Ryan Shannon

Ryan Patrick ShannonSociety for International Hockey Research, accessed 2011-03-05 (born March 2, 1983) is a former American professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently serving as the head coach of the boys varsity ice hockey team at the Taft School.
==Playing career==
===College===
Shannon was raised in Darien, Connecticut, and he played youth hockey with the Darien Youth Hockey Association (DYHA). He played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Connecticut Yankees minor ice hockey team .
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 honors with two other teammates. Internationally, Shannon represented the U.S. at the 2003 World Junior Championships in his sophomore year.
===Professional===
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 22, 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.
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.
A little more than a month later, on September 2, Shannon was traded to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman 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.
On July 7, 2011, Shannon signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an unrestricted free agent. Shannon remained with the Lightning for the duration of the 2011–12 season, although failed to establish a regular role with the team, scoring 12 points in 45 games.
On May 22, 2012, without the offer of a new contract with the Lightning before free agency, Shannon signed a three-year deal with Swiss NLA team, ZSC Lions. He won the Swiss championship with the Lions in 2014. In January 2015, he inked a new deal with the Lions, that will keep him in Zurich until the end of the 2016-17 season.
==Coaching career==
On February 16, 2017, The Taft School, Shannon's Alma Mater, announced that he would be the school's next Head Hockey Coach, succeeding Daniel Murphy.
==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.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2001–02 	Boston College 	HE 		38 	8 	17 	25 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Boston College 	HE 		36 	14 	24 	38 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Boston College 	HE 		42 	15 	27 	42 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Boston College 	HE 		38 	14 	31 	45 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		71 	27 	59 	86 	44 		19 	11 	11 	22 	8
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		14 	2 	7 	9 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		53 	2 	9 	11 	10 		11 	0 	0 	0 	6
2007–08 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		13 	1 	7 	8 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		27 	5 	8 	13 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		36 	10 	25 	35 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		35 	8 	12 	20 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		66 	5 	11 	16 	20 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010–11 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		79 	11 	16 	27 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		45 	4 	8 	12 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		42 	12 	22 	34 	26 		12 	2 	5 	7 	2
2013–14 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		49 	7 	23 	30 	24 		18 	5 	7 	12 	2
2014–15 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		49 	10 	25 	35 	18 		18 	5 	4 	9 	6
2015–16 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		42 	9 	26 	35 	6 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2016–17 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		40 	8 	15 	23 	10 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		305 	35 	64 	99 	90 		13 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	United States	WJC 	4th 		7 	0	2	2 	4
2009 	United States	WC 	4th 		9 	0	3	3 	2
2011 	United States	WC 	8th 		7 	1	3	4 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		7 	0	2	2 	4
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		16	1	6	7 	2
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year
All-Hockey East First Team 	2003–042004–05
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2003–042004–05
Lamoriello Trophy 	2005
AHL Rookie of the Month - October 	2005
AHL All-Star Classic 	2006
AHL All-Rookie Team 	2006
NHL Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) 	2007
NLA Championship (ZSC Lions) 	2014
==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
* April 15, 2009 – re-signed by the Ottawa Senators to a one-year contract.
* July 7, 2011 – signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent to a one-year contract.
* May 22, 2012 – signed by the ZSC Lions to a three-year contract.
* February 16, 2017 – announced retirement
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Taft School alumni
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Anaheim Ducks players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players from Connecticut
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:ZSC Lions players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans