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Ducks Activate Niedermayer; Reassign Platt, St. Jacques; Recall Ryan
Saturday, Dec. 15th, 2007
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has terminated the suspension of defenseman Scott Niedermayer and placed him on the active roster.
The Ducks also announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled right wing Bobby Ryan and reassigned center Geoff Platt and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques and to the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Niedermayer, 34 (8/31/73), announced his return to the Ducks on Dec. 5 prior to the team’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres. Niedermayer helped lead Anaheim to its first Stanley Cup championship last season, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 playoffs. With 15-54=69 points in 79 regular season games last year, Niedermayer became the first Duck to lead NHL defensemen in scoring, a career first. A finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy (top NHL defenseman) and 2007 Western Conference All-Star, he set career highs in goals, assists and points, breaking his own club single-season records in assists and points from the previous campaign.
Signed as a free agent on Aug. 4, 2005, Niedermayer has won four Stanley Cup championships since making his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils during the 1991-92 season. He is the only player in hockey history to have won a Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold Medal, World Championship, World Cup, Memorial Cup and World Junior title. Niedermayer has been named a Norris Trophy finalist each of the last three seasons, winning the award in 2004. He has been named to four NHL All-Star teams during his career and has produced 10 overtime goals, the most all-time by an NHL defenseman.
Originally selected by New Jersey in the first round (third overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Niedermayer has split his 15-season NHL career between the Devils (1991-2004) and Ducks (2005-07). In 1,053 career games, Niedermayer has recorded 140-468=608 points with a +186 rating and 660 penalty minutes (PIM). His Anaheim totals include 28-104=132 points with a +14 rating and 86 PIM in 161 regular season games.
Ryan, 20 (3/17/87), scored 10-14=24 points with a +6 rating and six penalty minutes (PIM) in 25 games with the Pirates this season. At the time of his recall, he led Portland in plus/minus (+6), was tied for the team lead in power play goals and ranked second in goals and points. He recorded seven multiple-point games, including a season-high 2-1=3 point contest on Nov. 17 at Worcester. That Nov. 17 game sparked an 11-game stretch that produced 7-6=13 points for Ryan prior to his Anaheim promotion.
Originally selected by Anaheim in the first round (second overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Ryan began the 2007-08 regular season with the Ducks. He appeared in four games with Anaheim from Sept. 29-Oct. 5, scoring 1-0=1 point before being assigned to Portland on Oct. 6
A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, Ryan led Owen Sound of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in scoring for the second consecutive season in 2006-07. In 63 games with the Attack, Ryan had 43-49=102 points, finishing eighth in OHL scoring and fourth in power play goals.
Platt, 22 (7/10/85), was scoreless with a +2 rating and two penalty minutes (PIM) in five games with the Ducks. Recalled from Portland on Dec. 3, Platt has earned 7-9=16 points with a +6 rating and six PIM in nine games with the Pirates this season. He began the season with Syracuse (Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate) and has recorded 11-12=23 points with a +5 rating and 12 PIM in 24 AHL games between the Pirates and Crunch.
Acquired from Columbus in exchange for defenseman Aaron Rome and left wing Clay Wilson on Nov. 15, 2007, Platt has appeared in 46 career NHL games, earning 4-10=14 points with 28 PIM. He spent the majority of last season in Syracuse, where he led the club in goals and finished third in points (28-21=49).
St. Jacques, 27 (8/22/80), did not appear in a game with the Ducks after being signed and recalled from Portland on Dec. 10. He has played in 12 games with Portland this season, recording 1-4=5 points. He has also appeared in 13 contests for Syracuse, collecting 0-8=8 assists with 16 PIM. In total, St. Jacques has earned 1-12=13 points with 22 PIM in 25 AHL contests this season.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, St. Jacques has played in 67 career NHL games with Carolina, Philadelphia and Anaheim over four seasons, scoring 3-7=10 points with 47 PIM. St. Jacques appeared in one NHL contest for Anaheim during the 2005-06 season, earning 1-0=1 point.
