Ryan O'Marra
| Ryan O'Marra | |
|---|---|
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| Born | June 9, 1987 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| team Former teams |
Vålerenga Ishockey Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2005 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
Ryan O'Marra (born June 9, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for Vålerenga Ishockey. O'Marra most recently played with Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish SM-liiga before he was mutually released.
O'Marra was born to Irish Canadian parents in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Canada when he was one year old.[1] O'Marra was also a student at Athabasca University.[2]
Playing career
O'Marra attended Mentor College Primary School and Lorne Park Secondary School both in Mississauga, Ontario. 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. 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.
At the conclusion of the 2005–06 OHL season, O'Marra was signed to a 3-year contract by the New York Islanders on March 30, 2006.[3] He then joined the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, netting two goals in his professional debut,[4] to complete the year. Ryan was returned to the Otters for his final junior-eligible season, 2006–07. The Otters got off to a slow start, and he was traded to the Saginaw Spirit in late November for promising centre Zack Torquato. On February 27, 2007, his NHL rights were also dealt in a trade to the Edmonton Oilers with Robert Nilsson and the Islanders' 1st round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Alex Plante) for Ryan Smyth.[5]
After two difficult seasons with the Oilers affiliates the Springfield Falcons and Stockton Thunder, O'Marra made his NHL debut with the Oilers in the 2009–10 season. Ryan played 6 minutes and was a minus-1 in a game against the Ottawa Senators on November 10, 2009.[6] O'Marra later recorded his first career NHL point assisting on a goal by Colin McDonald against the Vancouver Canucks on November 28, 2009. Coincidentally, the goal was McDonald's first career NHL point as well.[7] O'Marra scored his first career goal on December 26, 2010 for the Oilers against Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks. On March 17, 2011, due to multiple injuries to the Edmonton Oilers, O'Marra was again recalled along with fellow Barons teammates, Alexandre Giroux, and Chris VandeVelde.
During the following season, O'Marra was traded by Edmonton to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Bryan Rodney on February 16, 2012.[8]
On July 27, 2012, with the impending 2012 NHL lockout O'Marra signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish SM-liiga.[9] However, after only 8 games into the 2012–13 season with the Pelicans and enduring an diminished role, O'Marra was mutually released from his contract on October 4, 2012.[10]
International Play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Vancouver | |
| Gold | 2007 Mora | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| Silver | 2005 České Budějovice | |
Ryan played in his first international tournament with Canada Ontario in the 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge defeating Canada Pacific to earn gold. O'Marra then won a gold medal as the alternate 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 Plzeň, Czech Republic.
He was selected and played a part of the consecutive winning Canadian teams at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Erie Otters | OHL | 63 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Erie Otters | OHL | 64 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Erie Otters | OHL | 61 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Erie Otters | OHL | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 33 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 62 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 74 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 53 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-l | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ontario | WHC17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | Canada | WJC18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2007 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Junior int'l totals | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 | ||
References
- ↑ 'Marra.html "islesinfo - Ryan O'Marra profile". Islesinfo.com. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ↑ "Athabasca University - au.world". Athabasca University. 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ↑ "2005 first round pick O'Marra signs three-year deal". New York Islanders. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "O'Marra impressive in debut". New York Islanders. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Unable to reach new deal, Oilers trade Smyth to Isles". ESPN. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Jason Spezze scored deciding goal in shootout as Senators top Oilers". CBS Sports. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Canucks rout Oilers 7-3". Yahoo! Sports. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Oilers acquire Rodney from Ducks for O'Marra". The Sports Network. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "Pelicans sign Canadian Ryan O'Marra" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ↑ "Pelicans and O'Marra form difference" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ "Ryan O'Marra and Canada win Gold". New York Islanders. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links
- Ryan O'Marra's player profile at NHL.com
- Ryan O'Marra's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Petteri Nokelainen |
New York Islanders first round pick 2005 |
Succeeded by Kyle Okposo |