Ryan Vesce
Ryan Joseph Vesce (born April 7, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks.
| Ryan Vesce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 7, 1982 Lloyd Harbor, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HIFK San Jose Sharks Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod Skellefteå AIK Espoo Blues KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Dinamo Minsk Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2017 | ||
Playing career
Vesce was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1995 and 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from New York.[1] He attended Portledge School and played high school hockey at Portledge School in Locust Valley, and attended Cornell University, playing hockey for the Big Red from 2000 until 2004. He served as captain in his senior year and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. After graduation, Vesce played for Rögle BK of the Swedish second league HockeyAllsvenskan. He returned to North America, and played two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Springfield Falcons and Binghamton Senators. He returned to Europe for one season with HIFK of Helsinki.
In 2008, he returned to North America to sign with the Worcester Sharks of the San Jose Sharks organization, where he has been the team captain. He made his NHL debut on February 11, 2009 with San Jose against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh.[2] His first career NHL goal was scored on October 17, 2009 against Martin Biron of the New York Islanders.
On June 28, 2010 he again crossed the ocean and signed a two-year deal with Russian team, Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod, of the Kontinental Hockey League.
After splitting the 2012–13 season between Sweden and Finland, on May 29, 2013, Vesce returned to the KHL signing a one-year contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb.[3]
Vesce spent 6 seasons abroad before returning to North America as a free agent. On September 19, 2016, he signed a professional try-out contract to attend the training camp of the Edmonton Oilers.[4] At the conclusion of training camp and heading into the pre-season, Vesce was released from his try-out with the Oilers on September 28, 2016.
Vesce joined Swiss club HC Lugano for the Spengler Cup in Davos and after the tournament landed a deal with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NL on January 18.[5]
Vesce remained in Switzerland for the following 2017–18 season, agreeing to terms with EHC Olten of the lower tiered Swiss League (SL). He appeared in just 10 games with Olten before leaving the club and effectively retiring from professional hockey due to lingering concussion symptoms.[6]
Personal
In 2006, Vesce co-founded the Salmon Cove lifestyle-inspired clothing line with Cornell hockey teammate Ben Wallace.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cornell University | ECAC | 35 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cornell University | ECAC | 36 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cornell University | ECAC | 27 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 43 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 80 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 90 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 67 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 35 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 51 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 56 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 40 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Olten | SL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 226 | 80 | 91 | 171 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2002–03 | |
| NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team | 2002–03 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2002–03 | |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- "Playing Roster". nhl.com. February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- "Together again: Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce sign with Bears" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- "Oilers sign five to professional try-out contracts". Edmonton Oilers. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- "Ritola and Vesce sign with HCFG" (in Italian). HC Fribourg-Gottéron. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- "Brian Ihnacak to Olten" (in German). EHC Olten. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- "Salmon Cove". Salmon Cove. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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