Ryan Little
20  Ryan Little
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Fond du Lac, Wis.

High School:
Ashwaubenon

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
F

Prev. School/Team:
Green Bay - USHL

03/14/2013

McCabe named third-team All-WCHA, 12 Badgers make all-academic team

Sophomore defenseman lone Badger named to all-league squad, while program-best 12 Badgers named WCHA All-Academic

12/13/2012

Postgame quotes: Wisconsin vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Dec. 13

Postgame quotes from Head Coach Mike Eaves and Players

11/15/2012

Little a Senior CLASS Award candidate

Award recognizes excellence in the community, classroom, character and competition

09/05/2012

Captains named for Badger hockey

Two newcomers join two returners in the leadership corps

11/01/2011

Eaves talks Badger men's hockey

Weekly news conference transcript and video with the head coach available

02/11/2011

Ryan Little

Redshirt sophomore forward Ryan Little

Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in September of 1988 ... parents are Steve and Kelli ... brother, Sean, is a junior for the Badgers ... father, Steve, played hockey at Concordia College ... attended Ashwaubenon High School ... lived first 15 years in Jackson Hole, Wy. ... major is real estate and finance, investment and banking

2012-13 / Senior Season
Assistant captain

2011-12 / Junior Season
Assistant captain ... put together a three-game point scoring streak from Oct. 22- 29 ... collected three points in a game, a career high, against North Dakota (Oct. 22) with one goal and two assists ... scored the game-winning goal and picked up an assist against Minnesota (March 2) ... named to WCHA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten squad

2010-11 / Sophomore Season
Switched from defense to forward ... increased his scoring dramatically, setting career highs in goals (6), assists
(4), and points (10) ... scored his first career goal in the season opener vs Boston University (Oct. 8) ... opened the season on a three-game point streak, including goals of each of the first two games at the Icebreaker Tournament ... scored in consecutive games in wins over Massachussetts (Dec. 30 and Dec. 31) ... scored first career shorthanded goal against Massachussetts (Dec. 31) ... scored his first career game winning goal in the WCHA Playoffs, lifting Wisconisn to a 3-1 win over Colorado College (Mar. 11) ... WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten ... team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner

2009-10 / Redshirted
Reshirted ... named WCHA Scholar-Athlete ... WCHA All-Academic

2008-09 / Freshman Season
Began career with two assists in first game at Boston College (Oct. 10) ... also had an assist at the Badger Hockey Showdown against Alabama Huntsville (Dec. 27) ... saw action in 22 games

Before Little Was a Badger
Skated three years for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL ... team captain during the 2007-08 season ... named team's hardest worker ... a 2007-08 USHL All-Star Team member ... played 58 games and collected two goals, 13 points and 100 penalty minutes in 2007-08 ... had four goals and 13 points in 59 games in 2006-07 ... skated for Fond du Lac High School for two seasons before joining the Gamblers ... named first-team all-conference and all-state in 2004-05 with Fond du Lac High School ... team assistant captain ... was honorable mention all-conference in 2003-04 campaign

Overall Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2008-09 22 0 3 3 10 5-10 0 0 0
2009-10 Redshirt Season
2010-11 39 6 4 10 39 16-32 0 1 1
2011-12 31 3 7 10 49 12-24 0 0 1
Totals 92 9 14 23 98 33-66 0 1 2
WCHA Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2008-09 15 0 0 0 4 4-8 0 0 0
2009-10 Redshirt Season
2010-11 26 1 2 3 24 11-22 0 0 0
2011-12 26 3 7 10 42 10-20 0 0 1
Totals 67 4 9 3 70 25-50 0 0 1

Ryan Little Photo Gallery

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (9x), last vs. Minnesota, 3/2/12
Assists: 2 (2x),last vs.North Dakota, 10/22/11
Points:3 vs. North Dakota, 10/22/11
Point Streak: 3 (2x), last 10/22-29/11
Multi-point Games: 4
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 2, vs. Massachusetts, 12/30-31/10
Assists: 2 (2x), last vs.North Dakota, 10/21-22/11
Points: 3 vs. North Dakota10/21-22/11