Bobby Ryan
Ryan with the Ducks in 2012.
Born	(1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 26) Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Anaheim Ducks
National team	United States
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 2005 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	2007–present

Bobby Ryan (born Robert Shane Stevenson;^[1] March 17, 1987) is an American winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks.

Early life [edit]

Ryan was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey^[2] and grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia.^[3]

Playing career [edit]

Junior career [edit]

After winning national championships with his minor hockey team, the Los Angeles Junior Kings, he initially committed to playing for the U.S. National Under-18 Program.^[4] Despite telling Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams he would not play major junior, Ryan was selected by the Owen Sound Attack 7th overall in the 2003 OHL Selection Draft. He was convinced to play for the team^[4] and immediately began his major junior career with a 39-point rookie campaign in 2003–04. After improving to 89 points the following season, Ryan was drafted second overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.^[2]

NHL career [edit]

Ryan battles for the puck with Christian Ehrhoff during 2007 pre-season play.

Ryan closed out his OHL career after the 2006–07 season. Upon elimination in the playoffs, he was assigned by the Ducks to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the final 8 games of the AHL season. Ryan then started the 2007–08 season with the Ducks, scoring his first NHL goal in his debut against the Los Angeles Kings at The O2 arena in London, England.^[5] Ryan was, however, sent back to the AHL to Portland after 4 games.^[6] He was recalled on March 7, 2008, when Corey Perry's leg injury sidelined him for the remainder of the regular season.^[7]

In the following 2008–09 season, Ryan once again made the opening roster, but was to be sent down to the Ducks' new AHL affiliate, the Iowa Chops, due to salary cap issues.^[8] He was called up during the season and recorded a natural hat trick, the first hat trick of his NHL career, on January 8, 2009, against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center during a 4-3 loss. He became the first rookie in Ducks history to record a hat trick, and it was the fastest hat trick by any player in the 15-year history of the franchise.^[9] On March 22, 2009, he broke the franchise rookie point record set by Dustin Penner, tallying 2 assists for 46th point of the year in a win against the Phoenix Coyotes.^[10]

On April 22, 2009, was named a finalist for the Calder Trophy, along with Steve Mason from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Kris Versteeg from the Chicago Blackhawks.

Ryan with the Iowa Chops in November 2008.

On September 14, 2010, the Ducks signed Ryan to a five-year contract worth $25.5 million.^[11]

On December 12, 2010, during a game against the Minnesota Wild, left-handed captain Mikko Koivu stole Ryan's stick while in the Ducks' offensive zone. Right-handed Ryan scooped up Koivu's stick and promptly buried the puck in the net. This was named #1 on TSN SportsCentre's "NHL Oddities".

On November 24, 2012, Ryan participated in "Operation Hat Trick", a charity hockey game at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims.^[12]

International play [edit]

Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for  United States
Winter Olympics
Silver	2010 Vancouver

Ryan played for the United States in the 2006 World Junior Championships, where team USA lost to team Finland in the bronze medal game, earning them 4th place.

Four years later, Ryan was selected to Team USA for the 2010 Winter Olympics on January 1, 2010. He scored the United States' first goal of the tournament at 18:59 of the first period in their opening match against Ducks teammate Jonas Hiller of Switzerland.^[13] Team USA lost to team Canada in the gold medal game, earning Ryan a silver medal. Ryan scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the tournament.

Awards [edit]

• Named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team in 2004.
• Named to the OHL Second All-Star Team in 2005.
• Nominated for Calder Memorial Trophy in 2009.
• Won silver medal in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Career statistics [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bobby Ryan

• Bobby Ryan's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bobby Ryan's player profile at TSN.ca
• Bobby Ryan's player profile at NHL.com
• Bobby Ryan on Twitter
• Hockey-Reference.com