Ryan Vesce

Ryan Vesce
250px Vesce with the San Jose Sharks in 2009
Born	(1982-04-07) April 7, 1982 Lloyd Harbor, NY, USA
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	HC Dinamo Minsk HIFK San Jose Sharks Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod Skellefteå AIK Espoo Blues KHL Medveščak Zagreb
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Ryan Joseph Vesce (born April 7, 1982) is a professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for Dinamo-Minsk in the KHL. 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. 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.

Personal

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

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	Swe.1		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
NHL totals				19	3	2	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				179	61	76	137	76		17	2	4	6	8

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2002–03

External links

• Ryan Vesce's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ryan Vesce's player profile at NHL.com