Ryan Donovan

{{short description|American ice hockey player}} {{use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Ryan Donovan | image = | image_size = 230px | caption = | played_for = HC Levy<br>Utah Grizzlies<br>Berlin River Drivers | position = Goaltender | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|20}} | birth_place = Pinckney, Michigan | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 174 | catches = Left | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2016 }} '''Ryan Donovan''' (born December 20, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.

== Career == Donovan attended Finlandia University from 2007 to 2011, where he played in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://www.uscho.com/stats/player/mid,15107/ryan-donovan/}}</ref>

Donovan began his professional career during the 2011–2012 season by playing 25 games with HC Levy in the Ukrainian Professional Hockey League. On October 10, 2012, he signed a contract with the Utah Grizzlies and appeared in four ECHL games during the 2012–13 ECHL season. He appeared in four games for the Grizzlies and earned a 7.57 Goals Against Average.

Donovan signed with the Berlin River Drivers of the Federal Hockey League for the 2015–2016 season. Donovan was named Pro Hockey News Goaltender of the Month for February after recording a 4-0-0-1 record and allowing 28 goals on 170 shots while earning a 4.73 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Donovan Named Pro Hockey News Goaltender of the Month |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/donovan-named-pro-hockey-news-goaltender-of-the-month/n-5107213 |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}</ref> He recorded seven wins to nine losses and a 4.91 GAA on the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Donovan (b.1987) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=114195 |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://www.uscho.com/stats/team/finlandia/mens-hockey/2010-2011/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=College Hockey {{!}} USCHO.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {| style="width:75%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="81" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |Regular season ! rowspan="81" bgcolor="#ffffff" | |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !Season !Team !League !GP !W !L !T !MIN !GA !SO !GAA !SV% |- |2005-06 |Traverse City North Stars |NAHL |24 |5 |12 |4 |1234 |97 |0 |4.72 |.877 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" |2006-07 |Traverse City North Stars |NAHL |5 |2 |2 |1 |308 |19 |0 |3.69 |.887 |- |2007-08 |Finlandia University |MCHA |19 |12 |5 |1 |1110 |49 |0 |2.65 |.890 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" |2008-09 |Finlandia University |MCHA |20 |7 |12 |1 |1205 |71 |1 |3.53 |.890 |- |2009-10 |Finlandia University |MCHA |15 |3 |10 |2 |869 |70 |0 |4.84 |.865 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" |2010-11 |Finlandia University |MCHA |13 |2 |10 |0 |609 |46 |0 |4.53 |.890 |- |2012-13 |Utah Grizzles |ECHL |4 |0 |3 |0 |198 |25 |0 |7.57 |.760 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" |2015-16 |Berlin River Drivers |FHL |19 |7 |9 |1 |941 |77 |0 |4.91 |.875 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Eliteprospects}} *{{hockeydb|114195|Ryan Donovan}} {{commons category}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donovan, Ryan}} Category:1987 births Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Ukraine Category:Finlandia University alumni Category:Ice hockey players from Michigan Category:Living people Category:People from Pinckney, Michigan Category:Sportspeople from Livingston County, Michigan Category:Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players