Ron Ryan

Biographical details
Born	July 11, 1938 (age 86); Welland, Ontario, Canada
Playing career
1959–1962	Colby
Position(s)	Right Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1964	Pennsylvania
1964–1965	Merrimack
1965–1972	Colgate
1972–1973	New England Whalers (assistant GM)
1973–1975	New England Whalers
1975–1977	New England Whalers (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall	84-100-4 (.457)

Ronald Ryan (born July 11, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and executive.

Biography

Ryan played junior hockey with the Guelph Biltmores and then enrolled in Colby College. He had 245 points in 73 games with his college hockey team. Ryan earned a graduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania before taking a job as an assistant athletic director at Merrimack College in 1964.^[1]

In 1965, Ryan was hired as head coach of the Colgate University hockey team. He took a job with the New England Whalers in 1972, serving as assistant general manager during their initial season of World Hockey Association play. After the Whalers won the Avco Cup during its first year of existence, coach Jack Kelley, who also served as general manager, moved into solely a front office position, and Ryan was hired as head coach. Ryan coached the Whalers to a division title in 1973–74, but his team was upset in the first round by the Chicago Cougars.^[2] He was relieved of his coaching duties and replaced by Kelley with five games left in the 1974–75 season, despite having his team sitting in first place once again and having coached the East Division team in the 1974–75 WHA All-Star Game. Ryan then briefly served as a scout, but he was elevated to the position of general manager in December 1975, holding this role for two seasons. Ryan then worked in several other front office roles for the Whalers and later served as president of SportsChannel, a cable sports network.^[3]

Ryan joined the Philadelphia Flyers in 1988 as an executive vice president, and was named the chief operating officer of the team in 1991. He was named the team's president in 2003 and held that position for three years until his retirement.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

He is married to Brenda, a French teacher,^[6] and the father of actress Blanchard Ryan, who is also an avid ice hockey fan. She was also married to hockey player Neil Little, whom she divorced, without children.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1961–62
AHCA East All-American	1961–62
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team	1962

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Merrimack Warriors (ECAC 2) (1964–1965)
1964–65	Merrimack	6-8-0	6-8-0
Colgate:		6-8-0	6-8-0
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1965–1972)
1965–66	Colgate	14-11-1	8-7-1	7th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1966–67	Colgate	11-15-0	5-11-0	12th
1967–68	Colgate	12-11-0	9-8-0	10th
1968–69	Colgate	12-13-0	6-10-0	12th
1969–70	Colgate	14-7-3	7-7-3	8th
1970–71	Colgate	7-17-0	4-13-0	15th
1971–72	Colgate	8-18-0	5-14-0	14th
Colgate:		78-92-4	44-70-4
Total:		84-100-4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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WHA

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
New England Whalers	1973–74	78	43	31	4	90	1st in East	Lost in semi-finals
New England Whalers	1974–75	73	40	28	5	(85)	1st in East	Fired
NHL Total		151	83	59	9

References

2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide. Philadelphia Flyers. p. 32

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ryan named Flyers' president". TSN.ca. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "After 18 years, Flyers president Ryan decides to retire". ESPN.com. May 26, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^ Keck, William (August 5, 2004). "Blanchard Ryan walking on 'Water'". USA Today.
^ "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Ron Ryan's coaching record at Hockey-Reference.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Phil Latreille	NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1961–62	Succeeded by Tom Roe
Preceded by Award Created	ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 1961–62	Succeeded by Bob Brinkworth
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Kelley	Head coach of the New England Whalers 1973–75	Succeeded by Jack Kelley
Preceded by Jack Kelley	General manager of the New England Whalers 1975–77	Succeeded by Jack Kelley

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2016-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Ryan named Flyers' president". TSN.ca. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[5] "After 18 years, Flyers president Ryan decides to retire". ESPN.com. May 26, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[6] Keck, William (August 5, 2004). "Blanchard Ryan walking on 'Water'". USA Today.

[7] "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	West Park Ice Palace (1897–1899, 1900–1901) Philadelphia Arena (1920–1968) Class of 1923 Arena (1972–present)
Head coaches	George Orton (1919–1922) Frank Winters (1922) Eddie Powers (1922–1924) Normand Shay (1928–1929) Percy Fynan (1929) Herb Gardiner (1929) William Farson (1929–1930) Nick Rukavina (1956–1958) Jack Cleveland (1958–1962) Ron Ryan (1962–1964) Jim Salfi (1964–1972) Bob Crocker (1972–1976) Bob Finke (1976–1978)
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1900–01 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1928–29 1929–30 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1899, 1900–1901) ECAC Hockey (1967–1978) DVCHC (1978–2000) MACHA (2000–2010) GNCHC (2010–2014) CSCHC (2014–present)
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

v t e Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. Thom Lawler Rink (1972–present)
Head coaches	Jim Reynolds (1956–1964) Ron Ryan (1964–1965) J. Thom Lawler (1965–1978) Bruce Parker (1978–1983) Ron Anderson (1983–1998) Chris Serino (1998–2005) Mark Dennehy (2005–2018) Scott Borek (2018–)
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1989) Hockey East (1989–present)
All-time leaders	Jim Vesey (244 Points) Mike Reynolds (113 Goals) Joe Cannata (59 Wins)
National championships	DII: 1978
Frozen Four appearances	DII: 1978
NCAA Tournament appearances	DII: 1978 DI:1988 2011 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1967 1968 1977 1980 ECAC East: 1987 1988 1989
Merrimack College North Andover, MA

v t e Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey
Formerly the Colgate Red Raiders
Playing venues	Taylor Lake (1916–1922) Starr Rink (1959–2016) Class of 1965 Arena (2016–present)
Head coaches	James Ballantine (1920–1922, 1927–1928) Raymond A. Watkins (1928–1932) J. Howard Starr (1932–1941, 1945–1950) Gregory Batt (1942–1943) Albert Prettyman (1943–1944) Tom Dockrell (1950–1951) Olav Kollevoll (1957–1965) Ron Ryan (1965–1972) Brad Houston (1972–1975) Jim Higgins (1975–1977) Terry Slater (1977–1991) Brian Durocher (1991–1992) Don Vaughan (1992–2003, 2004–2023) Stan Moore (2003–2004) Mike Harder (2023–Present)
Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1920–21 1921–22 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1951) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Harder (214 Points) Dan Fridgen (114 Goals) Dan Brenzavich/Steve Silverthorn (55 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1990
NCAA Tournament appearances	1981 1990 2000 2005 2014 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1990 2023
Colgate University Hamilton, NY