Ryan Getzlaf (born May 10, 1985 in Regina,
Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey
player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of
the National Hockey League.
Getzlaf made his NHL debut with the Ducks during the
2005-06 NHL season, appearing in 57 games and
scoring 39 points. Getzlaf made it to Western
Conference Finals in his first year in the NHL with
the Ducks, but they were elimated in 5 games by the
Edmonton Oilers.
The next season, Getzlaf played all 82 regular
season games and scored 58 points while also
appearing in all of the Ducks games during the 2007
Stanley Cup Playoffs. Getzlaf helped the Ducks to
defeat the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup Final
to win his first Stanley Cup Championship. Getzlaf
led the Duck's roster in scoring in the 2007
playoffs, with seventeen points in twenty-one games.
In November, 2007, Getzlaf and the Ducks agreed on a
five-year contract extension which will last through
the 2012-13 season for a reported $26.625 million
over the five years.
