Minnesota Wild Signs Defenseman Ryan Lannon
July 23, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed defenseman Ryan Lannon to a one-year contract.
Lannon, 26 (12/14/82), played 63 games with the American Hockey League's San Antonio Rampage in 2008-09, recording five assists and 33 penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-foot-2, 220-pound native of Grafton, Mass., has posted 47 points (5-42=47) and 198 PIM in 280 games spanning four AHL seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and San Antonio. Lannon helped the Baby Penguins advance to the 2008 Calder Cup finals, notching seven points (1-6=7) in 23 games. Lannon, who played collegiately at Harvard, was Pittsburgh's eighth-round draft pick (No. 239 overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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