Matt Ryan (ice hockey player)

Matt Ryan
Date of birth	November 12, 1983
place of birth	Sharon , Ontario , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	center
number	# 23
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2001-2002	Niagara University
2002-2004	Guelph Storm
2004-2008	Manchester monarchs
2008-2010	Augsburg panther
2010-2011	EC VSV
2011–2012	IK Oskarshamn
2012-2013	Milano Rossoblu Stavanger Oilers
2013-2014	Nottingham Panthers
2014-2015	Dundee Stars

Matthew "Matt" Ryan (born November 12, 1983 in Sharon , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey player .

Career

Ryan began his career in 2001 on the team at Niagara University , with whom he played in the US college league College Hockey America . The right-shooter did not finish his studies and instead moved to the Guelph Storm in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League during the 2002/03 season . In his second season in Guelph , he won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , the championship of the OHL, with the Storm . Ryan was used in 90 games and was able to achieve 96 points scorer. So he played a big part in the team's success.

He then joined the Manchester Monarchs , the farm team of the Los Angeles Kings , from the American Hockey League for the 2004/05 season . The trained striker performed well and was able to improve continuously. Finally, he got the chance to prove himself in the NHL with the Kings during the 2005/06 season . Ryan appeared in 12 games and scored an assist . As a result, he was back in the ranks of the monarchs.

After he finally figured out hardly any chances of a permanent engagement in the NHL, he forced a move to Europe in the summer of 2008. There those responsible for the Augsburg panthers became aware of the then 25-year-old and provided him with a contract. Matt Ryan played accordingly in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons for the Panthers Ice Hockey. For the 2010/11 season Ryan signed a contract with Villacher SV . This was followed by the move to Sweden, where he signed with IK Oskarshamn in the second division. In the 2012/13 season he strengthened the Italian promoted Milano Rossoblu .

Achievements and Awards

• 2004 J. Ross Robertson Cup win with the Guelph Storm

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season	1	12	0	1	1	2
NHL playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
DEL main round	2	79	24	32	56	121
DEL playoffs	2	13	2	2	4th	14th

(Status: end of the 2009/10 season)

Web links

• Matt Ryan at hockeydb.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ derstandard.at, VSV obliges Ryan , accessed on July 31, 2010