IceDogs get blue line boost with Van Ryn

Via Mirtle on twitter, Splodeybones 2.0 will be coaching in the OHL this year.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 26, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions

sure hope that one hhit is worth the $4mill+ a year you guys are paying him.

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by Karina on Jul 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Ouch.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 26, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions

That was more of a weak pane of glass then a hammering hit, you can see he isn’t even dazed just trying to pick the glass out of his collar.

by CamShaft on Jul 26, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He actually said afterward though that it was like being hit by an elephant.

Isn’t that the question we’ve all been asking? Where’s my elephant?

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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 26, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Friend of mine talked to him about the hit, when he took a hunting course with him. He tomahawked some lady and got soaked in beer. He also came back and scored a goal.

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by Redonred on Jul 26, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

“coach”? As in teaching kids? o.O

Alright kids, first thing first: here’s how to.. OW! Who put that puck there?

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by Leafer87 on Jul 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

Wait

so he retired?

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by SkinnyFish on Jul 26, 2010 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

apparently

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by Karina on Jul 26, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Not necessarily. He wasn’t playing this year anyway, so he needs something to do. Can’t rehab 24/7.

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by 1967ers on Jul 26, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Did you miss the first sentence of the article?

“The Niagara IceDogs announced Monday that recently retired Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn has been hired as an assistant coach.”

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by CanadianMaple09 on Jul 26, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t miss it. Didn’t bother reading it at all!

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by 1967ers on Jul 26, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

haha gotcha!

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by CanadianMaple09 on Jul 26, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Burke and RW told him he wasn’t physically ready, and to go and dominate in the OHL for a year.

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by A Lindros Jaw on Jul 26, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

haha

by MapleLeafMole on Jul 26, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

does it push his ELC for another year?

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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 26, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

His entry level what? Van Ryn? He’s almost as old as we are, he was drafted in 1998.

Or does my sarcasm meter need adjusting?

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by Wan Ihite on Jul 27, 2010 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions

time to re-calibrate, tiger.

see above, re: “go and dominate in the OHL for a year”.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 27, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

WAIT!

what team?

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by realcanadianbacon on Jul 26, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

The Niagara IceDogs

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by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 26, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Niagara Ice Dogs

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by Karina on Jul 26, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

ooooo

he’s coaching some of my friends.. i hope his brittleness isnt contagious

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by realcanadianbacon on Jul 26, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Or, from their logo, the Aluminum Horses.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 26, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

IceDogs get blue line boost with Van Ryn

Interesting headline. There’s loads of hitting in the OHL, what’s the over under on the number of games Van Ryn plays before he gets injured?

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by mf37 on Jul 26, 2010 1:48 PM EDT reply actions

I bet he somehow gets an injury from the bench.

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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 26, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Gets angry at a call. Stands with one foot on the bench and one on the top of the boards to yell at the ref. Leans too far forward and face plants unto the ice. Out for 4 months.

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by SkinnyFish on Jul 26, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions