Ryan Watson (ice hockey)

Ryan Watson ( born June 12, 1981 in Lethbridge, Alberta ) is an Italian- Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Career

Watson was initially active from 1998 to 2000 for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the top junior Western Hockey League, where he played two regular seasons. Considerably more successful the left shooting Italo - Canadian was wearing the jersey of the Drayton Valley Thunder and South Surrey Eagles game with operating in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the British Columbia Hockey League. There, he finished each team internally in the seasons 2000/ 01 and 2001/ 02 is a leader in the scorer list. He then gained his first experience at the Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Hockey League, for the Watson regularly aground until 2004. After a one-year commitment in the ECHL in dress of Victoria Salmon Kings of the Italo - Canadians returned to the Central Hockey League and ran in the sequence for the Memphis River Kings on the ice. After a brief stopover in the British Elite Ice Hockey League - Watson graduated nine games for the Manchester Phoenix - he again returned to the Central Hockey League.

For the 2008/09 season the winger moved to Italy and signed a contract with SG Cortina. In his first season he had in common with Jordan Krestanovich most successful scorer of the team with 53 points scorer. It was followed by another season in Cortina d' Ampezzo, before Watson signed with the league rivals Ritten Sport. The 2011/12 season, the striker spent the HC Val Pusteria, with whom he reached the playoff finals and the HC Bolzano subject.

Internationally

For Italy, Watson took part in the 2011 World Championship Division I, when he reached with the team to promotion to the top division. Watson stood in four games on the ice and scored one assist. Overall, he completed so far ten caps for Italy, where he recorded one goal and two assists.

Awards and achievements

• 2011 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I