Santana played his first professional hockey career last year with the ECHL Reading Royals & South Carolina Stingrays before signing with the ECHL Tulsa Oilers this season.
The Oilers signed Santana on October 11th 2014. Santana never played a game with Tulsa before being released on October 15th 2014. Santana finished four years at Boston University before signing his first pro contract with the East Coast Hockey League Reading Royals on August 6th 2013. After playing in just 12 games with the Royals (going pointless) Santana was released on March 6th 2014 before being re-signed on March 9th 2014 and just three days later was released on March 12th 2014 for a second time last season. Santana was picked up off waivers on March 15th 2014 by the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) South Carolina Stingrays where he would finish the season. In 12 games last season with South Carolina Santana collected two assists.
Santana played one season in Vernon (2008-2009) In 56 games with the Vipers collected (12-goals-13-assists-25-points).
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This is posted on the Road Warriors website:
Nicholls Recalled To AHL Hartford by New York
Road Warriors sign forward Ryan Santana
Nov 22nd, 2014
Fort Wayne, IN - The Greenville Road Warriors, proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, today announced winger Josh Nicholls has been recalled to Hartford by New York. In addition, second-year center Ryan Santana has been signed to a contract.
A second-year pro, Nicholls made nine appearances for the Road Warriors this season and earned nine points (4g, 5a), six penalty minutes and a +1 rating. At the time of his call-up, the 22-year old had recorded points in five of his last seven games (4g, 3a) including his first-career three-point effort (1g, 2a) Friday night in Toledo.
A native of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Nicholls spent the majority of last season with Greenville, where he finished fourth on the team in goals (20) and fifth in points (42) while playing 63 games. He also played six games with Hartford during his rookie campaign in 2013-14.
Prior to turning pro, the 6’2, 186-pound forward spent five seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Saskatoon Blades from 2008-2013. In 332 career games, he produced 313 points (138g, 175a) and 206 penalty minutes. Nicholls was drafted in the seventh round (#182 overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Santana, 26, split his rookie campaign last season between the Reading Royals and South Carolina Stingrays. In 24 combined contests, he notched two assists and four penalty minutes.
A native of Yorba Linda, California, Santana played four seasons at Boston University from 2009-2013. In 122 games, he registered 23 points (6g, 17a) and 34 penalty minutes. Prior to his college career, the 6’1, 195-pound center played two seasons of junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with Green Bay and Des Moines. He also spent one season in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with Vernon, where he helped win the 2009 BCHL Championship.
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