Ryan Stanton

Ryan Stanton (born July 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with HC Pustertal Wölfe in the ICE Hockey League (ICHEL).

Ryan Stanton
Stanton with the Canucks in 2013
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams		 HC Pustertal Wölfe
Chicago Blackhawks
Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals
Kölner Haie
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Personal life

Stanton was born on July 20, 1989, in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, to construction superintendent Don and mother Deanne Stanton.[1] His father later joined the scouting staff for the Moose Jaw Warriors.[2]

Playing career

Junior

Prior to turning professional, Stanton played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors. Stanton made his debut in the Western Hockey League (WHL) against the Brandon Wheat Kings on March 8, 2006 at the age of 16. He had a streak of six straight games ranging from 10/30/09 to 11/14/09 in which he recorded a point for a total of 11 points. During that streak, Stanton had 3 goals and 8 assists. On December 11, 2009, Stanton recorded four assists to lead his team to an 11–2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings. He led all Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman in the 2009-10 season with 40 points (10 goals - 30 assists).[3]

Professional

On March 12, 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Stanton as an Undrafted free agent to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] Stanton played for the Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs, of the American Hockey League. He made his debut for the Icehogs on March 6, 2010 against the Houston Aeros with a +1 rating in a 3-1 Rockford victory. His first American Hockey League career point was an assist on March 10, 2010 against the San Antonio Rampage in a 4–2 loss. Stanton's first career professional goal was scored in a 4-3 Icehogs loss on February 23, 2011 against the Chicago Wolves.

For the 2010–11 season, Stanton was named the Icehog's Most Improved Player. In the 2012–13 season, he played in his first NHL game with the Blackhawks on April 27, 2013. The Blackhawks would go on to win the Stanley Cup that season, although Stanton did not qualify to have his name on the Stanley Cup.

Stanton was claimed off of waivers from the Blackhawks by the Vancouver Canucks, before the 2013–14 season on September 30, 2013.[5] Stanton scored his first NHL goal on October 17, 2013 against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres.

After establishing himself in the NHL in his two seasons with the Canucks, on July 24, 2015, Stanton signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[6]

At the conclusion of the season and at the end of his contract with the Capitals he signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent to join the Colorado Avalanche.[7] After attending the Avalanche's training camp and participating in pre-season games, Stanton was assigned to the AHL to play with affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.[8] Stanton made his Rampage and 2016–17 season debut in a 2–1 defeat against the Milwaukee Admirals on October 15, 2016.[9] On November 28, 2016, after 15 games with the Rampage, Stanton was dealt by the Avalanche to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Cody Goloubef. Stanton was reassigned to the Cleveland Monsters following the trade.[10] He played out the season with the Monsters, appearing in 33 games from the blueline for 8 points.

On July 1, 2017, Stanton signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way deal with the Edmonton Oilers.[11] On October 31, Stanton was sent to the Oilers' AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors.[12]

After spending the duration of his contract assigned to the Condors, Stanton left the Oilers as a free agent to sign a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Ontario Reign on July 29, 2019.[13] In the 2019–20 season, Stanton was limited to just 36 games through injury with Ontario, collecting 5 points, before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On September 16, 2020, Stanton was signed as a free agent to return to former AHL club, the Bakersfield Condors, on a one-year contract.[14]

On August 4, 2021, Stanton extended his AHL career, returning as a free agent to his original club, the Rockford IceHogs, on a one-year contract.[15]

On July 15, 2022, Stanton was signed to his first contract abroad after signing a one-year deal with German club, Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[16] At the conclusion of his contract with the Sharks, Stanton remained in Europe after moving to neighbouring league the ICEHL, in joining Italian based HC Pustertal Wölfe on April 19, 2023.[17]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2006–07 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 54 0 8 8 75 — — — — —
2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 58 4 16 20 68 6 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 69 5 29 34 111 — — — — —
2009–10 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 59 10 30 40 81 7 0 6 6 4
2009–10 Rockford Icehogs AHL 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Rockford Icehogs AHL 73 3 14 17 76 — — — — —
2011–12 Rockford Icehogs AHL 76 3 14 17 130 — — — — —
2012–13 Rockford Icehogs AHL 73 3 22 25 126 — — — — —
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 1 15 16 32 — — — — —
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 54 3 8 11 35 — — — — —
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 60 4 12 16 69 21 3 2 5 32
2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 15 1 3 4 29 — — — — —
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 33 1 7 8 40 — — — — —
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 46 2 6 8 44 — — — — —
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 65 5 15 20 76 10 2 1 3 6
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 36 2 3 5 28 — — — — —
2020–21 Bakersfield Condors AHL 35 1 12 13 28 6 0 0 0 29
2021–22 Rockford IceHogs AHL 56 3 15 18 42 5 0 0 0 6
2022–23 Kölner Haie DEL 34 2 6 8 18 4 0 0 0 8
NHL totals 120 4 23 27 71 — — — — —

References
  1. Macintyre, Iain (October 3, 2013). "Canucks' Ryan Stanton refused to give up". Widnsor Star. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. "Warriors Solidify Scouting Staff". mjwarriors.ca. Moose Jaw Warriors. July 26, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Ryan Stanton player profile". Rockford IceHogs. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. "Blackhawks sign Ryan Stanton". Chicago Blackhawks. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  5. "Vancouver claims Ryan Stanton off waivers from Chicago". Twitter. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  6. "Capitals sign Ryan Stanton". Washington Capitals. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  7. "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  8. "Avalanche reduces roster to 30". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  9. "Milwaukee take opening night spoils over San Antonio". American Hockey League. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. "Blue Jackets acquire Ryan Stanton from Avalanche". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  11. "Oilers sign seven". Edmonton Oilers. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  12. Ciampa, Marc (October 31, 2017). "BLOG: Oilers place Stanton on waivers". NHL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  13. "Reign sign defenseman Ryan Stanton". Ontario Reign. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  14. Bakersfield Condors (September 16, 2020). "Condors sign Ryan Stanton and Graham McPhee". Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  15. "Veteran Ryan Stanton returns to IceHogs". Rockford IceHogs. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  16. "Defender Ryan Stanton joins Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  17. "Ryan Stanton is moving to HC Pustertal" (in Italian). HC Pustertal Wölfe. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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