Ryan Vesce

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Ryan Vesce
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Born (1982-04-07) April 7, 1982 (age 42)
Lloyd Harbor, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for HIFK
San Jose Sharks
Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod
Skellefteå AIK
Espoo Blues
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
HC Dinamo Minsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20042017

Ryan Joseph Vesce (born April 7, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks.

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Playing career

Vesce was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1995 and 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from New York. [1] He attended Portledge School and played high school hockey at Portledge School in Locust Valley, and attended Cornell University, playing hockey for the Big Red from 2000 until 2004.[ citation needed ] He served as captain in his senior year and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.[ citation needed ] After graduation, Vesce played for Rögle BK of the Swedish second league HockeyAllsvenskan. He returned to North America, and played two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Springfield Falcons and Binghamton Senators. He returned to Europe for one season with HIFK of Helsinki.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, he returned to North America to sign with the Worcester Sharks of the San Jose Sharks organization, where he was the team captain. He made his NHL debut on February 11, 2009 with San Jose against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. [2] His first career NHL goal was scored on October 17, 2009 against Martin Biron of the New York Islanders.[ citation needed ]

On June 28, 2010 he again crossed the ocean and signed a two-year deal with Russian team, Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod, of the Kontinental Hockey League.[ citation needed ]

After splitting the 2012–13 season between Sweden and Finland, on May 29, 2013, Vesce returned to the KHL signing a one-year contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb. [3]

Vesce spent 6 seasons abroad before returning to North America as a free agent. On September 19, 2016, he signed a professional try-out contract to attend the training camp of the Edmonton Oilers. [4] At the conclusion of training camp and heading into the pre-season, Vesce was released from his try-out with the Oilers on September 28, 2016.[ citation needed ]

Vesce joined Swiss club HC Lugano for the Spengler Cup in Davos and after the tournament landed a deal with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NL on January 18. [5]

Vesce remained in Switzerland for the following 2017–18 season, agreeing to terms with EHC Olten of the lower tiered Swiss League (SL). He appeared in just 10 games with Olten before leaving the club and effectively retiring from professional hockey due to lingering concussion symptoms. [6]

Personal

In 2006, Vesce co-founded the Salmon Cove lifestyle-inspired clothing line with Cornell hockey teammate Ben Wallace. [7]

In 2018, Ryan Vesce and Sean Sullivan opened the first Matterhorn Fit location in Bonita Springs, Florida. After great success, Matterhorn Fit opened its second location in Naples, Florida, in 2021.

Matterhorn Fit’s elite sports training facility was founded with the mission to restore and empower active lifestyles through the same holistic healing and performance process used by the world’s best athletes. Their professional trainers are passionate about helping people feel their best physically, mentally, and emotionally. Their unique proprietary process, known as the Matterhorn Fit Method, helps individuals alleviate pain, remove compensation in their system, and build resilience to future injury. Matterhorn Fit Bonita Springs and Naples fitness centers offer chronic pain relief, rehabilitation, personal training, and elite training to Olympians, professional athletes, and thousands of active individuals across Southwest Florida. [8]

In 2020, Ryan Vesce Co-Founded The Matterhorn Fit All-Ivy Showcase, designed to provide academically focused D1 prospects with direct access to the best universities in the world. The event offers deep value for NCAA coaches, athletes, families, and fans through unprecedented access, information, exposure, and feedback. [9]

Ryan Vesce also Co-Founded, The Matterhorn Fit All-Ivy Futures, a premier event organized to provide exposure, information, and a pipeline for the top young athletes in North America to reach the next level. [10]

In 2022, Ryan Vesce co-founded the Matterhorn Mentors platform to develop youth athletes into successful human beings by surrounding them with the influences and perspectives of some of the highest achievers in the Matterhorn network. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Cornell University ECAC 337202710
2001–02 Cornell UniversityECAC3510203010
2002–03 Cornell UniversityECAC3619264516
2003–04 Cornell UniversityECAC2710162614
2004–05 Rögle BK Allsv 4320254551
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 8018496750
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL9016355151
2007–08 HIFK SM-l 5626184442
2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL672447712812371022
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 100004
2009–10 Worcester SharksAHL351416302063140
2009–10 San Jose SharksNHL93250
2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 5125234818
2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL184610881124
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 2224612
2012–13 Espoo Blues SM-l1424610
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL541520351840112
2014–15 Dinamo Minsk KHL561727443251232
2015–16 Dinamo MinskKHL4018153312
2016–17 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL71012
2016–17 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 90006
2017–18 EHC Olten SL 103588
NHL totals193254
KHL totals226809117190172468

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2002–03
NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team 2002–03
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2002–03

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