Ryan Whitney

Ryan Whitney (born the February 19th 1983 with Scituate in the Massachusetts) is a professional player of Hockey of the National league of hockey. It evolves/moves as a defender within the Penguins de Pittsburgh and carries number 19.

Career LNH

History

Whitney was selected during the fishing out of entry in the LNH in 2002 by the Penguins de Pittsburgh with the first turn (5th choice on the whole). It evolved/moved during three years in the team of the Université of Boston in the university championship (seasons 2001-02 to 2003-04) then it joined the row of the Penguins de Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the strike of the season 2004-05.
Under the direction of Michel Therrien, it marks 41 points (including 6 goals) in 80 matches of season and 9 points in 11 matches of eliminatory Séries.

The October 31st 2005, Dick Tärnström is wounded and Whitney has to play for Penguins. It carries out one good season as a defender enough strapping man of the team. With the team 2006-07 of Penguins, they arrive for the first time to the eliminatory Séries since 2002 but they lose with the first turn against the Senators d' Ottawa. The same year, it is selected to play the 55 {{E}} Match of Stars of the National league of hockey as a hope. It then registers a goal on a master key of its fellow-member, Jordan Staal.

July 1st, 2007, it signs a prolongation of contract for 6 years and 24 million dollars.

Statistical in career

Update end of the season 2006-07

International career

Summary

Whitney played for the American team during the championships 2002 and 2003.

International statistics

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