Ryan Whitney was born on February 19,1983 and is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
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22 Facts About Ryan Whitney
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Ryan Whitney remained in Pittsburgh for three-and-a-half seasons, helping the club to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Ryan Whitney was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 2010 after a brief stint with the Anaheim Ducks.
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Ryan Whitney won a silver medal with the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Ryan Whitney enrolled at Thayer Academy, a college-prep school in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1998, and logged significant playing time with their hockey team.
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Ryan Whitney was then selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the fifth overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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However, the Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference and Ryan Whitney contributed six points in the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as Pittsburgh made it to the Finals against the Detroit Red Wings.
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On February 26,2009, Ryan Whitney was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi.
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Ryan Whitney scored one goal and five assists during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, as the Ducks made it to game seven of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, losing to the Detroit Red Wings.
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On March 3,2010, Ryan Whitney was traded along with a 2010 sixth round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky.
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The deal marked the second time that Ryan Whitney had been traded within a year, even though he has a no-trade clause in his contract.
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Ryan Whitney tied with injured winger, Ales Hemsky, as the Oilers team leader for plus-minus totals, with +7.
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Ryan Whitney underwent a second osteotomy in May 2010, this time to realign the bones in his right foot.
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On September 29,2013, Ryan Whitney signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers.
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Unclaimed, Ryan Whitney was assigned to the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the remainder of the season.
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Ryan Whitney announced his retirement on September 20,2015 via Twitter.
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Ryan Whitney first represented USA Hockey at the 2000 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
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Ryan Whitney played six games, and scored his first international goal.
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Ryan Whitney picked up a single assist, in six games, as the United States finished in sixth place.
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Ryan Whitney posted 3 points in seven games, as the United States finished in fifth place.
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Ryan Whitney posted better numbers than the year previous, picking up five points in seven games, as the United States finished in fourth place.
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