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Canada Michael Ryder
#17 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 14/15
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 31, 1980
Position
RW
Age
44
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Bonavista, NL, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Bonavista MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 8 #216 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Dan Ryder

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Michael Ryder Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 69* 34* 28* 62* 41* -9* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 4 -9
1998-99 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 69* 44* 43* 87* 65* 7* | Playoffs 23 20 16 36 39 5
1999-00 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 63* 50* 58* 108* 50* 26* | Playoffs 15 11 17 28 28 6
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* 3* |
2000-01 Québec Citadelles AHL 61* 6* 9* 15* 14* -5* |
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 5* 4* 5* 9* 6* 2* |
2001-02 Québec Citadelles AHL 50* 11* 17* 28* 9* 17* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 0
Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 20* 14* 13* 27* 2* 0* |
2002-03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 69* 34* 33* 67* 43* 15* | Playoffs 23 11 6 17 8 7
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81* 25* 38* 63* 26* 10* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 4 -5
2004-05 Leksands IF Allsvenskan 32* 27* 21* 48* 32* 30* | Kvalserien SHL 10 7 6 13 0 5
2005-06 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81* 30* 25* 55* 40* -5* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 0 -4
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 30* 28* 58* 60* -25* |
2007-08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 14* 17* 31* 30* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 1
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 74* 27* 26* 53* 26* 28* | Playoffs 11 5 8 13 8 4
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 82* 18* 15* 33* 35* 3* | Playoffs 13 4 1 5 2 -4
2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 79* 18* 23* 41* 26* -1* | Playoffs 25 8 9 17 8 8
2011-12 Dallas Stars NHL 82* 35* 27* 62* 46* 17* |
2012-13 Dallas Stars NHL 19* 6* 8* 14* 8* 4* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 27* 10* 11* 21* 8* -2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 0
2013-14 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 18* 16* 34* 18* -6* |
2014-15 New Jersey Devils NHL 47* 6* 13* 19* 30* -1* |

Michael Ryder Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 180* 51* 59* 110* 0.61* 66* 27* | 2 26 11 * 7 * 18 * 0.69 * 10 * 7 *
Allsvenskan 1 32* 27* 21* 48* 1.50* 32* 30* | 1 10 7 * 6 * 13 * 1.30 * 0 * 5 *
ECHL 2 25* 18* 18* 36* 1.44* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 806* 237* 247* 484* 0.60* 353* 18* | 7 75 21 * 24 * 45 * 0.60 * 26 * 0 *
QMJHL 3 201* 128* 129* 257* 1.28* 156* 24* | 3 48 35 * 35 * 70 * 1.46 * 71 * 2 *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Michael Ryder Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens New Jersey Devils
02/26/2013
02/26/2013 Confirmed Dallas Stars Montréal Canadiens
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Boston Bruins Dallas Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Québec Citadelles

Career Transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2013-02-26 • Traded to the Montréal Canadiens with a 2013 3rd round pick (Connor Crisp) for Erik Cole
- 2011-07-01 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Dallas Stars
- 2008-07-01 • Signed to a three-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2007-07-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2006-07-23 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2005-09-12 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2004-09-19 • Signed to a lockout contract by Leksand
- 2003-07-22 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2000-06-02 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Montréal Canadiens