Derek Ryan

Edmonton Oilers logo
Age 36 Dec 29, 1986
Spokane USA
Center shoots right
5'10" 178 cm
185 lbs 84 kg
ELC Signing Age 28
Waivers Signing Age
UFA Year 2014
Agent Derek Ryan

Transaction History
Nov 21, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Nov 18, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored twice Saturday in a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
Oct 30, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in the Heritage Classic.
Jun 13, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract with Edmonton on Tuesday.
May 14, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6.
May 8, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3.
May 6, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan (illness) is expected to be in the lineup for Saturday's Game 2 versus the Vegas Golden Knights, per the NHL media site.
May 3, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan (illness) wasn't available for Wednesday's Game 1 versus the Vegas Golden Knights, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 19, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal, added three hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2.
Apr 14, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged a shorthanded assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 9, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a shorthanded goal, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 14, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan contributed a goal in Edmonton's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Mar 6, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan netted a goal in Edmonton's 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
Feb 17, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal and added two PIM in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Rangers.
Feb 15, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Feb 12, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a shorthanded goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Jan 25, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on five shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jan 19, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jan 17, 2023 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Dec 23, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored in a 5-2 loss to Vancouver on Friday.
Dec 18, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged an assist and two hits in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Dec 9, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan provided a goal in a 5-2 win against the Minnesota Wild on Friday.
Dec 7, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 2, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Nov 4, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan connected on a go-ahead goal during a 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
Nov 1, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators.
Oct 25, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan recorded an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jun 4, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan produced an assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3.
May 31, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1.
May 10, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan (undisclosed) will suit up for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, per NHL.com.
May 8, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan (undisclosed) will not play in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
May 6, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan recorded an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 28, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 20, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal, logged two hits and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars.
Apr 16, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched a shorthanded assist and three hits in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 7, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan registered an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Mar 28, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan posted an assist in Monday's 6-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Mar 16, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan logged an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Mar 9, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan produced an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.
Mar 7, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Feb 27, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored an unassisted goal in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb 26, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored three goals in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers.
Feb 17, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 15, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan posted an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Feb 14, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan recorded an assist and went plus-3 in Monday's 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 1, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Jan 29, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Jan 27, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators.
Jan 22, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames.
Jan 12, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan cleared COVID-19 protocols and practiced Wednesday, Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Jan 4, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, per Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca.
Dec 16, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on three shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Nov 23, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan (concussion) will be in the lineup versus Dallas on Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan won't be available for Thursday's matchup with Winnipeg due to concussion symptoms, Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun reports.
Oct 16, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and won 10 of 15 faceoffs in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Jul 28, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Derek Ryan | Ryan signed a two-year, $2.5 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
May 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan had three assists and was plus-2 in a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Wednesday's season finale.
May 9, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan posted an assist in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Apr 24, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan collected two assists and one shot on goal Saturday in a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Apr 23, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan produced an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Mar 22, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted to the active roster Monday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Mar 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted from the taxi squad for Friday's contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Mar 17, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan is expected to be promoted from the taxi squad and in the lineup Wednesday versus the Edmonton Oilers, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Mar 15, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted to the active roster for Monday's tilt with the Edmonton Oilers.
Mar 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted to the active roster ahead of Saturday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens.
Mar 11, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Mar 11, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted to the active roster Thursday.
Mar 5, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was assigned to the taxi squad Friday, per CBS Sports.
Mar 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan (finger) scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 2, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan (finger) was waived by the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.
Feb 6, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan (finger) was moved to long-term injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 6, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan (finger) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Ryan Pike of Sportsnet reports.
Feb 6, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Head coach Geoff Ward said Saturday that Ryan has a broken finger and it's uncertain when he'll return, Aaron Vickers of NHL.com reports.
Feb 5, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan injured one of his fingers during Thursday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets and has been referred to a specialist, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Feb 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan (undisclosed) did not play after the first period in Thursday's game versus the Winnipeg Jets, Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun reports.
Feb 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan, as expected, will be promoted to the active roster ahead of Thursday's matchup with Winnipeg and figures to slide into a fourth-line role, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Feb 3, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was assigned to the taxi squad Wednesday, per CBS Sports.
Feb 2, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was activated from the taxi squad Tuesday.
Feb 2, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | The Flames assigned Ryan to their taxi squad Tuesday, according to TSN.
Jan 28, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Jan 26, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was brought up from the taxi squad to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against visiting Toronto.
Jan 25, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was reassigned to the practice squad Monday.
Jan 24, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was activated from the taxi squad Sunday.
Jan 18, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was promoted from the taxi squad to the active roster Monday.
Jan 15, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Calgary assigned Ryan to its taxi squad Friday.
Jan 14, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | The Flames recalled Ryan from the taxi squad Thursday.
Jan 11, 2021 Calgary Flames | Derek Ryan | Ryan was placed on waivers Monday, Hailey Salvian of The Athletic reports.
Feb 21, 2020 Calgary Flames | Activated C Derek Ryan from injured reserve.
Jul 1, 2018 Calgary Flames | Signed C Derek Ryan to a three-year, $9.375 million contract.
Oct 8, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Waived C Derek Ryan.
Jun 16, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Signed C Derek Ryan to a one-year contract.
Apr 7, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled C Derek Ryan from Charlotte (AHL).
Apr 1, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned C Derek Ryan to Charlotte (AHL).
Mar 29, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled C Derek Ryan from Charlotte (AHL).
Mar 21, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled C Derek Ryan from Charlotte (AHL).
Mar 6, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned C Derek Ryan to Charlotte (AHL).
Feb 29, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled C Derek Ryan from Charlotte (AHL).
Oct 3, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned C Derek Ryan to Charlotte (AHL).
Jun 15, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes | Signed C Derek Ryan to a one-year contract.
2023-2024 Regular Season Stats

