Derek Ryan
speaker
279 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 28 Jan
Derek Ryan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It is what it is.
Um I just got done speaking of how I'm a pro and I tried to handle it like a pro.
And, you know, go down there and try and make the best of it.
But it's tough being away from the family and
Um it you know, it'd be different.
It'd be different if Edmonton's farm team was in Edmonton and they were just sending me down and playing for the minor league team there, but I'm literally Don't even get me
a three quarters of a day flight to get to Bakersfield and it's not like I can bring my family to Bakersfield.
My kids are
you know, eleven and eight at the time and they have roots.
Zane has hockey going in school and August has horse riding in school.
I can't just
pick 'em up and transplant 'em to Bakersfield.
But anyways it's
It wasn't an ideal situation.
I tried to make the most of it.
Um
And it is what it is.
No, I didn't think I'd ever play one game in the NHL, let alone six hundred and however many else I played pro, you know, in American League and Austria and winning a gold helmet in Sweden on all the other accolades too that
When you're an old retired guy like myself and you look back and see all the different steps that you made, it's it's pretty amazing.
But yeah, the six hundred games in the NHL is
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