Ryan Collier

Ryan Collier
Date of birth	August 9, 1991
place of birth	Amsterdam , Netherlands
size	176 cm
Weight	73 kg
position	defender
number	# 4
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2006-2008	Lac St-Louis Lions
2008-2010	Taft School
2010-2011	Brockville Braves
2011-2015	Bowdoin College
since 2015	Tilburg Trappers

Ryan Collier (born August 9, 1991 in Amsterdam ) is a Canadian - Dutch ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Tilburg Trappers in the German Oberliga Nord since 2015 .

Career

Clubs

Ryan Collier, who was born in the Netherlands to Canadian parents, began his career in the youth division of Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam from his hometown. At the age of 15 he went to his parents' homeland and played for various youth teams there and in the United States. In 2011 he began studying at the renowned Bowdoin College in Brunswick (Maine) and played for the student team there in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the next four years . In 2015 he returned to the Netherlands and joined the Tilburg Trappers , who are the only Dutch team to play in the German Oberliga Nord and won the German Oberliga Championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

International

Collier first played for the Dutch national team in February 2016 in qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang . He also took part in the Division II World Cup in 2018 when he was promoted to Division I with the Dutch.

Achievements and Awards

• 2016 German league champions with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2017 German league champions with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2018 German league champions with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2018 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Championship of Division II, Group A.

Web links

• Ryan Collier at eliteprospects.com (English)