Ryan Dingle Explained

Ryan Dingle
Birth Date:13 April 1984
Birth Place:Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Played For:Denver
Portland Pirates
Augusta Lynx
Iowa Chops
Adirondack Phantoms
Victoria Salmon Kings
SG Cortina
Fife Flyers
Coventry Blaze
Career Start:2007
Career End:2018

Ryan Dingle is an American ice hockey coach and former professional center. He won a National Championships with Denver in 2005.[1]

Career

Dingle played three seasons of junior hockey in the USHL. Though he was limited to just 38 games in 2004, he averaged nearly a point per game while helping the Tri-City Storm win a regular season title and march all the way to the Clark Cup finals. The following season, he joined the ice hockey team at Denver and provided depth scoring while the team repeated as national champions.[2] Dingle adjusted to the college game in his sophomore year and finished third in team scoring behind future NHL all-stars Paul Stastny and Matt Carle. He had a slight regression as a junior but generated enough interest to sign a professional contract after the season.

For his first full year as a professional, Dingle spent most of his time in the ECHL. He did receive a brief callup to the Portland Pirates but it wasn't until the Anaheim Ducks changed their affiliation to the Iowa Chops that he became an AHL regular. Dingle spent two full seasons playing AAA-hockey but he never managed to find his scoring touch. After dropping back down to the ECHL he had a rather poor outing with the Victoria Salmon Kings and then headed to Europe to continue his career.

In 2011, Dingle signed on with SG Cortina and immediately became one of the team's top scorers. He led the club with 21 goals (tied) and continued to anchor the top line for four years. After the club missed the postseason in 2015, Dingle headed to Scotland and played two years for the Fife Flyers. He finished second on the team in scoring in both years and served as team captain in 2017. After leaving the Flyers, Dingle played one more year in Britain before retiring as a player.

With his playing days over, Dingle returned to Steamboat Springs and became the head coach for the Steamboat Wranglers, a local junior team.[3] Though he kept the job for only one season, he remained with the club as a player development coach while also acting as a Director of youth hockey for Steamboat Springs.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02Des Moines BuccaneersUSHL61 7 10 17 63 3 1 0 1 2
2002–03Des Moines BuccaneersUSHL26 8 6 14 16
2002–03Tri-City StormUSHL32 17 17 34 313 0 0 0 6
2003–04Tri-City StormUSHL38 13 23 36 14 11 4 8 12 26
2004–05DenverWCHA43 6 12 18 32
2005–06DenverWCHA38 27 16 43 37
2006–07DenverWCHA40 22 15 37 38
2006–07Portland PiratesAHL4 0 1 2 4
2007–08Augusta LynxECHL50 10 17 27 51 5 0 1 1 4
2007–08Portland PiratesAHL19 1 5 6 102 0 1 1 4
2008–09Iowa ChopsAHL70 11 7 18 21
2009–10Adirondack PhantomsAHL54 5 5 10 18
2010–11Victoria Salmon KingsECHL56 8 8 16 4512 1 4 5 6
2011–12SG CortinaSerie A41 21 13 34 169 5 1 6 8
2012–13SG CortinaSerie A40 15 24 39 327 6 3 9 4
2013–14SG CortinaSerie A38 28 24 52 149 9 7 16 6
2014–15SG CortinaSerie A32 21 19 40 52
2015–16Fife FlyersEIHL49 19 30 49 344 2 0 2 0
2016–17Fife FlyersEIHL41 31 23 54 322 1 0 1 4
2017–18Coventry BlazeEIHL50 25 28 53 472 1 1 2 0
USHL totals157 45 56 101 124 17 5 8 13 12
NCAA totals121 55 43 98 107
ECHL totals106 18 25 43 9617 1 5 6 10
AHL totals147 17 18 35 53 6 0 1 1 2
Serie A totals153 87 80 167 114 25 20 11 31 18
EIHL totals140 75 81 156 113 8 4 1 5 4

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Third Team2006[5]
All-WCHA Third Team2007

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21 . Denver Pioneers . March 13, 2021 . September 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901161346/https://s3.amazonaws.com/denverpioneers.com/documents/2020/11/20/2020_21_Media_Guide.pdf . dead .
  2. News: Denver 4, North Dakota 1. USCHO.com. 2005-04-09. 2013-06-30.
  3. Web site: Ryan Dingle embraces transition from professional hockey to coaching at home . Steamboat Pilot . August 3, 2018 . October 8, 2022.
  4. Web site: Ryan Dingle . Linked In . October 8, 2022.
  5. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 2, 2013.