Ryan McCleary

#6 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha / NCAA - 26/27

Date of Birth: Sep 09, 2003
Age: 23
Place of Birth: Swift Current, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Ryan McCleary Facts

Drafted: 2021 round 7 #194 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Transition’s where McCleary’s impact is most felt, and it’s through activation and deception rather than explosiveness. He deceives forecheckers with his eyes, looks to pass through pressure to create space up the ice, and accelerates out of his passes to join the rush. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Trent McCleary
Sister: Maddy McCleary

Ryan McCleary Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2016-2017	Swift Current Broncos U15 AA	SAAHL U15	30	2	13	15	18	-	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	4	-
2017-2018	Swift Current Broncos U15 AA	SAAHL U15	31	11	30	41	12	-	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	4	-
2018-2019	Swift Current Hurricanes U18 AA	SAAHL U18	36	11	22	33	24	-	Playoffs	12	0	7	7	10	-
2018-2019	Swift Current Legionnaires U18	SMAAAHL	2	0	1	1	2	-
2019-2020	Swift Current Legionnaires U18	SMAAAHL	44	5	18	23	20	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-
2020-2021	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	3	0	0	0	0	-
2020-2021	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	18	2	5	7	6	11
2021-2022	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	63	6	24	30	22	22	Playoffs	11	0	0	0	11	1
2022-2023	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	66	13	18	31	51	-12	Playoffs	9	1	1	2	12	2
2023-2024	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	56	11	25	36	73	31	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	4	5
2024-2025	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	69	5	7	12	44	-10
2025-2026	Toronto Marlies	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2025-2026	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	28	1	5	6	10	-4
2025-2026	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA	12	1	1	2	6	-2
2026-2027	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ryan McCleary Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
ECHL	2	97	6	12	18	0.19	54	-14	0
NCAA	2	12	1	1	2	0.17	6	-2	0
SAAHL U15	2	61	13	43	56	0.92	30	-	2	16	1	7	8	0.50	8	-
SAAHL U18	1	36	11	22	33	0.92	24	-	1	12	0	7	7	0.58	10	-
SJHL	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
SMAAAHL	2	46	5	19	24	0.52	22	-	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-
WHL	4	203	32	72	104	0.51	152	52	3	29	2	6	8	0.28	27	8

Ryan McCleary Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2016-2017	SAAHL U15 Champion
2018-2019	SAAHL U18 Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/21/2026	Confirmed	Toronto Marlies	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha
01/17/2026	Up/Down	Cincinnati Cyclones	Toronto Marlies
12/17/2025	Up/Down	Toronto Marlies	Cincinnati Cyclones
12/10/2025	Up/Down	Cincinnati Cyclones	Toronto Marlies
10/14/2025	Up/Down	Toronto Marlies	Cincinnati Cyclones
07/08/2025	Extension	Toronto Marlies	Toronto Marlies
09/11/2024	Confirmed	Swift Current Broncos	Toronto Marlies
08/10/2023	Confirmed	Portland Winterhawks	Swift Current Broncos
04/10/2020	Confirmed	Swift Current Legionnaires U18	Portland Winterhawks

Ryan McCleary Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 4 #38 by Yorkton Terriers in the SJHL U15 Draft
Drafted 2018, 5 #107 by Portland Winterhawks in the WHL Prospects Draft
2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #265 by FCHockey
2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #141 by NHL Central Scouting