Fuel acquire veteran forward Kenny Ryan

Indy adds former second-round pick from Reading in exchange for future considerations

Photo courtesy of Tony Bailey/Cincinnati Cyclones

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, announced Tuesday that they have acquired veteran forward Kenny Ryan from the Reading Royals in exchange for future considerations.

Ryan, 25, tallied six goals and seven assists in 18 games for the Cincinnati Cyclones to begin 2016-17 before being dealt to the Utah Grizzlies in late November. Before seeing action with Utah, the 6-foot, 205-pound forward was loaned to the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, where he recorded two goals and an assist in eight games. The Grizzlies sent Ryan to Reading upon his return from San Diego, though he did not dress in a game while there.

Currently in his fifth year as a professional, Ryan has skated in 247 career AHL games with the Gulls, Lake Erie Monsters and Toronto Marlies, marking 80 total points (35g, 45a) along with 153 penalty minutes. In 52 ECHL contests logged over parts of three seasons split between Cincinnati, Utah and Reading, the native of Franklin, Mich. has amassed 21 goals and 18 assists.

Prior to turning pro, Ryan spent two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program, winning a Silver Medal in the 2007-08 U17 World Hockey Championship, and a Gold Medal the following year at the U18 World Junior Championship. The second-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (No. 50 overall) played two seasons for Windsor in the Ontario Hockey League, accumulating 95 points (36g, 59a) in 115 games played from 2009-2011. In his first year with the Spitfires, Ryan tallied two goals and two assists in four Memorial Cup games to lead Windsor to the CHL title.

Ryan is expected to join the Fuel before the team’s three-game weekend starts Friday in Fort Wayne. Indy returns to Indiana Farmers Coliseum Sunday afternoon for a matinee showdown against Brampton.

Komets deal Vail to Idaho for Ewanyk and Mulvey

Musico placed on waivers

Fort Wayne, IN-- The Komets announced Tuesday that forwards Travis Ewanyk and Colin Mulvey have been acquired from the Idaho Steelheads in exchange for forward Brady Vail.

Ewanyk (ee-WON-ick), 23, is a fourth-year pro since starting his career in the AHL with Oklahoma City in 2013-14.  The St. Albert, Alberta native made his pro debut with the Barons appearing in two seasons before joining the AHL's Binghamton Senators for 66 games last season.  Ewanyk started this season appearing in one AHL game with Texasbefore making his ECHL debut with Idaho.  In 46 games with the Steelheads the center scored 16 goals and 37 points while amassing 69 penalty minutes.

Prior to turning pro, Ewanyk logged five seasons of juniors with Edmonton in the WHL starting in 2008-09.  In 2011 Ewanyk was selected by Edmonton in round 3 of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.  The skater helped the Oil Kings to the 2012 Memorial Cup and was eliminated by the eventual winner Shawinigan in the tie-breaker.

Mulvey, 26, started the season skating 34 games with Cincinnati before being traded to Indy on Feb. 1 and then subsequently traded to Idaho Feb. 6. 

The Worcester, Massachusetts native finished a four-year collegiate career with Norwich University in the ECAC in 2012-13, leading Norwich in his senior year with 19 goals and 38 points prior to making his pro debut in the CHL with Fort Worth appearing in nine playoff games.   Mulvey split the 2013-14 ECHL campaign with Wheeling and Cincinnatibefore traveling to Europe for 2014-15 to skate for Erding in the Germany Oberliga, leading the team with 29 goals and 52 points in 40 games.

Last year the right winger returned to the United States and shared the ECHL season with South Carolina and Cincinnati.  Mulvey has ECHL regular season totals to date of 33 goals and 66 points in 134 games.

In an additional player move, the Komets also announced Tuesday that goaltender P.J. Musico has been placed on waivers.  Musico appeared in five Fort Wayne games registering a 1-2-1 record, 3.46 goals-against average and .884 save percentage.