Born	February 7, 1991 (1991-02-07) (age 18), Clinton, ON, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 2009 Colorado Avalanche
Pro career	2009 – present

Ryan O'Reilly (born February 7, 1991, in Clinton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. Ryan's older brother, Cal, plays in the Nashville Predators organization.^[1]

Contents 1 Playing career 2 International play 3 Career statistics 3.1 Regular season and playoffs 3.2 International 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Ryan started playing Junior for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League after he was selected first overall in the 2007 OHL draft. In his rookie season in 2007-08, O'Reilly put up a solid 52 points in 61 games and was named the Otters Rookie of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike Player. In the following year, Ryan backed up his rookie year with 50 assists and 66 points in 68 games for the 2008-09 season, and his allround game was noticed when he was named the Western Conference best Penalty Killer.^[2]

O'Reilly was drafted 33rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. O'Reilly became the youngest player in Avalanche history to appear in a regular season game when he surprisingly made the opening night roster for the 2009-10 season.^[3] Ryan earned his first NHL point in his Avalanche debut on October 1, 2009 against the San Jose Sharks.^[4] He scored his first NHL goal, a game winner, on October 15, 2009 against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens.^[5]

On October 19, 2009, following his strong play, the Avalanche announced that O'Reilly would spend the entire season with the Avalanche.^[6]

[edit] International play

O'Reilly made his international debut at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge where he was captain of gold winning Team Ontario. O'Reilly also won gold at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and was named captain of fourth placed, Team Canada, at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.^[7]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	OPJHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Erie Otters	OHL		61	19	33	52	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Erie Otters	OHL		68	16	50	66	26		5	0	5	5	2
OHL totals				129	35	83	118	40		5	0	5	5	2

[edit] International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Canada	U18	6	2	3	5	0
Junior int'l totals			6	2	3	5	0

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ryan O'Reilly's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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