| Ryan O'Reilly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 O'Reilly with the St. Louis Blues in June 2019 | |||
| Born |
February 7, 1991 Clinton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Metallurg Magnitogorsk Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
33rd overall, 2009 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Ryan O'Reilly (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL. O'Reilly was drafted 33rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he spent the first six seasons of his NHL career. Nicknamed "the Factor", he is frequently referred to as one of the NHL's best two-way forwards, winning the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2019.
In 2015, O'Reilly was traded to the Buffalo Sabres, where he would play three seasons until being traded to the St. Louis Blues in 2018. With St. Louis, O'Reilly won the Stanley Cup in 2019 over the Boston Bruins and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2019 playoffs, later being named captain in 2020.