Ryan Callahan

Ryan Callahan

Callahan with the Tampa Bay Lightning in March 2014
Born (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985
Rochester, NY, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 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

Ryan G. Callahan (born March 21, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey right winger and an alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New York Rangers, serving as their captain. He is of Italian and Irish heritage.[1]

Playing career

Amateur

Callahan played one year of high school ice hockey for Hilton High School. He then began his junior career with the Rochester Junior Americans of the Empire Junior B Hockey League, where he played for two seasons, 1999 to 2001. He then played with the Syracuse Jr. Crunch and Buffalo Lightning of the OPJHL before moving on to a four-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) stint with the Guelph Storm, where he played alongside future Ranger teammate Daniel Girardi. Callahan turned professional with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played most of the 2006–07 season.

New York Rangers (2006–2014)

Callahan in October 2011.
Ryan Callahan in February 2011.

Callahan received his first NHL call-up to the Rangers on November 28, 2006,[2] making his NHL debut on December 1, but he would only play in that one game before being sent back down to the Wolf Pack. He was called up for a second time on December 19,[3] but would again only play in one NHL game in that stint. Toward the end of the season, Callahan was called up for the third and final time on March 15, 2007, after scoring 35 goals in 60 AHL games, and he would stay with the Rangers through the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs.[4] Two days later, on March 17, he scored his first two NHL goals against Joey MacDonald of the Boston Bruins. He scored his first career assist on March 21 and first career game-winning goal on April 1. He scored his first two NHL playoff goals in a 7–0 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the Atlanta Thrashers on April 17, 2007.

After scoring one goal in the first eight games of the 2007–08 season with the Rangers, Callahan was out for a month with a grade two knee sprain.[5] He did not quickly regain his strength at the NHL level, going his next 16 games without a goal, prompting the Rangers to send him back to the Wolf Pack on January 7, 2008.[6] After 11 games in Hartford, he was called up on February 3 to replace an injured Brendan Shanahan in the Rangers' line-up against the Montreal Canadiens.[7] Callahan tallied his second career two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks on February 17.

The following season, 2008–09, was Callahan's breakout year. On October 1, 2008, he scored the game-winning goal for the Rangers with 20 seconds left in the inaugural Victoria Cup; the Rangers defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk by a 4–3 tally.[8] In the regular season, he was third on the Rangers with 22 goals and fifth on the team with 40 total points. Callahan was also awarded the Rangers' Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award for his hard work throughout the season,[9] and scored the winning goal in the team's playoff-clinching win in the final home game of the season. In the subsequent off-season, on July 13, 2009, Callahan was re-signed by the Rangers.[10]

Callahan was named an alternate captain of the Rangers on October 2, 2009, to begin the 2009–10 season.[11] He suffered a broken hand on December 15, 2010, in Pittsburgh when he blocked a shot. He missed 19 games while recovering.[12]

On March 6, 2011, Callahan scored four goals and one assist as the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7–0, simultaneously achieving the first hat-trick, four-goal game and five-point game of his NHL career.[13] He then suffered a broken ankle in the team's 79th game of the season against the Boston Bruins after blocking a Zdeno Chára slapshot in the final minutes.[14]

On September 12, 2011, at the age of 26, Callahan was named the 26th captain in the history of the New York Rangers.[15] He became the fifth-youngest captain in team history and the first homegrown captain since Brian Leetch in October 1997.[16] Callahan was also the first native of the State of New York to serve as the Rangers' team captain.[17] On February 11, 2012, Callahan scored his second hat-trick against the Philadelphia Flyers.

On February 25, 2012, Callahan scored his 100th career NHL goal, which came in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden.[18] In the 2012 playoffs, he led the Rangers to their first Conference Final appearance since 1997; he also scored the first and last goals of the Rangers post-season as New York eventually fell to the New Jersey Devils in six games.

During the 2013–14 season, contract extension talks with the Rangers stalled, as the two parties were apparently $500,000 per season apart for six years – Callahan was asking $39 million for six years while New York was firm at $36 million for six years.

Tampa Bay Lightning (2014–present)

Callahan with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014

On March 5, 2014, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded captain Martin St. Louis and a second-round draft pick in 2015 (conditional at the time of the trade) to the New York Rangers in exchange for Callahan, a first-round pick in 2015, a first-round pick in 2014 (conditional at the time of the trade) and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (conditional at the time of the trade). Both of the first-round draft picks that were acquired by the Lightning in the trade were later traded to the New York Islanders. On June 25, 2014, five days before free agency was to begin, Callahan signed a six-year contract extension worth an annual average value of $5.8 million to stay with the Lightning.[19]

On May 11, 2015, during the 2015 playoffs, Callahan underwent an emergency appendectomy. He missed Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens as a result of the procedure.[20] Just five days after having surgery, however, Callahan returned to the lineup for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against his former team, the New York Rangers.[21] The Lightning eventually defeated the Rangers in seven games. After the Lightning defeated the Rangers, the team would move on to the Stanley Cup Final where they were defeated in six games by the eventual Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks.[22]

On October 7, 2015, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper announced that Callahan will wear a permanent "A" as an alternate captain for the 2015–16 NHL season.[23]

International play


Callahan (with puck) and Joe Pavelski move up ice against Canada during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Competitor for  United States
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Tournament

On January 1, 2010, Callahan was named to the Team USA roster for participation at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with which he earned a silver medal with, falling to Canada in the tournament final.

