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Portrait
File No. 048953  ·  Adjudicated

Terry Ryan

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

Born
1977
Birthplace
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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 — yes
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Newfoundland
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
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 — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
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
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