- Mike Van Ryn
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Mike Van Ryn Born May 14, 1979
London, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) Position Defence Shot Right Played for St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple LeafsNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 26th overall, 1998
New Jersey DevilsPlaying career 1999–2010 Michael Van Ryn (born May 14, 1979) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He attended Sir Fredrick Banting Secondary School in London, Ontario. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Florida Panthers, and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach with the Houston Aeros of the AHL
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Playing career
Van Ryn developed his hockey skills in the Byron Minor Hockey Association. He also has a collegiate hockey experience with the University of Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, before joining the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999.
Van Ryn was drafted in the 1st round, 26th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In June 2000, through a loophole, Van Ryn signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues. NHL teams retain the rights of drafted college players until they leave the school. Van Ryn challenged this practice in court and an arbitrator ruled that a player drafted off a college team could play one season of major junior hockey and then become a free agent. Thus after two years at the University of Michigan, Van Ryn went on to play one year for Sarnia Sting, and then became a free agent, which allowed him to sign a three-year deal with St. Louis.[1]
In March 2003, Van Ryn was traded to the Florida Panthers for Valeri Bure and a conditional draft selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Van Ryn was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 2, 2008 for Bryan McCabe and a fourth round draft pick in 2010 (Sam Brittain). Van Ryn's time with the Maple Leafs was plagued with injuries and on October 22, 2009, Van Ryn underwent an osteotomy on his left knee. The surgery was a success in that it allowed Van Ryn to continue his day-to-day life.[2] The Maple Leafs announced on June 30, 2010 that Van Ryn would not be playing in the 2010–11 season.[3] After this announcement, Van Ryn made the decision to transition into coaching as an assistant for the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League when he felt he could not make it back to NHL playing shape.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 University of Michigan CCHA 38 4 14 18 44 — — — — — 1998–99 University of Michigan CCHA 37 10 13 23 52 — — — — — 1999–00 Sarnia Sting OHL 61 6 35 41 34 7 0 5 5 4 2000–01 Worcester IceCats AHL 37 3 10 13 12 7 1 1 2 2 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 24 2 7 9 17 — — — — — 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 2 8 10 18 9 0 0 0 0 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 20 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 33 2 8 10 16 — — — — — 2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 11 0 3 3 20 3 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 79 13 24 37 52 — — — — — 2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 80 8 29 37 90 — — — — — 2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 78 4 25 29 64 — — — — — 2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 20 0 2 2 14 — — — — — 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 3 8 11 14 — — — — — NHL totals 353 30 99 129 260 9 0 0 0 0 Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey World Junior Championships Silver 1999 Winnipeg International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 4 1999 Canada WJC 7 0 1 1 4 Junior int'l totals 14 0 1 1 4 References
- ^ "Skating through a loop hole". Sports Illustrated. 2000-12-04. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1021271/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b Pollard, Dave (2010-07-26). "Leafs' Van Ryn Joins Ice Dogs". Canoe.ca. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2010/07/26/14834716.html. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Leafs Defenceman Van Ryn Won't Play Next Season". The Sports Network. 2010-06-30. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326130. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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Preceded by
Jean-François DamphousseNew Jersey Devils first round draft pick
1998Succeeded by
Scott GomezCategories:- 1979 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Dutch descent
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- Sarnia Sting alumni
- St. Louis Blues players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Worcester IceCats players
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