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Ryan Caldwell (ice hockey)

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Ryan Caldwell
Born (1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 43)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Phoenix Coyotes
DEG Metro Stars
Ässät
Lukko
Eisbären Berlin
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Lørenskog IK
Oji Eagles
Daemyung Killer Whales
NHL draft 202nd overall, 2000
New York Islanders
Playing career 2006–2018

Ryan Caldwell (born June 15, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey. During the 2005–06 season he played two games for the New York Islanders and two more in the 2007–08 season for the Phoenix Coyotes.

Playing career

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Prior to his professional career, Caldwell was an All-American defenceman and captained the University of Denver Pioneers to the 2004 NCAA Championship.

After two seasons in the SM-liiga with Ässät, Caldwell signed with fellow Finnish club, Lukko Rauma. During the 2012-13 season, he was mutually released from his contract and returned to the German DEL, with Eisbären Berlin.

On May 7, 2013, Caldwell was signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.[1] In August 2014, Caldwell and the Ice Tigers mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[2]

On August 26, 2014, the Schwenninger Wild Wings announced they had signed Caldwell.[3] In the 2014–15 season, Caldwell contributed with 23 points in 52 games from the blueline, however was unable to lift the Wild Wings into the playoffs. On March 7, 2015, the Wild Wings opted not to offer Caldwell a new contract, rendering him a free agent.[4]

After joining Norwegian club, Lørenskog IK midway through the 2015–16 season, Caldwell continued his journeyman career in the following summer by signing a one-year deal with Japanese club, Oji Eagles of the Asia League on July 22, 2016.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Shattuck–Saint Mary's HSMN 29 24 55 79 22
1999–2000 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 46 3 20 23 152
2000–01 University of Denver WCHA 36 3 20 23 76
2001–02 University of Denver WCHA 40 3 16 19 76
2002–03 University of Denver WCHA 38 5 14 19 58
2003–04 University of Denver WCHA 42 15 12 27 96
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 73 2 19 21 65
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 61 3 12 15 38 7 1 1 2 2
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 2
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 61 7 23 30 94
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 71 3 18 21 94 7 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 2
2008–09 DEG Metro Stars DEL 47 4 14 18 132 15 3 7 10 33
2009–10 DEG Metro Stars DEL 55 5 16 21 75 3 0 0 0 6
2010–11 Ässät SM-l 37 6 19 25 85 6 0 3 3 8
2011–12 Ässät SM-l 33 3 10 13 28 3 0 2 2 0
2012–13 Lukko SM-l 37 1 12 13 26
2012–13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 11 0 3 3 18 13 1 2 3 20
2013–14 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 46 2 19 21 79 6 0 0 0 4
2014–15 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 52 3 20 23 48
2015–16 Lørenskog IK NOR 13 2 5 7 12 16 0 5 5 26
2016–17 Oji Eagles ALH 46 5 30 35 81 2 1 2 3 2
2017–18 Daemyung Killer Whales ALH 26 0 10 10 47
AHL totals 266 14 73 87 291 14 1 1 2 6
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 4
DEL totals 211 14 72 86 352 37 4 9 13 63

Awards and honours

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Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2001
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2002 [6]
All-WCHA Second Team 2004
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2004
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 2004 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Caldwell comes from the German masters" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Caldwell leaving after a season". eishockey.net (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wild Wings Sign Ryan Caldwell". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "First personnel decisions". Schwenninger Wild Wings. March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Eagles announce two foreign players" (in Japanese). Oji Eagles. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
2003–04
Succeeded by