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Ryan Vesce
Ryan Vesce
Born	April 7, 1982 (age 42); Lloyd Harbor, NY, USA
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team; Former teams	Free Agent; HIFK; San Jose Sharks; Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod; Skellefteå AIK; Espoo Blues; KHL Medveščak Zagreb; HC Dinamo Minsk
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

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Ryan Joseph Vesce (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey center. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who will attend the Edmonton Oilers training camp on a professional try-out contract. He previously played for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. Undrafted, Vesce played hockey in college, then played professionally for leagues in North America and Europe.

Playing career

Born in Lloyd Harbor, New York, Vesce prepped at Portledge School and played high school hockey at Portledge School in Locust Valley, New York. 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Personal

In 2006, Vesce co-founded the Salmon Cove lifestyle-inspired clothing line with Cornell hockey teammate Ben Wallace.^[4]

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	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			19	3	2	5	4	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			219	79	91	170	88	17	2	4	6	8

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2002–03
NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team	2002–03
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2002–03

References

^ "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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Oilers sign five to professional try-out contracts". Edmonton Oilers. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Salmon Cove". Salmon Cove. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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[1] "Playing Roster". nhl.com. February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-11.

[2] "Together again: Charles Linglet and Ryan Vesce sign with Bears" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Oilers sign five to professional try-out contracts". Edmonton Oilers. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Salmon Cove". Salmon Cove. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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-'''Ryan Joseph Vesce''' (born April 7, 1982) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Center (ice hockey)|center]]. He is currently an [[unrestricted free agent]] who will attend the [[Edmonton Oilers]] training camp on a professional try-out contract. He previously played for [[HC_Dinamo_Minsk]] in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]]. Undrafted, Vesce played hockey in college, then played professionally for leagues in North America and Europe.
+'''Ryan Joseph Vesce''' (born April 7, 1982) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Center (ice hockey)|center]]. He is currently an [[unrestricted free agent]] who will attend the [[Edmonton Oilers]] training camp on a professional try-out contract. He previously played for [[HC Dinamo Minsk]] in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]]. Undrafted, Vesce played hockey in college, then played professionally for leagues in North America and Europe.
 ==Playing career==