▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁Co y otes ▁but ▁with ▁two ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁health y ▁scratch ▁was ▁again ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁R amp age ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 . ▁Rem aining ▁with ▁the ▁R amp age ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Ryan ▁compiled ▁only ▁ 5 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁ 6 3 ▁games ▁but ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁community ▁off ▁the ▁ice ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁team ' s ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁and ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁A HL ' s ▁Yan ick ▁Dup re ▁Memorial ▁Award . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁L annon ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁by ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Wild . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁assigned ▁to ▁A HL ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Houston ▁A eros ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁appearing ▁in ▁his ▁ 3 0 0 th ▁career ▁A HL ▁game ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ryan ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁subsequently ▁only ▁played ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁year , ▁recording ▁a ▁goal ▁and ▁an ▁assist . ▁ ▁Once ▁again ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁at ▁season ' s ▁end , ▁L annon ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁training ▁camp ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2