After six points in 36 games with Edmonton in 2024-25, Derek Ryan has called it a career after 10 NHL seasons. The 38-year-old broke into the NHL in 2015-16 with Carolina as an undrafted free agent and managed to amass 82 goals and 209 points in 606 career games played. Across his 10 NHL seasons, he played for three different organizations (EDM, CGY, CAR).
Ryan played Edmonton's previous games, scoring an assist in 10:15 time-on-ice, but has been reassigned to the AHL, where he has played more of the previous three months. The 38-year-old Ryan has eight points (3G / 5A) in 13 games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL) this season.
Ryan played the last two games for the Oilers but has been loaned to the Bakerfield Condors (AHL), accommodating the call-up of goalie Oliver Rodrigue. The 38-year-old Ryan is averaging 9:20 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 35 games with the Oilers this season.
Ryan spent the first portion of the season with the Oilers, scoring five points (1G / 4A) in 33 games, but has not played an NHL game since mid January. The 38-year-old forward has eight points (3G / 5A) in 13 games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).
Ryan has played 33 games this season, averaging 9:25 time-on-ice primarily in a fourth-line role, and has five points (1G / 4A). The 38-year-old forward's has not played in the AHL since a nine-game stint with the Charlotte Checkers in the 2016-17 season when he scored 13 points (5G / 8A).
Josh Brown will draw back into Edmonton's lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings, sending Ryan to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 38-year-old Ryan is averaging 9:25 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 33 games this season.
Ryan has only appeared in one of the Oilers' previous three games and will return to the press box on Tuesday in Boston as Corey Perry steps back into the lineup. The 38-year-old veteran has struggled to produce this season with just a goal and five points in 32 games played so far.
Ryan will be the odd-man out when the Oilers host Utah on Tuesday. The 38-year-old forward has one goal and three assists in 31 games this season.
With Viktor Arvdisson (lower body) returning from a 15-game absence, Ryan will be sent to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 37-year-old Ryan is averaging 9:29 time-on-ice, a career-low, and has four points (1G / 3A) in 29 games.
Drake Caggiula will exit the Oilers' lineup on Monday against the New Jersey Devils, the tail end of a back-to-back, allowing Ryan to re-enter the lineup for the first time since October 28th. The 37-year-old Ryan is averaging 9:15 time-on-ice, has zero point, a -3 plus/minus, and eight penalty minutes in 10 games this season.
Ryan was late to practice on Friday and only participated in a few drills after it was announced that he was day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. The 37-year-old is entering his tenth NHL season and was expected to battle for a spot in Edmonton's bottom-six after scoring five goals, 12 points and eight PIMs in 70 games in 2023-24.
