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Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning – Draft-Eligible Prospects with NHL Bloodline’s

By Ryan Ritchie

VANCOUVER, BC - DECEMBER 2: Ty Ronning #7 of the Vancouver Giants celebrates his goal against the Medicine Hat Tigers with teammates Trevor Cox #40, Dawson Holt #10 and Ben Thomas #27 during the second period of their WHL game at the Pacific Coliseum on December 2, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - DECEMBER 2: Ty Ronning #7 of the Vancouver Giants celebrates his goal against the Medicine Hat Tigers with teammates Trevor Cox #40, Dawson Holt #10 and Ben Thomas #27 during the second period of their WHL game at the Pacific Coliseum on December 2, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Getty Images) /
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Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning – NHL Prospects with NHL Bloodline’s

Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning made a bigger name for himself after appearing in late January’s CHL Top Prospects game.  Son of former NHLer Cliff Ronning, Ty joins a long list of players with NHL family ties heading into the 2016 NHL Draft.

The first names that come to mind for 2016 draft-eligible prospects with current/or former NHL bloodline’s are Matthew Tkachuk, Jakob Chychrun, Alex Nylander, Kieffer Bellows, and Logan Brown.

Both Keith Tkachuk and Michael Nylander had long, successful careers. Brian Bellows played nearly 1200 games, producing more than 1000 points. Jeff Brown also had a solid career posting 585 points in 747 points from the back-end. Jeff Chychrun was a 1984 draft pick, a veteran of 262 games playing until 1993-94, finishing his career with AHL Cape Breton.

We are featuring 15 other draft-eligible prospects with NHL bloodline’s/family ties. The 2016 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 24-25 in Buffalo, New York at the First Niagara Center.

NHL Bloodline’s: Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning

Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning
Father: Cliff Ronning

This veteran of over 1000 games spent his glory years in Vancouver between 1990-91 and 1995-96. Cliff Ronning had 328 points in 366 games over that span with the Canucks. He had 869 points in 1137 career games. He also posted 86 points in 126 playoff games over his 19-year NHL career.

Cliff Facts:

– Drafted by St.Louis (7th round) in 1984
– WHL Rookie of the Year in 1984
– WHL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1985 after posting 197 points
– Played for St.Louis, Vancouver, Phoenix, Nashville, Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York Islanders
– Cliff formed BASE Hockey Labs in 2009, and currently works on Shooting Analysis and Custom Fitting protocol, located in Burnaby, British Columbia

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At 5’9 165lbs, Ty is a spitting image of his father who stood one inch shorter. He also plays a very similar style to his father, offering an offensively gifted small man’s game. While the Cliff Ronning’s and Theo Fleury’s of the hockey world were rare commodities 20 years ago, the evolution of a faster, more skilled game gave the undersized player a better opportunity to succeed – as long as they’re physically strong enough to handle it.

Hordichuk_24 via Hockey’s Future HFBoards,

“It’s his play away from the puck (more than his size) which is why he isn’t considered a real NHL prospect. As I have stated previously he is a one trick pony. He can snipe and finish but that is basically all. He adds very little anywhere else. Plus he has been injury prone (dodged that bullet so far this season) but I have a feeling he will end that streak eventually. He has a knack for skating with his head down.”

The video below is from the Vancouver Giants training camp shootout. Ty Ronning is the 5th shooter in the video wearing number seven in grey. You’ll also recognize the first shooter in the video, 2016 projected first rounder Tyler Benson.

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2016 Draft-Eligible Prospects With NHL Bloodline’s:
*NHL family ties in parentheses

| Ty Ronning (Cliff) | Riley Stillman (Cory) | Graham McPhee (George) | Kenny Johnson (Jack) | Casey Fitzgerald (Tom) | Mathieu Sevigny (Pierre) | Luke McInnis (Marty) | Hudson Elynuik (Pat) | Ben Hawerchuk (Dale) | Hayden Verbeek (Pat) | Garrett Pilon (Rich) | Kelly and Kevin Klima (Petr) | David Quenneville (John, Joel) | Fredrik Forsberg (Filip) | Kristian Reichel (Robert)

In 2015-16, Vancouver Giants F Ty Ronning has 30 goals, 24 assists (54 points) in 61 games so far.  He also appeared in BMO’s CHL Top Prospects Game on January 28th, 2016.

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