his NHL debut, cracking the Ducks' 2006–07 roster. He scored his first NHL goal on October 22, 2006 in a shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings, ^[6] finishing his NHL rookie season with 11 points in 53 games. He then dressed for 11 playoff games as part of the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup-winning squad. ^[7]

That summer, Shannon was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Jason King and a conditional pick in 2009. ^[8] He made the Canucks' roster out of training camp, but was sent down to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL after several games. Shannon was later called up and played 27 games total for the Canucks in 2007–08, recording 13 points. On July 23, 2008, it was announced that Shannon had re-signed with the Canucks. ^[9]

A little more than a month later, on September 2, Shannon was traded to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat. ^[10]

Shannon started the 2008–09 season in the minors with the Binghamton Senators. When Binghamton's coach, Cory Clouston, was elevated to the Ottawa job, he promoted Shannon to the Senators. He scored NHL career-highs in goals, assists and points in only 35 games and was re-signed immediately after the season to a one-year, one-way contract to stay with Ottawa for 2009–10. ^[11]

On July 7, 2011, Shannon signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an unrestricted free agent. Shannon remained with the Lightning for the duration of the 2011–12 season, although failed to establish a regular role with the team, scoring 12 points in 45 games.^{[ citation needed ]}

On May 22, 2012, without the offer of a new contract with the Lightning before free agency, Shannon signed a three-year deal with Swiss NLA team, ZSC Lions. ^[12] He won the Swiss championship with the Lions in 2014. In January 2015, he inked a new deal with the Lions, that will keep him in Zurich until the end of the 2016-17 season. ^[13]

Coaching career

On February 16, 2017, The Taft School, Shannon's Alma Mater, announced that he would be the school's next Head Hockey Coach, succeeding Daniel Murphy. ^[14]

International play

Shannon was named to Team USA for the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland by his former general manager in Anaheim, Brian Burke. He was also named to Team USA for the 2011 World Championships in Slovakia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Boston College	HE		38	8	17	25	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Boston College	HE		36	14	24	38	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Boston College	HE		42	15	27	42	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Boston College	HE		38	14	31	45	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		4	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Portland Pirates	AHL		71	27	59	86	44		19	11	11	22	8
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL		14	2	7	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		53	2	9	11	10		11	0	0	0	6
2007–08	Manitoba Moose	AHL		13	1	7	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		27	5	8	13	36		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Binghamton Senators	AHL		36	10	25	35	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ottawa Senators	NHL		35	8	12	20	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Ottawa Senators	NHL		66	5	11	16	20		2	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Ottawa Senators	NHL		79	11	16	27	24		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		45	4	8	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	ZSC Lions	NLA		42	12	22	34	26		12	2	5	7	2
2013–14	ZSC Lions	NLA		49	7	23	30	24		18	5	7	12	2
2014–15	ZSC Lions	NLA		49	10	25	35	18		18	5	4	9	6
2015–16	ZSC Lions	NLA		42	9	26	35	6		3	1	0	1	0
2016–17	ZSC Lions	NLA		40	8	15	23	10		6	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				305	35	64	99	90		13	0	0	0	6

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	United States	WJC	4th		7	0	2	2	4
2009	United States	WC	4th		9	0	3	3	2
2011	United States	WC	8th		7	1	3	4	0
Junior totals					7	0	2	2	4
Senior totals					16	1	6	7	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East First Team	2003–04 2004–05
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2003–04 2004–05
Lamoriello Trophy	2005
AHL Rookie of the Month - October	2005
AHL All-Star Classic	2006
AHL All-Rookie Team	2006
NHL Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks)	2007
NLA Championship (ZSC Lions)	2014

Transactions

• April 3, 2005 – signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent
• June 23, 2007 – traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Jason King and a conditional pick in 2009
• July 23, 2008 – re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks
• September 2, 2008 - Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Lawrence Nycholat
• April 15, 2009 – re-signed by the Ottawa Senators to a one-year contract. ^[11]
• July 7, 2011 – signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent to a one-year contract.
• May 22, 2012 – signed by the ZSC Lions to a three-year contract.
• February 16, 2017 – announced retirement

References

1. Society for International Hockey Research, accessed 2011-03-05
2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
3. MacInnis, Matt. "Prospect Ryan Shannon" . Retrieved 2008-07-25.
4. "AHL announces 2005-06 All-Rookie Team". HockeysFuture.com. 2006-04-06. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
5. "Team Canada beats Planet USA 21-12". Manitoba Moose. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
6. "Getzlaf's goal in shootout lifts Ducks". Washington Post . 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
7. "Ryan Shannon Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
8. "The Shannon for King blockbuster". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
9. "Canucks sign six". Vancouver Canucks. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
10. "Canucks swap Shannon for Nycholat". Vancouver Sun. 2008-09-02. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
11. "Bulletin: Senators Sign Shannon to One-year Contract". Ottawa Senators. April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
12. "Lions sign Ryan Shannon" (in German). ZSC Lions. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
13. "ZSC bindet Ryan Shannon bis 2017: Shannon bis 2017 bei den ZSC Lions". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
14. Berestecki, Laura (2017-02-16). "Ryan Shannon (BC Hockey Class of 2005) Announces Retirement". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2017-02-17.

External links

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Keni Gibson	Hockey East Three-Stars Award 2004–05 (with Patrick Eaves)	Succeeded by Chris Collins / Cory Schneider
Preceded by Ben Eaves	Hockey East Scoring Champion 2003–04 (with Tony Voce)	Succeeded by Jason Guerriero