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Ryan Stanton
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Born (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989,
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
AHL team
F. teams
Ontario Reign
Chicago Blackhawks
Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Ryan Stanton (born July 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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 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]

At the conclusion of the season and at the end of his contract with the Capitals he signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent to join the Colorado Avalanche.[5] After attending the Avalanche's training camp and participating in pre-season games, Stanton was assigned to the AHL to play with affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.[6] Stanton made his Rampage and 2016–17 season debut in a 2-1 defeat against the Milwaukee Admirals on October 15, 2016.[7] On November 28, 2016, after 15 games with the Rampage, Stanton was dealt by the Avalanche to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Cody Goloubef. Stanton was reassigned to the Cleveland Monsters following the trade.[8] He played out the season with the Monsters, appearing in 33 games from the blueline for 8 points.

On July 1, 2017, Stanton signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way deal with the Edmonton Oilers.[9] On October 31, Stanton was sent to the Oilers' AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors.[10]

After spending the duration of his contract assigned to the Condors, Stanton left the Oilers as a free agent to sign a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Ontario Reign on July 29, 2019.[11]

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
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 60 4 12 16 69 21 3 2 5 32
2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 2
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 15 1 3 4 29
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 33 1 7 8 40
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 46 2 6 8 44
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 65 5 15 20 76 10 2 1 3 6
NHL totals 120 4 23 27 71

References[]

  1. Ryan Stanton player profile. Rockford IceHogs (2012-02-13). Retrieved on 2012-02-14.
  2. Blackhawks sign Ryan Stanton. Chicago Blackhawks (2010-03-12). Retrieved on 2010-03-12.
  3. Vancouver claims Ryan Stanton off waivers from Chicago. Twitter (2013-09-30). Retrieved on 2013-09-30.
  4. Capitals sign Ryan Stanton. Washington Capitals (2015-07-24). Retrieved on 2015-07-24.
  5. "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche (2016-07-01). Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
  6. "Avalanche reduces roster to 30". Colorado Avalanche (2016-10-03). Retrieved on 2016-10-03.
  7. "Milwaukee take opening night spoils over San Antonio". American Hockey League (2016-10-15). Retrieved on 2016-10-15.
  8. Blue Jackets acquire Ryan Stanton from Avalanche. Columbus Blue Jackets (2016-11-28). Retrieved on 2016-11-28.
  9. "Oilers sign seven". Edmonton Oilers (2017-07-01). Retrieved on 2017-07-01.
  10. BLOG: Oilers place Stanton on waivers (October 31, 2017). Retrieved on November 1, 2017.
  11. "Reign sign defenseman Ryan Stanton". Ontario Reign (July 29, 2019). Retrieved on July 29, 2019.

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