If anyone in the professional hockey world didn’t know who Ryan Stoa was before the 2009-10 season, they certainly became familiar with him by season’s end.

Despite playing in just 54 games, Stoa tied for the league lead among rookies and was second on the Monsters with 23 goals.

A native of Bloomington, Minn., Stoa came to the Monsters after a high scoring four-year career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

By season’s end, Stoa, Colorado’s second round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, had put up 40 points (23G, 17A) in 54 AHL games. But for the 6-3, 213-pound Stoa, the highlight of his season was April 9th, when the forward netted his first career NHL goal at the Pepsi Center against the Chicago Blackhawks. By year’s end, Stoa put up three points (2G, 1A) in 12 games with Lake Erie’s NHL affiliate, the Colorado Avalanche.

Highlights:
 
• October 13th, 2009: Recorded first goal as a professional against San Antonio.

• October 17th, 2009: Registered first multi-goal game of the season (2G), including the game-winning tally; named first star of the game.

• December 22nd, 2010: Recorded second multi-goal game of the season (2G); named third star of the game.

• January 3rd, 2010: Recorded fourth multi-point game of the season (1G, 1A) at Grand Rapids.
 
• January 11th, 2010: Put up fifth multi-point game of the season (2G) at Hamilton.

• January 15th, 2010: Notched sixth multi-point game of the season (1G, 2A) at Abbotsford.

• February 28th, 2010: Recorded seventh multi-point game of the season (2A) vs. Grand Rapids.
 
• March 20th, 2010: Registered eighth multi-point game of the season (2A) vs. Abbotsford.

• March 28th, 2010: Recorded ninth multi-point game of the season (2G, 1A) at San Antonio.
 
• April 1st: Recorded two assists against Peoria, his tenth multi-point game of the season.

• April 9th, 2010: Recorded first career NHL goal against the Chicago Blackhawks.

• April 11th, 2010: Registered second goal of his NHL career against the Los Angeles Kings.


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