Derek Ryan
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers logo 24 2 2 4 -1 2
Derek Ryan Stats by Elite Prospects Derek Ryan Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2002-2003 Spokane Braves KIJHL 49 26 29 55 24 Playoffs 6 3 5 8 0
2003-2004 Spokane Chiefs WHL 1 1 0 1 0 Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0
2003-2004 Spokane Braves KIJHL 49 68 57 125 37 Playoffs 7 5 10 15 0
2004-2005 Spokane Chiefs WHL 71 14 32 46 39
2005-2006 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 24 37 61 50
2006-2007 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 28 31 59 50 Playoffs 6 3 2 5 0
2006-2007 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 3 0 2 2 0 Playoffs 13 4 1 5 0
2007-2008 Univ. of Alberta USports 28 11 14 25 20
2008-2009 Univ. of Alberta USports 25 16 19 35 16 Playoffs 5 1 6 7 0
2009-2010 Univ. of Alberta USports 28 14 25 39 30 Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0
2010-2011 Univ. of Alberta USports 28 17 30 47 18 Playoffs 4 4 5 9 0
2011-2012 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 50 25 24 49 20 Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0
2012-2013 Villacher SV ICEHL 54 27 39 66 22 Playoffs 7 3 8 11 0
2013-2014 Villacher SV ICEHL 54 38 46 84 50 Playoffs 9 2 14 16 0
2013-2014 USA Deutschland Cup 3 0 0 0 0
2014-2015 Örebro HK SHL 55 15 45 60 18 Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0
2015-2016 Charlotte Checkers AHL 70 23 32 55 24
2015-2016 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 6 2 0 2 2 65 60.00 56.89 12.02 56.77 15.47 0.92 0.92
2016-2017 Charlotte Checkers AHL 9 5 8 13 0
2016-2017 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 67 11 18 29 22 801 47.54 49.46 -1.16 50.31 -0.66 0.37 1.42
2017-2018 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 15 23 38 28 1,022 43.96 57.34 7.00 56.84 3.12 0.70 1.59
2017-2018 USA WC 10 4 3 7 0
2018-2019 Calgary Flames NHL 81 13 25 38 24 795 62.96 54.74 1.68 54.57 1.02 0.76 1.81 Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0
2018-2019 USA WC 7 1 3 4 2
2019-2020 Calgary Flames NHL 68 10 19 29 10 785 58.80 47.40 -2.00 49.10 -1.20 0.61 1.76 Playoffs 10 0 2 2 0
2020-2021 Calgary Flames NHL 43 2 11 13 16 401 60.00 63.50 10.40 60.10 7.20 0.30 1.94
2021-2022 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 10 12 22 8 713 46.50 51.30 -0.50 52.80 0.30 0.84 1.77 Playoffs 15 1 2 3 0
2022-2023 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 13 7 20 28 772 57.40 54.70 0.80 52.70 0.90 0.85 1.32 Playoffs 11 1 2 3 0
2023-2024 Edmonton Oilers NHL 24 2 2 4 2
Derek Ryan Stats by Elite Prospects | Derek Ryan Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team Edmonton Oilers logo
Signing Date June 13, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Derek Ryan
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,800,000 1.08% of cap space
2023-2024 2024-2025
Cap Hit $900,000 $900,000
UFA
AAV $900,000 $900,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $775,000 $900,000
Signing Bonuses $125,000 $0
Total Salary $900,000 $900,000
Minors Salary $900,000 $900,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team Edmonton Oilers logo
Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,500,000 1.53% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023
Cap Hit $1,250,000 $1,250,000
UFA
AAV $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Minors Salary $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Calgary Flames logo
Signing Date July 1, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Standard Contract | 3 Years $9,375,000 3.93% of cap space
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Cap Hit $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000
UFA
AAV $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000
Minors Salary $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date June 26, 2017
Signing Status UFA
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,425,000 1.90% of cap space
2017-2018
Cap Hit $1,425,000
UFA
AAV $1,425,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,425,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,425,000
Minors Salary $1,425,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date June 16, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Standard Contract | 1 Years $600,000 0.82% of cap space
2016-2017
Cap Hit $600,000
UFA
AAV $600,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $600,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $600,000
Minors Salary $300,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date June 15, 2015
Standard Contract | 1 Years $600,000 0.84% of cap space
2015-2016
Cap Hit $600,000
UFA
AAV $600,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $600,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $600,000
Minors Salary $150,000
Clauses
UFA Year