Ryan has spent years in the hockey community with time as an elite level prospect player in British Columbia and transitioned to coaching elite level youth hockey for the past five years. Ryan’s vision as a coach is to develop young talent while fostering a love and respect for the game. He is known as a players coach who emphasizes communication and strong team chemistry as a key to team success. Over the past three seasons (winter and spring) Ryan has led the elite 2015 division in the Central Alberta region. He has led them in both league and tournament play finishing in the top quartile in both league and tournament standings with a third place finish in 2024 in a higher age division.

Ryan’s practices are up-tempo and blend skill development, systems and puck movement which are age appropriate skill levels for this particular age group. He believes development and continuous improvement are the ultimate goal of any successful team. Ryan feels strongly that his vision is clearly aligned with the North Stars Organization of development, team work and ultimately winning.