Terry Ryan

Athlete — Shoresy, Montreal Canadiens, Tales of a First-Round Nothing

Born

1977

Birthplace

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Newfoundland

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

No claim lodged

Fun fact

He was taken eighth overall by Montreal in the 1995 draft, played eight NHL games, and later wrote a memoir about it called Tales of a First-Round Nothing — which is the most Newfoundland title imaginable.

The verdict

Hitch on Shoresy, and before that an actual eighth-overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens out of St. John's, Newfoundland. Played eight NHL games, wrote a very funny book about not playing more of them, and now plays hockey on television for a living. You cannot get more Canadian than being drafted by the Habs. Five points.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable