10th year center Ryan Stoa(94) will spend a fifth season in the KHL but switches from two campaigns for Spartak Moskva to Traktor Chelyabinsk.
He’s managed 30+ points in 3 of his four years in the league scoring 22 goals in 2016/2017.
The former high draft pick has always seemed to manage pretty well on the scoresheet going back to his senior year at University Of Minnesota, when he was team captain and struck for 24 goals and 22 assists in 36 NCAA games that got him named to the CAA First-Team All-Americans.
The 31-year old was chosen as a representative for the 2018 US Olympic team at Pyeongchang and doesn’t show any signs of quitting, especially considering his consistent play at a high level of hockey.
Ryan Stoa (21)
4th year center Ryan Stoa(21) was originally a Colorado Avalanche 2nd round draft pick in 2005 (#34 overall) and stayed in their system for 3 seasons, first under a 2-year entry level deal and one-year extension.
He’s played in 37 NHL games over his first two years scoring 4 goals and 3 assists but skated the full 2011/2012 season with their affiliate Lake Erie Monsters.
The rugged 6’3″ 200 lbs. forward has played in 177 AHL regular season contests connecting for 55 goals and 54 assists.
He leads the young team in overall tallies.
Going into the offseason, the 25-year old faced his first unrestricted free agent status but was quickly scooped by Washington Capitals and signed to a one-year, two-way contract.
Reporting to Hershey Bears, he has struck for 3 goals and an assist in 9 games with a -2 rating.
That does seem to be the one hindrance to his play as he’s on the ice for more goals against than he probably should be and does seem to eat up a lot of minutes.