Ryan Callahan

Ryan Callahan (born March 21, 1985 in Rochester, New York) is an American professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ryan Callahan
Callahan with the Lightning in 2014
Born	(1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39) Rochester, NY
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	127th overall, 2004 New York Rangers
Playing career	2006–present
Medal record Representing  United States Men's ice hockey Representing  United States Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Tournament

Career

He started his hockey career in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. He played 3 games with the Syracuse Jr. Crunch and 1 seasons with the Buffalo Lightning. He also played in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm for 4 seasons. He was drafted by the New York Rangers with the 127th overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played one season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) before being called up to the Ranger's main roster. On September 12, 2011, Callahan was named the captain of the Rangers.^[1]

On March 5, 2014, the Rangers traded Callahan along with a 2015 first-round draft pick, and a conditional 2014 second-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Tampa Bay captain Martin St. Louis.^[2]

References

1. "Callahan named Rangers' 26th captain". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
2. "Lightning trade St. Louis to Rangers for Callahan". NHL. Retrieved 2014-03-07.

Other websites

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database