Ryan White (ice hockey)

Ryan White (born March 17, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Boissevain Border Kings of the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild.

Ryan White
White during his time with the Hamliton Bulldogs
Born	March 17, 1988 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
THHL team Former teams	Boissevain Border Kings Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Arizona Coyotes Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft	66th overall, 2006 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2008–present

Playing career

White grew up playing in the Brandon minor hockey system before graduating to the AAA midget level. In his first and only year of AAA, White led his Wheat Kings team to a gold medal at the 2004 Telus Cup.

White spent four seasons, from 2004–05 to 2007–08, in the Western Hockey League with the Calgary Hitmen. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, 66th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Following his WHL career, White was assigned to the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he recorded 29 points in 80 games as a rookie in 2008–09.

White made his NHL debut in a call-up to the Montreal Canadiens on November 5, 2009 against the Boston Bruins, recording an assist.[1] He was called up once again for a game against the Ottawa Senators the following month on December 8. After playing in the first period of that game, he was pulled from the game after the NHL noticed he was playing, despite the Canadiens not having properly reported his call-up to the league before the 5 p.m. deadline.[2]

White scored his first NHL goal as part of a Gordie Howe hat trick during a game against the Minnesota Wild on March 20, 2011.[3]

On August 7, 2014, having left the Canadiens organization as a free agent, White signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]

On July 1, 2016, White signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes.[5] Adding a physical presence in a depth role to the Coyotes, White added 7 goals and 13 points in 46 games during the 2016–17 season, before he was traded alongside Martin Hanzal and a fourth-round pick in 2017, to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 1st-round pick in 2017, 2nd-round pick in 2018, conditional 4th-round pick in 2019, and Grayson Downing on February 26, 2017.[6]

On August 29, 2017, the Vancouver Canucks signed White to a PTO in order to attend training camp.[7] However, on October 7, he was released by the Canucks.[8]With the 2017–18 season underway, White signed a professional tryout contract with the Boston Bruins on October 10.[9] After practicing and traveling with the Bruins for nearly a month, White and the Bruins agreed on a mutual release from his PTO on November 6.[10]

On November 17, 2017, White secured an initial PTO contract with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL, affiliate to the Anaheim Ducks.[11] White appeared in 21 games with the Gulls for 9 points before he was released from his PTO on February 8, 2018.[12] The following day, White was signed to the Iowa Wild on a Standard Player Contract (SPC), marking a return of sorts within the Minnesota Wild organisation.[13] He completed the season with Iowa, finishing with 2 goals and 8 points in 23 games.

Remaining as an unsigned free agent into the 2018–19 season, White again continued his professional career in the AHL, securing a professional try-out contract with home province club, the Manitoba Moose, on October 27, 2018.[14]

Approaching the 2019–20 season, White as an unsigned free agent returned to the Manitoba Moose, attending training camp. On October 4, 2019, he was signed to a professional tryout contract in making the opening night roster.

As the 2020-2021 season for all hockey is still a big question mark, Ryan white plans on playing his season with the boissevain border kings senior team in manitoba. [15]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		63	9	14	23	95		12	2	1	3	26
2005–06	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		72	20	33	53	121		13	3	4	7	18
2006–07	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		72	34	55	89	97		18	6	8	14	36
2007–08	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		68	28	44	72	98		16	6	11	17	8
2008–09	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		80	11	18	29	68		6	3	1	4	9
2009–10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		62	17	17	34	173		19	4	5	9	47
2009–10	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		16	0	2	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		33	3	9	12	77		13	2	6	8	37
2010–11	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		27	2	3	5	38		7	0	0	0	2
2011–12	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		20	0	3	3	61		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		4	4	1	5	26		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		26	1	0	1	67		3	1	0	1	23
2013–14	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		52	2	4	6	50		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		11	1	2	3	39		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		34	6	6	12	30		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		73	11	5	16	101		6	1	0	1	28
2016–17	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		46	7	6	13	70		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Minnesota Wild	NHL		19	2	1	3	14		3	0	0	0	4
2017–18	San Diego Gulls	AHL		21	3	6	9	52		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Iowa Wild	AHL		23	2	6	8	57		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Manitoba Moose	AHL		27	5	2	7	57		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Manitoba Moose	AHL		21	2	1	3	87		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				313	31	30	61	447		19	2	0	2	57

References

1. "Bruins avoid historic shutout but lose in shootout to Canadiens". CBS Sports. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
2. "McKenzie: Habs facing fine after using ineligible player". The Sports Network. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
3. "Numbers Game: March 20". Montreal Canadiens. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
4. "Ryan White, Flyers agree to one-year contract". National Hockey League. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
5. "Coyotes sign White to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
6. "Wild acquire Hanzal, White from Coyotes". The Sports Network. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
7. "Canucks sign free agent Ryan White to PTO". Vancouver Canucks. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
8. "#Canucks confirm Ryan White has been medically cleared and released from his PTO". Twitter. October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
9. Conroy, Steve (October 10, 2017). "Danton Heinen recalled, Ryan White signed to a tryout contract". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
10. Haggerty, Joe (November 6, 2017). "Despite missing bodies, B's end tryout agreement with Ryan White". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
11. "Gulls agree to PTO with Ryan White". San Diego Gulls. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
12. "The Gulls have released forward Ryan White from his PTO". San Diego Gulls. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
13. "Iowa Wild signs forward Ryan White to SPC". Iowa Wild. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
14. "Moose announce three roster moves". Manitoba Moose. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
15. "Moose announce opening night roster". Manitoba Moose. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database