Matt Ryan (ice hockey)

For other people named Matt Ryan, see Matt Ryan (disambiguation).

Matt Ryan
Born	November 12, 1983 (1983-11-12) Sharon, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
EBEL team Former teams	Villacher SV NHL Los Angeles Kings DEL Augsburger Panther
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Matt Ryan (born November 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Villacher SV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Ryan played Junior hockey with the Wexford Raiders of the OPJHL before committing to a collegiate career at Niagara University of the CHA. After posting an impressive 19 points in his freshman year, Ryan left in his following sophomore year for the higher level of competition in the Ontario Hockey League. In his second year with the Guelph Storm in 2003–04, Ryan scored a career high 77 points on the way to reaching the Memorial Cup.

On August 2, 2004, Matt was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year entry level contract. In 2004–05, his first professional season, Ryan scored 24 points with the Kings AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. He matched his offensive out with the Monarchs the following season and made his NHL debut with the Kings on December 31, 2005 against the Dallas Stars finishing 2005–06 with 12 games recording an assist.

Matt played the next two seasons strictly with Manchester before signing a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. During the 2008–09 season, Matt's contract with the Panthers was suspended after he returned home to Canada for personal reasons on November 11, 2008. Ryan returned later in the season and became the Panthers most dependable role player and was re-signed for a further year on June 10, 2009.

On June 15, 2010, Ryan signed a one-year contract with Austrian league team, Villacher SV.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Wexford Raiders	OPJHL		42	20	13	33	44		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Niagara University	CHA		32	7	12	19	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Niagara University	CHA		9	6	2	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Guelph Storm	OHL		48	14	11	25	34		11	2	7	9	0
2003–04	Guelph Storm	OHL		68	42	35	77	63		22	8	11	19	24
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		77	9	15	24	59		6	0	1	1	4
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		68	12	12	24	79		7	1	1	2	8
2005–06	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		12	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		56	8	16	24	50		16	3	5	8	13
2007–08	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		65	8	6	14	74		4	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Augsburger Panther	DEL		25	11	7	18	57		4	2	1	3	8
2009–10	Augsburger Panther	DEL		54	13	25	38	64		9	0	1	1	6
NHL Totals				12	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Matt Ryan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database