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USA Ryan Schmelzer
#26 Utica Comets / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jul 28, 1993
Position
C/RW
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Buffalo, NY, USA
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Signed

Sister: Holly Schmelzer

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Ryan Schmelzer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Williamsville East High USHS-NY -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Wheatfield Jr. Blades GOJHL 50* 15* 22* 37* 34* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -
Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 41* 11* 19* 30* 26* -* | Playoffs 8 4 7 11 10 -
2012-13 Buffalo Jr. Sabres “A” OJHL 51* 24* 43* 67* 54* -* | Playoffs 10 5 5 10 2 -
2013-14 Buffalo Jr. Sabres “C” OJHL 35* 17* 24* 41* 22* -* | Playoffs 11 3 7 10 4 -
2014-15 Canisius College NCAA 36* 5* 9* 14* 10* 15* |
2015-16 Canisius College NCAA 38* 10* 22* 32* 58* 4* |
2016-17 Canisius College “A” NCAA 37* 12* 18* 30* 43* 13* |
2017-18 Canisius College “C” NCAA 32* 13* 17* 30* 20* 11* |
Adirondack Thunder ECHL 7* 2* 5* 7* 4* 1* | Playoffs 17 9 8 17 24 9
2018-19 Binghamton Devils AHL 66* 14* 10* 24* 42* -14* |
2019-20 Binghamton Devils AHL 52* 7* 17* 24* 14* 9* |
2020-21 Binghamton Devils “A” AHL 15* 2* 5* 7* 6* -1* |
2021-22 Utica Comets “C” AHL 64* 18* 14* 32* 26* 6* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -1
2022-23 Utica Comets “C” AHL 68* 6* 29* 35* 35* -2* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 2 -1
2023-24 Utica Comets “C” AHL 72* 18* 34* 52* 38* 14* |
2024-25 Utica Comets “C” AHL 72* 23* 21* 44* 57* -7* |
2025-26 Utica Comets AHL 33* 1* 5* 6* 20* -7* |
Projected AHL 72* 2* 11* 13* 44* -15* |

Ryan Schmelzer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 8 442* 89* 135* 224* 0.51* 238* -2* | 2 11 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.55 * 2 * -2 *
ECHL 1 7* 2* 5* 7* 1.00* 4* 1* | 1 17 9 * 8 * 17 * 1.00 * 24 * 9 *
GOJHL 1 50* 15* 22* 37* 0.74* 34* -* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 4 * - *
NCAA 4 143* 40* 66* 106* 0.74* 131* 43* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 4 131* 52* 86* 138* 1.05* 102* -* | 3 29 12 * 19 * 31 * 1.07 * 16 * - *
USHS-NY 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ryan Schmelzer Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/28/2025
09/28/2025 Up/Down New Jersey Devils Utica Comets
04/30/2024
04/30/2024 Confirmed Utica Comets New Jersey Devils
06/21/2022
06/21/2022 Extension Utica Comets Utica Comets
07/20/2021
07/20/2021 Confirmed Binghamton Devils Utica Comets
07/13/2020
07/13/2020 Extension Binghamton Devils Binghamton Devils
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Extension Binghamton Devils Binghamton Devils
06/19/2018
06/19/2018 Confirmed Adirondack Thunder Binghamton Devils
03/22/2018
03/22/2018 Confirmed Canisius College Adirondack Thunder
08/19/2013
08/19/2013 Confirmed Buffalo Jr. Sabres Canisius College
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 7 #151 overall by Jamestown Ironmen in the NAHL Entry Draft