Ryan Shannon

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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image_size = 200px
team = Ottawa Senators
former_teams = Anaheim Ducks
Vancouver Canucks
league = NHL
position = Center/Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 173
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|3|2
birth_place = Darien, CT, USA
draft = undrafted
draft_year =
Number one fan = Graham Morrison
draft_team =
career_start = 2005

Ryan Shannon (born March 2, 1983, in Darien, Connecticut) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Shannon began college hockey with Boston College in 2001-02. In his freshman year, he received the team's Bernie Burke Award as top rookie after recording 25 points in 38 games. In his senior year, Boston captured the Hockey East championship (The Lamoriello Trophy) and Shannon was named to the Hockey East All-Conference First Team and the All-American East Second Team for the second consecutive season. Scoring 45 points, he earned team MVP honours with two other teammates. [citeweb|title=Prospect Ryan Shannon|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/ryan_shannon|last=MacInnis|first=Matt|accessdate=2008-07-25] Internationally, Shannon represented the U.S. at the 2003 World Junior Championships in his sophomore year.

Undrafted, Shannon was signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on April 3, 2005. He played for their American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates in 2005-06 and immediately began an eight-game scoring streak to begin the season.citeweb|title=AHL announces 2005-06 All-Rookie Team|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/8564/200506_ahl_allrookie_team_announced/|accessdate=2008-09-08|publisher=HockeysFuture.com] Midway through the season, he particpated in the 2006 AHL All-Star Classic for Planet USA and won the fastest skater competition.citeweb|title=Team Canada beats Planet USA 21-12|url=http://www.moosehockey.com/2005-06/060131/recap.php|accessdate=2008-09-08|publisher=Manitoba Moose] Finishing his AHL rookie campaign with 86 points in 71 games – ninth overall in league scoring and second among rookies to Patrick O'Sullivan – he was named to the All-Rookie Team. Shannon added 22 points in 19 playoff games as Portland was eliminated in the seventh game of the Calder Cup semi-finals.

The following season, Shannon made his NHL debut, cracking the Ducks' 2006–07 roster. He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2006, in a shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings, [citeweb|title=Getzlaf's goal in shootout lifts Ducks|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102300151_2.html|accessdate=2008-09-08|date=2006-10-02|publisher=Washington Post] finishing his NHL rookie season with 11 points in 53 games. He then suited for 11 playoff games as part of the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup-winning squad.

That summer, Shannon was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Jason King and a conditional pick in 2009. [citeweb|title=The Shannon for King blockbuster|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070623.WBhockeyblog20070623144228/WBStory/WBhockeyblog/|accessdate=2008-07-25|date=2007-06-23] He made the Canucks' roster out of training camp, but was sent down to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL after several games. Shannon was later called up and played 27 games total for the Canucks in 2007-08, recording 13 points. On July 23, 2008, it was announced that Shannon had re-signed with the Canucks. [citeweb|title=Canucks sign six|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=368923|publisher=Vancouver Canucks|accessdate=2008-07-25|date=2008-07-23] A little more than a month later, on September 2, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for defenceman Lawrence Nycholat. [citeweb|title=Canucks swap Shannon for Nycholat|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/canucks/story.html?id=f38e7dbb-5312-4bd0-82ed-330bca6d01a2|accessdate=2008-09-08|date=2008-09-02|publisher=Vancouver Sun]

Awards & achievements

Collegiate
* Lamoriello Trophy championship (Boston College) - 2005
* Hockey East All-Conference First Team - 2005
* HE All-American East Second Team - 2005
* Boston College MVP - 2005 (shared with two other teammates)

Professional
* Reebok Hockey/AHL Rookie of the Month - October, 2005
* AHL All-Star Classic (Planet USA) - 2006
* AHL All-Star Skills Competition - Fastest Skater - 2006
* AHL All-Rookie Team - 2006
* Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) - 2007

Transactions

* April 3, 2005 - Signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent
* June 23, 2007 - Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Jason King and a conditional pick in 2009
* July 23, 2008 - Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks
* September 2, 2008 - Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Lawrence Nycholat

Career statistics

References

External links

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