Ryan O’Byrne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ryan O'Byrne
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1984(1984-07-19)
Age	40
Birthplace	Victoria
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Cancer

Ryan O'Byrne Biography

Ryan O'Byrne is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on July 19, 1984 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ryan David O’Byrne, a Canadian ex-professional ice hockey player, was born July 19, 1984. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche. O’Byrne also founded the Ryan O’Byrne Charitable Camp for youth hockey players during this period. O’Byrne played in the Kontinental Hockey League(KHL), Swiss National Leagues (NL) and Swedish Hockey League before retiring after a ten year professional hockey career.

O’Byrne was able to make his NHL debut in the 2007-08 season. He recorded two assists in the 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins December 6, 2007. Ryan missed the first month of the season due to a broken thumb. He then returned to health and scored his first NHL goal in a 6-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks. The season was completed, with Ryan splitting his time between Montreal and Hamilton to complete 33 games.

In his second game of the 2009–10 campaign with the Canadiens, Ryan suffered a knee injury causing him to miss 20 games. Upon his return, O’Byrne established himself as a regular within the defence corps. On December 4, 2009, he changed his jersey number to 20 due to retiring of the number 3 in honour of Emile Bouchard for the Canadiens Centennial celebrations. Similar to Ray Bourque’s homage to Phil Esposito in Boston, Ryan wore the number 20 jersey underneath his number 3 jersey and as a surprise, unveiled his new number during the banner hanging and presented Bouchard his jersey as a token of being the last to wear the number 3 for the Canadiens. O’Byrne finished his first full NHL season, appearing in a career high 55 games and 13 post-season games as the Canadiens reached the Eastern Conference finals.

To begin the 2010–11 season, O’Byrne was a depth defenceman on the team’s blueline. In the final year of his contract he was traded by the Canadiens to the Colorado Avalanche for forward prospect Michael Bournival on November 11,

2010. In his first game with the Avalanche, Ryan recorded a career high in ice time in a 5–1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 12, 2010.

O’Byrne was a top defender in Cornell’s ECAC defence corps and was selected to the First Team All Ivy Player. O’Byrne was the Big Red’s top defenceman, scoring 7 goals and 13 points in 28 games. He was also named to the All-ECAC Third-Team. O’Byrne, who was chosen by Mike Schafer at Cornell as an alternate captain but chose to skip his senior year in order to start his professional career with Montreal Canadiens. He signed a two-year contract on August 9, 2006.

Ryan O'Byrne Net Worth

Ryan O'Byrne is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryan O'Byrne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ryan was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, in the third round (79th overall), in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. O’Byrne was Cornell’s second season in 2004-05. He won the ECAC Championship 3-1 over Harvard, before losing in the West Regional Final against the University of Minnesota.

O’Byrne, who had attended his first Montreal training camp in Montreal, was assigned to the American Hockey League affiliate, Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2006-07 season. As a stay-at-home defensive-defenceman, Ryan produced 12 assists in 80 regular-season games with the Bulldogs. He scored his first professional goal during the playoffs. This clinched the series against the Rochester Americans and advanced the Bulldogs into the Conference Semi-finals. He then scored his second game-winning goal, a win in game three over the Hershey Bears to claim the Calder Cup.

O’Byrne was then re-signed to a three-year contract with the Canadiens on July 16, 2008. He made the Canadiens opening night roster for the 2008–09 season, appearing in 37 games for five assists, with two stints in the AHL.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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O’Byrne’s intention to fulfill the second year of his contract was terminated as Lev Praha declared bankruptcy and folded immediately in the off-season. On July 7, 2014, he opted to remain in Europe but moved to Switzerland in signing a one-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League A. After one season with Ambri, O’Byrne moved as a free agent to the Swedish Hockey League, signing a two-year deal with HV71 on July 30, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Ryan O'Byrne celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

While playing professionally, O’Byrne founded and ran the Ryan O’Byrne Charity Camp (ROCC), an annual five-day hockey camp for 60 children aged 9–12 years in Victoria, BC. All proceeds from the camp were donated to KidSport Victoria, an organization that helps unprivileged children enroll in sport. The camp also included the Lorelei O’Byrne Awards, named in memory of Ryan’s mom, in which a pair of recipients based on passion for sport and financial need attended the camp at no charge. Several other NHLers from the area — including Tyson Barrie, Jamie Benn, Matt Irwin, Manny Malhotra, Paul Bissonnette and Boyd Gordon — also volunteered at O’Byrne’s annual camp.