Ryan O'Byrne
 Ryan O'Byrne 
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| Date of birth | July 19, 1984 |
| place of birth | Victoria , British Columbia , Canada |
| size | 198 cm |
| Weight | 103 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2003 , 3rd lap, 79th position Canadiens de Montréal |
| Career stations | |
| 2001-2003 | Victoria Salsa |
| 2003 | Nanaimo Clippers |
| 2003-2006 | Cornell University |
| 2006-2007 | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 2007-2010 | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 2010-2013 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2013 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2013-2014 | HC Lev Prague |
| 2014-2015 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 2015-2016 | HV71 Jönköping |
Ryan David O'Byrne (* 19th July 1984 in Victoria , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career 2001-2016 among other 333 inserts for the Montreal Canadiens , Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League has contested on the position of defender .
Career
Ryan O'Byrne began his career as a hockey player in the British Columbia Hockey League , where he was active from 2001 to 2003 for the Victoria Salsa and Nanaimo Clippers. He was then selected in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the third round as a total of 79th player by the Canadiens de Montréal . First, however, the defender played for three years for the team from Cornell University , with which he won the ECAC Hockey Championship in the 2004/05 season . For the 2006/07 season , the right-shooter was included in the squad of Montréals farm team , the Hamilton Bulldogs from the American Hockey League , with whom he won the Calder Cup .
In the 2007/08 season O'Byrne made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Canadiens de Montréal, for which he scored a goal in a total of 37 games and gave six assists in his rookie year . In the two following seasons he was also regularly used for the team from Québec in the NHL. In November 2010, O'Byrne was given in an exchange deal to the Colorado Avalanche . At the trade deadline on April 3, 2013, he was transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs .
Between August 2013 and July 2014 he was under contract with HC Lev Prague from the KHL and reached the KHL Play Final with the Lions in 2014. He then moved to HC Ambrì-Piotta in the National League A , which compensated for the departure of Maxime Noreau .
From July 2015 he was under contract with HV71 Jönköping from Svenska Hockeyligan and ended his playing career after the 2015/16 season.
Achievements and Awards
- 2005 ECAC Hockey Championship with Cornell University
- 2007 Calder Cup win with the Hamilton Bulldogs
- 2008 participation in the AHL All-Star Classic
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | ||
| 2001/02 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 91 | |||||||||
| 2002/03 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 32 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 94 | |||||||||
| 2002/03 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 9 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 24 | |||||||||
| 2003/04 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71 | |||||||||
| 2004/05 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 68 | |||||||||
| 2005/06 | Cornell University | ECAC | 28 | 7th | 6th | 13 | 69 | |||||||||
| 2006/07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 80 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 129 | –7 | 22nd | 2 | 5 | 7th | 32 | +12 | ||
| 2007/08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20th | 2 | 6th | 8th | 49 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 33 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 45 | +7 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | ||
| 2008/09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 18th | 1 | 5 | 6th | 35 | +9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | –7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 2009/10 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 55 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 74 | -3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1 | ||
| 2010/11 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ± 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 64 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 71 | –7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 74 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 57 | -5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | Colorade Avalanche | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 54 | -8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | +4 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +2 | ||
| 2013/14 | HC Lev Prague | KHL | 43 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 51 | +8 | 22nd | 2 | 4th | 6th | 60 | -3 | ||
| 2014/15 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -5 | 5 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 2015/16 | HV71 | SHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 78 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | ||
| BCHL total | 93 | 7th | 19th | 26th | 209 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| ECAC total | 92 | 10 | 15th | 25th | 208 | |||||||||||
| ECHL total | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| AHL total | 118 | 3 | 23 | 26th | 213 | +5 | 22nd | 2 | 5 | 7th | 32 | +12 | ||||
| NHL overall | 308 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 369 | -19 | 25th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ± 0 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Ryan O'Byrne at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Ryan O'Byrne at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryan O'Byrne är klar för spel med HV 71. In: expressen.se July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ Ryan O'Byrne: Retires from hockey. In: CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | O'Byrne, Ryan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Byrne, Ryan David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Victoria , British Columbia |