Ron Ryan
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Ronald Ryan is a Canadian former professional ice hockey
coach and executive. He is currently a consultant for the Philadelphia Flyers
of the National Hockey League
(NHL). Ryan coached the New England Whalers
of the World Hockey Association
(WHA) for two seasons, 1973–74 and 1974–75, and was the team's general manager from December 1975 to May 1977. He joined the Flyers in 1988 as an executive vice president and was named the chief operating officer of the team in 1991. He was named the team's president in 2003 and held that position for three years until his retirement.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
coach and executive. He is currently a consultant for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). Ryan coached the New England Whalers
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
of the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
(WHA) for two seasons, 1973–74 and 1974–75, and was the team's general manager from December 1975 to May 1977. He joined the Flyers in 1988 as an executive vice president and was named the chief operating officer of the team in 1991. He was named the team's president in 2003 and held that position for three years until his retirement.