Ryan Whitney

Ryan Whitney ( born February 19, 1983 in Scituate, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since October 2013 with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League contract.

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Career

After the 1.84 m wide defenders had run through various American junior development programs, he played for the Boston University in the league operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association before he selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 2002 as a fifth in the first round by the Penguins ( drafted ) was.

First Whitney was in the American Hockey League farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, used, for which he also starred in the 2004/ 05 lockout season. In the season 2005/ 06 he finally completed his first NHL bets Pittsburgh after he had moved in for the injured Dick Tärnström the team. Due to his good performances he was even after his recovery Tärnströms to the permanent staff of the Penguins.

During the season 2006/ 07 Whitney was nominated for the program takes place in the framework of the 55th NHL All-Star Game " Young Stars Game", in which he ran aground in the starting lineup of the team in the Eastern Conference.

On 26 January 2009 he was transferred for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi to the Anaheim Ducks. Only a year later, the Ducks gave him off in exchange for Lubomir Višňovský to the Edmonton Oilers.

After three years in Edmonton Whitney signed in October 2013 a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers, but it was already set one month later on the waiver and is currently playing in the AHL for the San Antonio Rampage.

Internationally

Whitney participated with Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the silver medal with the team.

Awards and achievements

  • 2007 NHL Young Stars Game
  • 2010 Silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

  • World U -17 Hockey Challenge in 2000
  • U18 Junior World Championship 2001
  • U20 Junior World Cup 2002
  • U20 Junior World Championship 2003
  • 2010 Winter Olympics

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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