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USA Ryan Whitney

#19 MODO Hockey / SHL - 15/16

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Ryan Whitney Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 19, 1983
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Scituate, MA, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #5 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1

Whitney was a defenseman with great size and fine offensive instincts. He had a good first pass and the skillset needed to man the point on the powerplay. Also skated well for a big man, with long, smooth strides.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2013)

Brother: Sean Whitney

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Ryan Whitney Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Thayer Academy USHS-Prep -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Thayer Academy USHS-Prep -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 Thayer Academy USHS-Prep 22* 5* 33* 38* -* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
2000-01 USNTDP Juniors USHL 20* 2* 8* 10* 22* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* 2* |
2001-02 Boston Univ. NCAA 35* 4* 17* 21* 46* 15* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 20* 2* |
2002-03 Boston Univ. NCAA 34* 3* 10* 13* 48* -1* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 4* 5* 14* 3* |
2003-04 Boston Univ. NCAA 38* 9* 16* 25* 56* -5* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 20 1 9 10 6 0
2004-05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80* 6* 35* 41* 101* -12* | Playoffs 11 2 7 9 12 2
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68* 6* 32* 38* 85* -7* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 9* 5* 9* 14* 6* 7* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 8 -2
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 14* 45* 59* 77* 9* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 -4
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76* 12* 28* 40* 45* -2* | Playoffs 20 1 5 6 25 8
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 28* 2* 11* 13* 16* -15* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 20* 0* 10* 10* 12* 1* | Playoffs 13 1 5 6 9 -1
2009-10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 62* 4* 24* 28* 48* -6* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 19* 3* 8* 11* 22* 7* |
USA OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 35* 2* 25* 27* 33* 13* |
2011-12 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 51* 3* 17* 20* 16* -16* |
2012-13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 34* 4* 9* 13* 23* -7* |
2013-14 Florida Panthers NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -7* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 45* 7* 16* 23* 52* -17* |
2014-15 HK Sochi KHL 42* 6* 13* 19* 23* 8* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -4
2015-16 MODO Hockey SHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |

Ryan Whitney Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 South Shore Kings PW QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2023-24 Boston Univ. NCAA Senior Advisor
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Ryan Whitney Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 135* 18* 61* 79* 0.59* 161* -23* | 3 42 4 * 20 * 24 * 0.57 * 26 * 0 *
KHL 1 42* 6* 13* 19* 0.45* 23* 8* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * -4 *
NCAA 3 107* 16* 43* 59* 0.55* 150* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 481* 50* 209* 259* 0.54* 383* -30* | 3 38 3 * 11 * 14 * 0.37 * 40 * 3 *
OG 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 20* 2* 8* 10* 0.50* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 3 22* 5* 33* 38* 1.73* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 34* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
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Ryan Whitney Connections

Player Period Teams
Brooks Orpik (D) 1997-2010 7 Pittsburgh Penguins, Thayer Academy (MA), USA (OG), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Rob Scuderi (D) 2003-2009 6 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Brian McConnell (F) 1998-2004 6 Boston Univ., Thayer Academy (MA), USA U17, USA U18, USA U20, USNTDP Juniors
Marc-André Fleury (G) 2003-2009 6 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/20/2015
09/20/2015 Confirmed MODO Hockey Retired
06/24/2015
06/24/2015 Confirmed HK Sochi MODO Hockey
10/16/2014
10/16/2014 Confirmed San Antonio Rampage HK Sochi
09/29/2013
09/29/2013 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers

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Ryan Whitney Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 6 #82 overall by Montréal Rocket in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Cult/Star player for Thayer Academy

Career Transactions
2010-03-03 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Anaheim Ducks with a 2010 6th round pick for Lubomir Visnovsky.
2009-02-26 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks by the Pittsburgh Penguins for Chris Kunitz & Eric Tangradi.

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