Callahan also played in the following Winter Olympics, 2014, for the United States, although the team failed to medal, losing 5–0 to Finland in the bronze medal game.

Personal life

Callahan lists Brendan Shanahan as his favorite player growing up.[24]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Syracuse Jr. Crunch OPJHL 3 4 2 6 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Buffalo Lightning OPJHL 47 13 23 36 75 — — — — —
2002–03 Guelph Storm OHL 59 14 17 31 47 11 0 3 3 2
2003–04 Guelph Storm OHL 68 36 32 68 86 22 13 8 21 20
2004–05 Guelph Storm OHL 60 28 26 54 108 4 1 1 2 6
2005–06 Guelph Storm OHL 62 52 32 84 126 13 7 17 24 20
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 60 35 20 55 74 — — — — —
2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 14 4 2 6 9 10 2 1 3 6
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11 7 8 15 27 — — — — —
2007–08 New York Rangers NHL 52 8 5 13 31 10 2 2 4 10
2008–09 New York Rangers NHL 81 22 18 40 45 7 2 0 2 4
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 77 19 18 37 48 — — — — —
2010–11 New York Rangers NHL 60 23 25 48 46 — — — — —
2011–12 New York Rangers NHL 76 29 25 54 61 20 6 4 10 12
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 45 16 15 31 12 12 2 3 5 6
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 45 11 14 25 16 — — — — —
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 20 6 5 11 8 4 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 24 30 54 41 26 2 6 8 14
NHL totals 547 162 157 319 317 88 16 16 32 52

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States WJC 4th 7 1 2 3 29
2010 United States OG 2nd 60112
2014 United States OG 4th 6 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 712329
Senior totals 120222

Awards and honors

Award Year
OHL
Third All-Star Team 2005
Second All-Star Team 2006
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy 2006
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2007
NHL
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013

Transactions

References

  1. ↑ "vickyandnikkis5hole.wordpress.com".
  2. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (2006-11-29). "Callahan Gets Call to Join Rangers". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  3. ↑ Dellapina, John (2006-12-19). "Shanahan, Lundqvist Latest Flu Victims". Daily News. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. ↑ Zinser, Lynn (2007-04-22). "Two Rangers Rookies Are Providing Exuberance Amid Experience". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Rangers RW Ryan Callahan out indefinitely with sprained knee". Associated Press. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Dawes, Moore recalled from Hartford" (Press release). New York Rangers. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  7. ↑ Zipay, Steve (2008-02-04). "Rangers rally to beat Canadiens, 5-3". Newsday. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  8. ↑ IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 173, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20090411083450/http://rangers.nhl.com:80/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=417107. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "RANGERS RE-SIGN RIGHT-WINGER CALLAHAN TO MULTI-YEAR DEAL". TSN.ca. July 13, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ Brooks, Larry (October 2, 2009). "Rangers name Callahan only alternate captain". New York Post.
  12. ↑ Cerny, Jim. "Cally, Dubi make point of strong returns". New York Rangers.com. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  13. ↑ Cerny, Jim. "Rangers give Flyers big-time payback". New York Rangers.com. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  14. ↑ Lozo, Dave. "Rangers lose Callahan to fractured leg". NHL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  15. ↑ Klein, Jeff Z.; Belson, Ken (September 12, 2011). "Callahan Fills Drury’s Role as Captain of Rangers". New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  16. ↑ Urtz Jr., Tom (September 20, 2011). "New York Rangers: Where Could Ryan Callahan Rank in Lineage of Ranger Captains?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Callahan to serve as 26th team captain". New York Rangers. September 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  18. ↑ Ackert, Kristie (February 25, 2012). "Callahan's OT goal scores Ranger win". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  19. ↑ "LIGHTNING, RYAN CALLAHAN AGREE TO SIX-YEAR CONTRACT". lightning.nhl.com (Press release). Tampa Bay Lightning. June 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  20. ↑ "Lightning’s Callahan out indefinitely after emergency appendectomy". tbo.com/sports (Press release). Tampa Bay Times. May 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  21. ↑ The Canadian, Press (May 16, 2015). "5 days after surgery on appendix, Ryan Callahan in Lightning lineup for Game 1 vs. Rangers". NHL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  22. ↑ ROARKE, SHAWN (June 16, 2015). "Lightning deal with disappointment of losing Final". NHL.com.
  23. ↑ Smith, Joe (October 7, 2015). "Tyler Johnson likely a go for Lightning opener". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ryan Callahan New York Rangers - 2013-2014 Bio - New York Rangers - Team". Rangers.nhl.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  25. ↑ Klein, Jeff Z. (July 27, 2011). "Callahan and Rangers Avoid Bitterness of Arbitration". The New York Times.
  26. ↑ Leonard, Pat (March 5, 2014). "NY Rangers trade captain Ryan Callahan and draft picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Martin St. Louis". The New York Daily News.
  27. ↑ Smith, Joe (June 25, 2014). "Lightning signs Ryan Callahan to six-year, $34.8M dealLightning signs Ryan Callahan to six-year, $34.8M deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

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Preceded by
Chris Drury		 New York Rangers captain
2011–14 		Succeeded by
Ryan McDonagh
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