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Canada Ryan O'Rourke
#25 Laval Rocket / AHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Silver Medal 1
1-time Brick Invitational Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Rookie Team 1
1-time U17 WHC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
May 16, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Pickering, ON, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Vaughan Kings MHA
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2020 round 2 #39 overall by Minnesota Wild

On the puck, O'Rourke is mean, nasty, violent -- everything one wants from a durable, robust stay-at-home defender. His battle-level is unbelievably high. He never takes a moment off, never mind a shift, and much less an entire game. O'Rourke is a capable puck-mover, too. He consistently makes good decisions with the puck and boasts an absolutely lethal slap shot. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Mike O'Rourke
Brother: Ethan O'Rourke

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Ryan O'Rourke Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U14 AAA GTHL U14 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2016-17 Whitby Wildcats U16 AAA ETAHL U16 33* 9* 14* 23* 36* -* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 14 -
2017-18 Vaughan Kings U16 AAA “A” U16 AAA 55* 12* 32* 44* 40* -* |
Vaughan Kings U16 AAA GTHL U16 33* 10* 14* 24* 30* -* |
Whitby Fury OJHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2018-19 Soo Greyhounds OHL 62* 8* 14* 22* 64* 8* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 4 -4
Canada Black U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 3* 6* 8* -* |
2019-20 Soo Greyhounds “C” OHL 54* 7* 30* 37* 79* 16* |
2020-21 Iowa Wild AHL 33* 1* 6* 7* 30* 2* |
2021-22 Soo Greyhounds “C” OHL 51* 10* 36* 46* 87* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 11 12 22 4
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2022-23 Iowa Wild AHL 67* 0* 9* 9* 18* 10* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2023-24 Iowa Wild AHL 70* 3* 9* 12* 62* -30* |
2024-25 Iowa Wild AHL 59* 2* 10* 12* 43* -8* |
2025-26 Laval Rocket AHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 22* 2* |
Projected AHL 50* 0* 8* 8* 33* 0* |

Ryan O'Rourke Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Toronto Bulldogs Brick Invitational 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
2014-15 Pro Hockey Selects U13 WSI U13 6* 2* 3* 5* 14* -* |
2015-16 Pro Hockey Selects U14 WSI U14 7* 4* 4* 8* 6* -* |
Pro Hockey Selects U15 WSI U15 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Whitby Wildcats U16 AAA OHL Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 4* |
Oshawa Generals Selects U15 WSI U15 9* 0* 5* 5* 15* -* |
2017-18 Vaughan Kings U16 AAA “A” OHL Cup 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Team GTHL Red OGC-16 4* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
2018-19 Team Black U17-Dev -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2019-20 Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* 3* |
OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Canada U20 WJC-20 Cancelled 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |

Ryan O'Rourke Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 235* 6* 35* 41* 0.17* 157* -26* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Brick Invitational 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 4* -* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
ECHL 1 11* 1* 0* 1* 0.09* 22* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U16 1 33* 9* 14* 23* 0.70* 36* -* | 1 6 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.83 * 14 * - *
GTHL U14 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 33* 10* 14* 24* 0.73* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OGC-16 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 167* 25* 80* 105* 0.63* 230* 31* | 2 21 1 * 13 * 14 * 0.67 * 26 * 0 *
OHL Cup 2 12* 1* 1* 2* 0.17* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 AAA 1 55* 12* 32* 44* 0.80* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U14 1 7* 4* 4* 8* 1.14* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 2 16* 0* 5* 5* 0.31* 15* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ryan O'Rourke Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/09/2025
12/09/2025 Rumour Laval Rocket MoDo Hockey
12/08/2025
12/08/2025 Up/Down Trois-Rivières Lions Laval Rocket
12/04/2025
12/04/2025 Up/Down Laval Rocket Trois-Rivières Lions
11/24/2025
11/24/2025 Up/Down Trois-Rivières Lions Laval Rocket
11/01/2025
11/01/2025 Up/Down Laval Rocket Trois-Rivières Lions
07/02/2025
07/02/2025 Confirmed Iowa Wild Laval Rocket
05/06/2021
05/06/2021 Confirmed Iowa Wild Minnesota Wild
02/06/2021
02/06/2021 Confirmed Soo Greyhounds Iowa Wild
06/15/2018
06/15/2018 Confirmed Vaughan Kings U18 AAA Soo Greyhounds
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 1 #20 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2018, 10 #155 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Entry Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #39 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #49 by TSN/Craig Button

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #37 by TSN/McKenzie

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by NHL Central Scouting