D Ryan Lin - Vancouver Giants, WHL (2026 Draft)

[GermanSpitfire]

Ryan Lin - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ryan Lin, 2008-04-18 Richmond, BC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Vancouver Giants. Complete player biography and stats.

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One of the best defenders available out of western Canada for the 2008 age group. Lin has been seen as a top defender in this age group for while, combines excellent decision making and positioning in both the offensive and defensive zones with physical play, and a calmness to his game. He should go quite high In the upcoming WHL draft and is an exiting prospect moving forward.

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[GermanSpitfire]

 

[landy92mack29]

There were college worries with him but went to local team and now signed. Going to be a good one

 

[czech]

Looked good in the u17 league playoffs.

 

[Bubbles]

2A tonight. He looks very poised out there for a 16 year old D.

 

[Pip]

He has looked awesome even going back to the playoffs last year. Extremely poised and had a great preseason so I’m not surprised by the strong start. Really excited to see how much offence he can produce at this level as the rest of his game is so polished.

 

[Bubbles]

Crazy game, tonight, 4-1 for Kamloops in the first, and the Giants come back and win 8-6.

3A more for Lin. Putting up serious numbers.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

8 GP 10 A, solid D-1 start.

 

[Pip]

10 GP, 13A after 2 primary assists last night. Has bumped 19 year old Mazden Leslie off the top unit on the powerplay. Feels like he’s getting super close to potting his first goal. Very mature game for a 16 year old, often having to be the more responsible one on his pair with Leslie.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

10 GP, 13A after 2 primary assists last night. Has bumped 19 year old Mazden Leslie off the top unit on the powerplay. Feels like he’s getting super close to potting his first goal. Very mature game for a 16 year old, often having to be the more responsible one on his pair with Leslie.

Thanks for sharing your insight. He's made quite an impression, not just on his team, but on other teams as well, as this article attests.

Vancouver Giants rookie D-man Ryan Lin drawing rave reviews — including from Kelowna Rockets GM

Lin, who's 2026 NHL Draft eligible, is 'one of the better young defencemen I’ve seen in a long time,' says Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton.

theprovince.com

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I thought Lin did well at the WHC17. As some have said, mature game. I question if maybe a little too mature at this age compared to some of the others. He was better defensively than I expected. Does he have a high ceiling is my main question? 5'11 defenseman. Offensive ability and skating is not bad, but is it NHL caliber unless he grows taller than 5'11 or 6'0?

I think we're probably talking about an early round pick, but the ceiling could see him be a slider as time goes by.

 

[MS]

I thought Lin did well at the WHC17. As some have said, mature game. I question if maybe a little too mature at this age compared to some of the others. He was better defensively than I expected. Does he have a high ceiling is my main question? 5'11 defenseman. Offensive ability and skating is not bad, but is it NHL caliber unless he grows taller than 5'11 or 6'0?

I think we're probably talking about an early round pick, but the ceiling could see him be a slider as time goes by.

We saw a continual trend of smallish defenders getting drafted higher and higher between 2000 and 2020 and it's now moving the other way, and it's going to be really hard to be drafted in the first round again as a sub-6'0 defender unless your offensive skill level is off-the-charts.