Mike Van Ryn

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg/14 st 6 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues
Nationality	Canada
Born	14 May 1979 (1979-05-14) (age 29), London, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	26th overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils
Pro career	1999 – present

Mike Van Ryn (b. May 14, 1979 in London, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the NHL. He developed his hockey skills in the Byron Minor Hockey Association.

Van Ryn was drafted in the 1st round, 26th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In June 2000, Van Ryn signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.

In March 2003, Van Ryn was traded to the Florida Panthers for Valeri Bure and a conditional draft selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Van Ryn resides in Plantation, Florida, and enjoys boating and fishing in his spare time off the ice.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Sarnia Sting	OHL	61	6	35	41	34	7	0	5	5	4
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL	37	3	10	13	12	7	1	1	2	2
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Worcester IceCats	AHL	24	2	7	9	17	-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL	48	2	8	10	18	9	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Worcester IceCats	AHL	33	2	8	10	16	-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	11	0	3	3	20	3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	St. Louis Blues	NHL	20	0	3	3	8	-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Florida Panthers	NHL	79	13	24	37	52	-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Florida Panthers	NHL	80	8	29	37	90	-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL	78	4	25	29	64	-	-	-	-	-
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL	20	0	2	2	14	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			326	27	91	118	246	9	0	0	0	0