14 Facts About Ryan Callahan

1.

Ryan Callahan currently serves as a studio and game analyst for the NHL on ESPN.

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2.

Ryan Callahan served as captain of the Rangers from 2011 until he was traded to the Lightning in 2014.

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3.

Ryan Callahan played one year of high school ice hockey for Hilton High School.

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4.

Ryan Callahan then began his junior career with the Rochester Junior Americans of the Empire Junior B Hockey League, where he played for two seasons, 1999 to 2001.

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5.

Ryan Callahan was awarded the Rangers' Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award for his hard work throughout the season, and scored the winning goal in the team's playoff-clinching win in the final home game of the season.

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6.

Ryan Callahan then suffered a broken ankle in the team's 79th game of the season against the Boston Bruins after blocking a Zdeno Chara slapshot in the final minutes.

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7.

Ryan Callahan became the fifth-youngest captain in team history and the first homegrown captain since Brian Leetch in October 1997.

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8.

Ryan Callahan was the first native of the State of New York to serve as the Rangers' team captain.

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9.

Ryan Callahan missed Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens as a result of the procedure.

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10.

Just five days after having surgery Ryan Callahan returned to the lineup for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against his former team, the New York Rangers.

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11.

Ryan Callahan had been dealing with the injury since the end of the regular season and throughout the playoffs as the Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

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12.

Ryan Callahan continued to be bothered by his hip, which he had surgically repaired in the off-season.

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13.

The following day, the team announced that Ryan Callahan was out indefinitely, and that he would be reevaluated in another three-to-four weeks.

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14.

Ryan Callahan was named as part of the final seven selections to fill out the remainder of the World Cup roster.

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