Ryan Stanton (ice hockey, born 1989)

Ryan Stanton
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989
St. Albert, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
Chicago Blackhawks
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Ryan Stanton (born July 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Washington Capitals organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Junior

Prior to turning professional, Stanton played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors. Stanton made his debut in the Western Hockey League (WHL) against the Brandon Wheat Kings on March 8, 2006 at the age of 16. He had a streak of six straight games ranging from 10/30/09 to 11/14/09 in which he recorded a point for a total of 11 points. During that streak Stanton had 3 goals and 8 assists. On December 11, 2009, Stanton recorded four assists to lead his team to an 11-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings. He led all Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman in the 2009-10 season with 40 points (10 goals - 30 assists).[1]

Professional

On March 12, 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Stanton as an Undrafted free agent to a three-year entry-level contract.[2] Stanton played for the Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs, of the American Hockey League. He made his debut for the Icehogs on March 6, 2010 against the Houston Aeros with a +1 rating in a 3-1 Rockford victory. His first American Hockey League career point was an assist on March 10, 2010 against the San Antonio Rampage in a 4-2 loss. Stanton's first career professional goal was scored in a 4-3 Icehogs loss on February 23, 2011 against the Chicago Wolves.

For the 2010-11 AHL season, Stanton was named the Icehogs Most Improved Player. In the 2012-13 season, he played in his first NHL game with the Blackhawks on April 27, 2013. The Blackhawks would go on to win the Stanley Cup that season, although Stanton did not qualify to have his name on the Stanley Cup.

Stanton was claimed off of waivers from the Blackhawks by the Vancouver Canucks, before the 2013-14 season on September 30, 2013.[3] Stanton scored his first NHL goal on October 17, 2013 against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres.

After establishing himself in the NHL in his two seasons with the Canucks, on July 24, 2015, Stanton signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2006–07 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 54 0 8 8 75 — — — — —
2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 58 4 16 20 68 6 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 69 5 29 34 111 — — — — —
2009–10 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 59 10 30 40 81 7 0 6 6 4
2009–10 Rockford Icehogs AHL 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Rockford Icehogs AHL 73 3 14 17 76 — — — — —
2011–12 Rockford Icehogs AHL 76 3 14 17 130 — — — — —
2012–13 Rockford Icehogs AHL 73 3 22 25 126 — — — — —
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 1 15 16 32 — — — — —
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 54 3 8 11 35 — — — — —
NHL totals 119 4 23 27 69 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Stanton player profile". Rockford IceHogs. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Blackhawks sign Ryan Stanton". Chicago Blackhawks. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver claims Ryan Stanton off waivers from Chicago". Twitter. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Capitals sign Ryan Stanton". Washington Capitals. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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