Ryan O'Marra

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Ryan O'Marra (born 9 June 1987 in Tokyo, Japan) is a professional ice hockey player. He is currently a centreman for the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. His NHL rights are held by the New York Islanders.

O'Marra attended Mentor College Primary School and Lorne Park Secondary School both in Mississauga, Ontario. He is 6 ft 1 in in height and weighs 193 lb. He played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters prior to joining the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In two seasons with the Otters he has earned 95 points (41 goals and 54 assists) in 127 regular season games. He has also made 15 points (9 goals and 6 assists) in 15 playoff games with the Otters.

After joining the Sound Tigers follwoing the conclusion of the 2005-06 OHL season, O'Marra was returned to Erie for his final junior-eligible season, 2006-07. The Otters got off to a slow start, and O'Marra was traded to the Saginaw Spirit in late November.

O'Marra won a gold medal as the assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup. He also played on the Canadian U-18 national team that finished with a silver medal at the 2005 U-18 World Championship in Plzen, Czech Republic.

O'Marra was drafted in the first round 15th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He became the first Japanese-born Canadian player selected in the first round of an NHL draft. O'Marra is of Canadian background, but his parents were living in Japan for business reasons when he was born. He was part of the winning Canadian team at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Although he did not score a goal in the tournament, O'Marra provided a physical presence and his line scored two of the goals in the 5-0 shutout victory over Russia in the final.

O'Marra was born to Irish Canadian parents,[1] and he moved to Canada when he was 1 years old.

[edit] NHL Career

On March 30, 2006, Ryan was signed to a 3-year contract by the New York Islanders. He joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders AHL team.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Team	League	Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2003-2004	Erie Otters	OHL	63	16	16	32	33	9	5	5	10	6
2004-2005	Erie Otters	OHL	64	25	38	63	60	6	4	1	5	0
2005-2006	Erie Otters	OHL	61	27	50	77	134	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	8	4	1	5	4	3	0	1	1	2
2006-2007	Erie Otters	OHL	13	8	6	14	26	-	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	7	3	2	5	13	-	-	-	-	-