Ryan Nie
| Ryan Nie | |||
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| Born |
April 15, 1985 Nanticoke, ONT, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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EIHL team Former teams |
Braehead Clan Bakersfield Condors Cincinnati Cyclones Elmira Jackals Houston Aeros Johnstown Chiefs Providence Bruins Kalamazoo Wings Lillehammer IK Beibarys Atyrau ETC Crimmitschau |
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| NHL Draft | undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Ryan Nie (born April 15, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Braehead Clan of the UK Elite Ice Hockey League.
Nie started his professional career with the Kalamazoo Wings of the UHL, signing with the team prior to the 2006-07 season as a backup to former longtime Rochester Americans goaltender Tom Askey. While Askey saw the majority of the team's starts, it was Nie who led the team with a league-record 2.02 GAA and a .929 save percentage. Nie ended up taking over the starting duties during the postseason, leading the K-Wings to the UHL Finals and posting a 2.73 goals-against average over 19 games. Upon the completion of the season, Nie was named to the UHL All-Rookie Team
The following season, Nie signed with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. He was named ECHL goaltender of the week twice during the season: the week of October 22–28, 2007 and the week of March 24–30, 2008. He was also briefly signed to a PTO contract by the Providence Bruins on November 25, 2007, playing in one game and allowing two goals in forty-three minutes of game time in relief of Bruins' goalie Mike Brown. Nie was released from his PTO contract on November 28, 2007. Nie went 29-12-4 with the Chiefs, breaking the former record held by former Chiefs' goaltenders Stan "Smokey" Reddick (1991–92) and Frederic Deschênes (2001–02).
Nie spent the 2008-09 season in the ECHL but split time between three teams: the Bakersfield Condors, Elmira Jackals before completing the season with the Cincinnati Cyclones. Nie led the Cyclones to the conference Finals but lost the series 4-0 to the eventual Kelly Cup champions South Carolina Stingrays.
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