Ryan Donald
Encyclopedia
Ryan Donald is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
player. He is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers
of the American Hockey League
.
Prior to turning professional, Donald attended Yale University
where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte Checkers
The Charlotte Checkers were an American ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played in the ECHL .-Franchise history:Following a 17-year hiatus from hockey, Charlotte welcomed the Checkers back in 1993...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
Prior to turning professional, Donald attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECAC All-Academic Team | 2008–09 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 10, 2008 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 11, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.... |