Ryan Getzlaf

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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image_size = 200px
team=Anaheim Ducks
former_teams =
league = NHL
position = Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 221
nickname = The Franchise
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|05|10
birth_place = Regina, SK
draft = 19th overall
draft_year = 2003
draft_team = Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
career_start = 2005

Ryan Getzlaf (born May 10, 1984 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Minors

He was originally drafted into the Western Hockey League by the Calgary Hitmen in the 3rd round, 54th overall in the 2000 WHL Bantam Draft. After two seasons with the Hitmen, Getzlaf was drafted into the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round, 19th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Getzlaf returned to the Hitmen and played two more seasons with the team.

Professional

Getzlaf made his NHL debut with the Ducks during the 2005-06 NHL season, appearing in 57 games and scoring 39 points. Getzlaf made it to Western Conference Finals in his first year in the NHL with the Ducks, but they were elimated in 5 games by the Edmonton Oilers.

The next season, Getzlaf played all 82 regular season games and scored 58 points while also appearing in all of the Ducks games during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Getzlaf helped the Ducks to defeat the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup Final to win his first Stanley Cup Championship. Getzlaf led the Duck's roster in scoring in the 2007 playoffs, with seventeen points in twenty-one games.

In November, 2007, Getzlaf and the Ducks agreed on a five-year contract extension which will last through the 2012-13 season for a reported $26.625 million over the five years.Cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=223289&hubname=nhl|title=Getzlaf, Ducks agree on contract extension|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=TSN.ca|year=2007]

Awards and achievements

*2002-03 - WHL Top Draft Prospect Award
*2003-04 - WHL East First All-Star Team
*2004-05 - WHL East Second All-Star Team
*2006-07 - Won Stanley Cup with Anaheim Ducks
*2007-08 - NHL All-Star

Career statistics

International play

Played for Canada in:

*2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (gold medal)
*2008 World Championships (silver medal)

International statistics

References

External links

*hockeydb|62467
* [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup2007/features/getzlaf.html CBC profile of Getzlaf]