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NHL News / Oilersnation / January 23
Derek Ryan’s Unexpected but Amazing NHL career

Derek Ryan’s Unexpected but Amazing NHL career

Derek Ryan’s journey to the NHL is one of the most unexpected in league history. He wasn’t drafted. His 18 and 19-year-old years were spent on the last-place Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League.

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