Ryan Garlock

Ryan Garlock (born April 24, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Ryan Garlock
Born (1986-04-24) April 24, 1986
Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for San Antonio Rampage
Binghamton Senators
Springfield Falcons
Hershey Bears
Syracuse Crunch
Hartford Wolf Pack
Connecticut Whale
Valerenga IF
NHL Draft 45th overall, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2006–2014

Playing career

Garlock was drafted 45th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks from the OHL. Garlock entered the Ontario Hockey League in 2002 after being drafted in the 1st Round (13th overall) by the Guelph Storm. He was traded to the Windsor Spitfires in January 2004 as Guelph prepared for a long playoff run.

Garlock had a slow start with Windsor, as he struggled with injuries and tried to find his place on the team. He had a very quiet playoff, only scoring one goal against London. Still, he was selected to play in the 2004 CHL Top Prospects Game and to play for Team Canada at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships, in Minsk.

Returning to Windsor, Garlock played two more seasons with the Spitfires averaging just under 1 point per game. He was traded to the Saginaw Spirit during the off season of 2006 but never played for them.

Heading into the spring of 2006, Garlock remained unsigned by the Blackhawks and, when the deadline passed for them to sign him, he could have re-entered the draft but, instead, opted to become an unrestricted free agent.

As the 2006 NHL training camp season opened, Garlock was invited to Phoenix to take part in their camp. As a result, Garlock was signed to a one-year contract with Phoenix's top AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.[1]

In the 2007–08 season, after trying out for the AHL's Binghamton Senators, Garlock was signed by the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs on 15 October 2007. He also had short contract stints with the Springfield Falcons and the Hershey Bears. Garlock started the 2008–09 season with the Chiefs but was signed by affiliate club, the Syracuse Crunch, and played most of the season in the AHL.

On July 20, 2009, Garlock was signed by the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.[2]

Garlock started the 2011–12 AHL season with the Springfield Falcons on a professional tryout agreement, and on October 18, 2011 was rewarded when he was signed by the team to a standard American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the season.[3] In his second tenure with the Falcons, Garlock played in 71 games for 18 points.

On June 28, 2012, Garlock now noted with veteran status in the AHL, was offered limited opportunity in the AHL, and subsequently signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with Norwegian club Valerengens IF of the GET-ligaen.[4]

Garlock returned to North America, signing with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL on September 12, 2013. However, on October 23, 2013, before even playing a game with Greenville, he was traded to the Bakersfield Condors. On January 14, 2014, Garlock was traded for the second time of the season, this time to the San Francisco Bulls.[5] Two weeks after getting traded though, on January 27, 2014, the San Francisco Bulls announced they were ceasing operations effective immediately, leaving Garlock and all players on an ECHL contract with San Francisco as free agents.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Guelph StormOHL513121526111120
2003–04Guelph StormOHL3616183432—————
2003–04Windsor SpitfiresOHL16310131241016
2004–05Windsor SpitfiresOHL683335686210002
2005–06Windsor SpitfiresOHL6220325266723518
2006–07San Antonio RampageAHL71391242—————
2007–08Johnstown ChiefsECHL512635616164484
2007–08Binghamton SenatorsAHL30112—————
2007–08Springfield FalconsAHL60114—————
2007–08Hershey BearsAHL50114—————
2008–09Johnstown ChiefsECHL161081824—————
2008–09Syracuse CrunchAHL3541519—————
2009–10Charlotte CheckersECHL4123064484
2009–10Hartford Wolf PackAHL597132038—————
2010–11Hartford Wolf Pack/CT WhaleAHL71318215040112
2011–12Springfield FalconsAHL715131840—————
2012–13Valerengens IFGET214111528—————
2013–14Bakersfield CondorsECHL81232—————
2013–14San Francisco BullsECHL31120—————
AHL totals 321 22 57 79 199 4 0 1 1 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada WJC18 4th 7 1 4 5 6
Junior totals 7 1 4 5 6

References
  1. "Garlock signs with Rampage". TimminsTimes.com. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  2. "Wolf Pack sign forward Ryan Garlock". Hartford Wolf Pack. July 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  3. "Springfield Falcons sign Ryan Garlock". masslive.com. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. "Vålerenga add Canadian Garlock" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga IF. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  5. "BULLS GET AHL EXPERIENCED FORWARD RYAN GARLOCK FROM BAKERSFIELD". San Francisco Bulls. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. "SAN FRANCISCO CEASES OPERATIONS". ECHL. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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