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USA Ryder Donovan
Tahoe Knight Monsters / ECHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Oct 04, 2000
Position
C/RW
Age
25
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Duluth, MN, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2019 round 4 #110 overall by Vegas Golden Knights

Brothers: Boden Donovan, Shay Donovan

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Ryder Donovan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Duluth East High USHS-MN 21* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 Duluth East High USHS-MN 24* 3* 3* 6* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
MN Devils 15U AAA MNBEL 14U 16* 2* 11* 13* -* -* |
2016-17 Duluth East High USHS-MN 24* 10* 20* 30* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 -
Team North UMHSEHL 21* 2* 11* 13* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2017-18 Duluth East High USHS-MN 25* 11* 42* 53* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 2 -
Team North UMHSEHL 20* 10* 11* 21* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 -
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
2018-19 Duluth East High “C” USHS-MN 23* 12* 25* 37* 37* -* | Playoffs 5 5 4 9 0 -
Team North UMHSEHL 19* 8* 17* 25* 14* -* |
Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 16 -1
2019-20 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 32* 2* 3* 5* 24* -8* |
2020-21 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 22* 2* 1* 3* 40* -1* |
2021-22 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 34* 2* 2* 4* 28* -5* |
2022-23 Did not play * * * * * * |
2023-24 Univ. of St. Thomas NCAA 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* 2* |
2024-25 Univ. of St. Thomas NCAA 24* 0* 2* 2* 24* -1* |
2025-26 Tahoe Knight Monsters ECHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ryder Donovan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Duluth East High MN State 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 B16 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-16 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2017-18 Team Gold USA-S17 5* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
Duluth East High MN State 3* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |

Ryder Donovan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
MN State 2 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 16* 2* 11* 13* 0.81* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-16 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 115* 7* 8* 15* 0.13* 120* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 3 60* 20* 39* 59* 0.98* 48* -* | 2 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
USA-S17 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 14* 0* 1* 1* 0.07* 0* -6* | 2 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 16 * -1 *
USHS-MN 5 117* 37* 92* 129* 1.10* 75* -* | 5 17 9 * 9 * 18 * 1.06 * 2 * - *

Ryder Donovan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Confirmed Univ. of St. Thomas Tahoe Knight Monsters
05/29/2023
05/29/2023 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Univ. of St. Thomas
02/18/2019
02/18/2019 Confirmed Duluth East High Univ. of Wisconsin
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 8 #126 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Futures Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #82 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #78 by TSN/McKenzie

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #97 by NHL Central Scouting

Career notes:
2018-19 - All-American Prospects Game Participant
2018-19 - USHS Minnesota State AA All-Tournament Team Member
2018-19 - USHS Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award Finalist
2018-19 - USHS Duluth East High 3rd All-Time Assist Leader (106)