Ryan Shannon

Ryan Patrick Shannon (born March 2, 1983) is an American former 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. 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. 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 Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2001–02 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 totals30535649990130006

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 7 0 2 2 4 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