The Ducks also announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled right wing Bobby Ryan and reassigned center Geoff Platt and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques and to the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Niedermayer, 34 (8/31/73), announced his return to the Ducks on Dec. 5 prior to the team’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres. Niedermayer helped lead Anaheim to its first Stanley Cup championship last season, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 playoffs. With 15-54=69 points in 79 regular season games last year, Niedermayer became the first Duck to lead NHL defensemen in scoring, a career first. A finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy (top NHL defenseman) and 2007 Western Conference All-Star, he set career highs in goals, assists and points, breaking his own club single-season records in assists and points from the previous campaign.
Signed as a free agent on Aug. 4, 2005, Niedermayer has won four Stanley Cup championships since making his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils during the 1991-92 season. He is the only player in hockey history to have won a Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold Medal, World Championship, World Cup, Memorial Cup and World Junior title. Niedermayer has been named a Norris Trophy finalist each of the last three seasons, winning the award in 2004. He has been named to four NHL All-Star teams during his career and has produced 10 overtime goals, the most all-time by an NHL defenseman.
Originally selected by New Jersey in the first round (third overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Niedermayer has split his 15-season NHL career between the Devils (1991-2004) and Ducks (2005-07). In 1,053 career games, Niedermayer has recorded 140-468=608 points with a +186 rating and 660 penalty minutes (PIM). His Anaheim totals include 28-104=132 points with a +14 rating and 86 PIM in 161 regular season games.
Ryan, 20 (3/17/87), scored 10-14=24 points with a +6 rating and six penalty minutes (PIM) in 25 games with the Pirates this season. At the time of his recall, he led Portland in plus/minus (+6), was tied for the team lead in power play goals and ranked second in goals and points. He recorded seven multiple-point games, including a season-high 2-1=3 point contest on Nov. 17 at Worcester. That Nov. 17 game sparked an 11-game stretch that produced 7-6=13 points for Ryan prior to his Anaheim promotion.
Originally selected by Anaheim in the first round (second overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Ryan began the 2007-08 regular season with the Ducks. He appeared in four games with Anaheim from Sept. 29-Oct. 5, scoring 1-0=1 point before being assigned to Portland on Oct. 6
A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, Ryan led Owen Sound of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in scoring for the second consecutive season in 2006-07. In 63 games with the Attack, Ryan had 43-49=102 points, finishing eighth in OHL scoring and fourth in power play goals.
Platt, 22 (7/10/85), was scoreless with a +2 rating and two penalty minutes (PIM) in five games with the Ducks. Recalled from Portland on Dec. 3, Platt has earned 7-9=16 points with a +6 rating and six PIM in nine games with the Pirates this season. He began the season with Syracuse (Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate) and has recorded 11-12=23 points with a +5 rating and 12 PIM in 24 AHL games between the Pirates and Crunch.
Acquired from Columbus in exchange for defenseman Aaron Rome and left wing Clay Wilson on Nov. 15, 2007, Platt has appeared in 46 career NHL games, earning 4-10=14 points with 28 PIM. He spent the majority of last season in Syracuse, where he led the club in goals and finished third in points (28-21=49).
St. Jacques, 27 (8/22/80), did not appear in a game with the Ducks after being signed and recalled from Portland on Dec. 10. He has played in 12 games with Portland this season, recording 1-4=5 points. He has also appeared in 13 contests for Syracuse, collecting 0-8=8 assists with 16 PIM. In total, St. Jacques has earned 1-12=13 points with 22 PIM in 25 AHL contests this season.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, St. Jacques has played in 67 career NHL games with Carolina, Philadelphia and Anaheim over four seasons, scoring 3-7=10 points with 47 PIM. St. Jacques appeared in one NHL contest for Anaheim during the 2005-06 season, earning 1-0=1 point.
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