Ryan Getzlaf

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Position Centre
Shoots Right
Nickname(s) The Franchise
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
221 lb (100 kg/15 st 11 lb)
NHL Team Anaheim Ducks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born May 10, 1985 (1985-05-10) (age 23),
Regina SK
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2003
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Pro career 2005 – present

Ryan Getzlaf (born May 10, 1985 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Minors

He was originally drafted into the Western Hockey League by the Calgary Hitmen in the 3rd round, 54th overall in the 2000 WHL Bantam Draft. After two seasons with the Hitmen, Getzlaf was drafted into the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round, 19th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Getzlaf returned to the Hitmen and played two more seasons with the team.

[edit] Professional

Getzlaf made his NHL debut with the Ducks during the 2005-06 NHL season, appearing in 57 games and scoring 39 points. Getzlaf made it to Western Conference Finals in his first year in the NHL with the Ducks, but they were elimated in 5 games by the Edmonton Oilers.

The next season, Getzlaf played all 82 regular season games and scored 58 points while also appearing in all of the Ducks games during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Getzlaf helped the Ducks to defeat the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup Final to win his first Stanley Cup Championship. Getzlaf led the Duck's roster in scoring in the 2007 playoffs, with seventeen points in twenty-one games.

In November, 2007, Getzlaf and the Ducks agreed on a five-year contract extension which will last through the 2012-13 season for a reported $26.625 million over the five years.[1]

[edit] Awards and achievements

  • 2002-03 - WHL Top Draft Prospect Award
  • 2003-04 - WHL East First All-Star Team
  • 2004-05 - WHL East Second All-Star Team
  • 2006-07 - Won Stanley Cup with Anaheim Ducks
  • 2007-08 - NHL All-Star

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000-01 Regina Bantam 41 33 41 74 189
2001-02 Calgary Hitmen WHL 63 9 9 18 34 7 2 1 1 4
2002-03 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 29 39 68 121 5 1 1 2 6
2003-04 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49 28 47 75 97 7 5 1 6 6
2004-05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 51 29 25 54 102 12 4 13 17 18
2004-05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 10 1 4 5 4
2005-06 Portland Pirates AHL 17 8 25 33 36
2005-06 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 57 14 25 39 22 16 3 4 7 13
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 82 25 33 58 66 21 7 10 17 32
2007-08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 77 24 58 82 94 6 2 3 5 6
WHL Totals 233 95 120 215 354 31 12 16 28 40
AHL Totals 17 8 25 33 36 10 1 4 5 4
NHL Totals 216 63 116 179 182 41 12 17 29 51

[edit] International play

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Men's Ice Hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold 2005 Grand Forks Ice Hockey

Played for Canada in:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Getzlaf, Ducks agree on contract extension. TSN.ca (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.

[edit] External links