Ryan Caldwell (ice hockey)
Ryan Caldwell (born June 15, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently a free agent. He was last under contract to the Daemyung Killer Whales of the Asia League Ice Hockey (AL). 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.
| Ryan Caldwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 15, 1981 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free agent 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–present | ||
Playing career
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
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Thunder Bay Flyers | USHL | 46 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | U. of Denver | WCHA | 36 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U. of Denver | WCHA | 40 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U. of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | U. 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 | GET | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oji Eagles | AL | 46 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Daemyung Killer Whales | AL | 26 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| 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
- "Ryan Caldwell comes from the German masters" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- "Caldwell leaving after a season". eishockey.net (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- "Wild Wings Sign Ryan Caldwell". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- "First personnel decisions". Schwenninger Wild Wings. March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- "Eagles announce two foreign players" (in Japanese). Oji Eagles. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database