Ryan Tocher is a retired Canadian

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...

 defenseman.

Career

Tocher skated with the Niagara Falls Thunder in 1991, skating on a team with future NHL players Ethan Moreau

Ethan Moreau

Ethan Byron Moreau is a professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Prior to this, he was a alternate captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League...

 and Manny Legace

Manny Legacé

Emmanuel Legace, is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. He most recently played in the National Hockey League for the Carolina Hurricanes. He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Los...

. In 1993, Tocher was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...

 in the 4th round of the NHL Entry Draft

1993 NHL Entry Draft

The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise specified.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...

, going 101st overall. He would turn pro with the Johnstown Chiefs

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...

 of the ECHL, joining the team halfway through the 1999-2000 ECHL season and remained with the Chiefs until the completion of the 2000-01 season.

Tocher split time between the Colorado Gold Kings and the Fresno Falcons

Fresno Falcons

The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:...

 of the WCHL during the 2001-02 season, and returned to his hometown of Hamilton shortly after. He would skate for the OHA's

Major League Hockey

Allan Cup Hockey is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...

 Dundas Real McCoys

Dundas Real McCoys

The Dundas Real McCoys are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.-History:...

 from 2002-06 before retiring from professional hockey after the completion of the 2005-06 season.

Personal

Since his retirement from hockey, Tocher is now a police officer in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. He was initially charged for assault on Po La Hay in Hamilton Ontario after executing a search warrant to the wrong house. Tocher was later cleared of charges. The judge said the province did not have enough evidence to prove excessive force was used.

Awards

2005-06, J. Ross Robertson Trophy (OHA Senior A Championship), as a member of the Dundas Real McCoys

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