Ryan Shannon Ryan Patrick Shannon ( born March 2 , 1983 ) is an American professional ice hockey player . Shannon is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . College career . Shannon was raised in Darien , Connecticut , where he played youth hockey . After four years of high school hockey at The Taft School in Watertown , Connecticut , 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 . Internationally , Shannon represented the U . S . at the 2003 World Junior Championships in his sophomore year . Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . 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 ( AHL ) affiliate , the Portland Pirates , in 2005 – 06 and immediately began an eight - game scoring streak to begin the season . Midway through the season , he participated in the 2006 AHL All - Star Classic for Planet USA and won the fastest skater competition . 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 , finishing his NHL rookie season with 11 points in 53 games . He then dressed for 11 playoff games as part of the Ducks ' 2007 Stanley Cup - winning squad . Vancouver Canucks . That summer , Shannon was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on June 23 , 2007 , in exchange for Jason King and a conditional pick in 2009 . 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 . Ottawa Senators . A little more than a month later , on September 2 , Shannon was traded to the Ottawa Senators for defenceman Lawrence Nycholat . Shannon started the 2008 – 09 season in the minors with the Binghamton Senators . When Binghamton ' s coach , Cory Clouston , was elevated to the Ottawa job , he promoted Shannon to the Senators . He scored NHL career - highs in goals , assists and points in only 35 games and was re - signed immediately after the season to a one - year , one - way contract to stay with Ottawa for 2009 – 10 . Tampa Bay Lightning . On July 7 , 2011 , Shannon signed a one - year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an unrestricted free agent . International play . Shannon was named to Team USA for the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland by his former general manager in Anaheim , Brian Burke . He was also named to Team USA for the 2011 World Championships in Slovakia . Awards and achievements . Collegiate Professional