Ryan Lasch

Ryan Alan Lasch (born January 22, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for Vålerenga Ishockey of the EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL).

Playing career After playing four years with St. Cloud State University, Lasch completed his collegiate career as the university's all-time leading scorer. An undrafted free agent, Lasch began his professional career in Europe, signing a one-year contract with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elitserien. During the following 2011–12 season he led the Finnish SM-Liiga with 62 points to capture the scoring title whilst helping the Lahti Pelicans to finish second, their highest in franchise history.

Despite re-signing to a one-year contract extension with the Pelicans, on May 31, 2012, Lasch was signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year contract prior to the 2012–13 season. In signing he became the franchise's first Orange County–born player to sign with the Ducks. Due to the lockout he was directly assigned to the Ducks AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

Unable to duplicate his European success with the Admirals, and also enduring a stint with ECHL club Fort Wayne Komets, Lasch opted to return to the Swedish Elitserien, signing on loan from the Ducks to the Växjö Lakers for the remainder of the season on January 26, 2013. After playing in the Lakers' last 10 games to end their season, the Ducks traded Lasch along with a seventh-round pick in 2014 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Dave Steckel on March 15, 2013. He was then immediately recalled to report to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

Lasch then spent the 2013–14 season entirely with the Växjö Lakers, tallying 20 goals and 16 assists in 54 SHL games. The 2014–15 season saw him move to Finland. He made 43 Liiga appearances for HC TPS, before returning to Sweden. He finished the season with Frölunda HC, scoring six goals in 12 contests to go along with eight assists.

Lasch re-signed with Frölunda for the 2015–16 campaign and won the Swedish national championship as well as the Champions Hockey League (CHL) with the team. He led the SHL in assists (51 in regular season) and also scored 15 goals. In 16 playoff contests, Lasch tallied eight goals and eleven assists. In CHL play, Lasch scored seven goals and dished out nine assists in 13 games and was named Champions Hockey League Most Valuable Player.

On September 8, 2016, Lasch was signed to a one-year contract by SC Bern as a replacement for Kris Versteeg. He saw the ice in 52 contests with 17 goals and 34 assists en route to winning the 2017 Swiss championship. On April 21, he signed a three-year deal with Frölunda HC, returning for a second stint with the SHL outfit.

He returned to Lahti Pelicans for the 2020–21 season.

On January 23, 2021, Lasch joined the ZSC Lions as a replacement for injured Chris Baltisberger for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

On May 19, 2021, Lasch returned to Frölunda.

On June 2, 2023, Lasch signed a two-year contract with his former team, Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.

On July 29, 2025, he signed a one-year contract with Vålerenga Ishockey of the EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL).

Playing style Matias Strozyk, a journalist for Yleisradio, described Ryan Lasch's playing style for Elite Prospects in 2011:

A fairly small winger and hard worker. A quick skater with sharp movement. Has a very good shot and does well in playmaking. Useful as an offensive player, especially as a finisher. Sometimes criticized of embellishment when drawing penalties.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 53 13 17 30 42 — — — — — 2004–05 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 49 25 39 64 24 — — — — — 2005–06 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 56 70 77 147 61 — — — — — 2006–07 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 16 23 39 8 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 25 28 53 12 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Cloud State University WCHA 38 18 24 42 52 — — — — — 2009–10 St. Cloud State University WCHA 43 20 29 49 26 — — — — — 2010–11 Södertälje SK SEL 55 12 18 30 40 — — — — — 2011–12 Pelicans SM-l 59 24 38 62 26 17 5 11 16 29 2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 19 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 12 6 9 15 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Växjö Lakers SEL 10 0 5 5 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Toronto Marlies AHL 11 4 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 0 2013–14 Växjö Lakers SHL 54 20 16 36 14 12 1 5 6 0 2014–15 TPS Liiga 43 12 24 36 22 — — — — — 2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 12 6 8 14 2 9 2 1 3 4 2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 51 15 36 51 20 16 8 11 19 2 2016–17 SC Bern NLA 46 13 25 38 12 16 4 9 13 2 2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 49 15 40 55 18 5 0 3 3 2 2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 46 12 38 50 18 16 6 13 19 4 2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 48 12 36 48 38 — — — — — 2020–21 Pelicans Liiga 26 10 27 36 0 — — — — — 2020–21 ZSC Lions NL 23 7 10 17 2 9 4 1 5 0 2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 52 13 53 66 8 9 0 8 8 0 2022–23 Frölunda HC SHL 41 5 19 24 28 13 2 6 8 2 2023–24 Pelicans Liiga 55 9 45 54 14 17 3 11 14 0 2024–25 Pelicans Liiga 54 13 39 52 12 10 1 11 12 4 2025–26 Vålerenga Ishockey EHL 39 14 30 49 12 7 0 2 2 0SHL totals 418 110 269 379 190 90 23 52 75 20

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 United States WC 7th 7 0 2 2 0Senior totals 7 0 2 2 0

Awards and honors Award Year RefCJHL MVP 2006 College All-WCHA Rookie Team 2007 All-WCHA First Team 2008, 2009 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2008 All-WCHA Second Team 2010 WCHA All-Academic Team 2010 Liiga All-Star Team 2012 Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2012 SHL Le Mat trophy champion 2016, 2019 Forward of the Year 2019 Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy 2019 NLA Champion 2017 CHL Champion 2016, 2019 MVP 2016