▁Ryan ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁round , ▁ 2 3 9 th ▁overall , ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁joining ▁fellow ▁Harvard ▁team mate ▁and ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁No ah ▁Wel ch ▁as ▁a ▁P engu ins ▁prospect . ▁L annon ▁scored ▁ 4 ▁goals ▁and ▁had ▁ 3 4 ▁ass ists ▁for ▁ 3 8 ▁points ▁and ▁missed ▁only ▁two ▁games ▁throughout ▁his ▁college ▁career ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁the ▁C rim s ons ▁win ▁the ▁EC AC ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁stay - at - home ▁def ens eman , ▁he ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁in ▁Plus / minus ▁in ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁seasons ▁with ▁Harvard ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁was ▁named ▁U . S ▁Hockey ▁On lines ▁" Uns ung ▁Hero ", ▁Har v ards ▁Rap l h ▁" Co oney " ▁We il and ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁most ▁spir ited , ▁self less ▁player ▁and ▁earned ▁selection ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁All - I vy ▁team . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁L annon ▁was ▁then ▁signed , ▁alongside ▁No ah ▁Wel ch , ▁by ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁entry ▁level ▁contract . ▁ ▁L annon ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁A HL ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Wil kes - Bar