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Bobby Ryan News

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October 11

Philadelphia Inquirer

"For Bobby Ryan, last night was a homecoming.Ryan grew up in Cherry Hill and was a Flyers season-ticket holder before moving to California when he was 11. He has dreamed of playing at the Wachovia Center.Last night, he got his wish.Now an emerging winger with the Anaheim Ducks, Ryan played in Philadelphia for the first time in a career that began last season, when he scored 31 goals and was second in rookie-of-the-year voting."It's been a long time to come home and play here before a lot of my friends and my family," said Ryan, 22, who estimated he had close to 150 friends and relatives at the game.Also returning last night: Anaheim right winger Joffrey Lupul and defenseman Luca Sbisa, two ..."

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October 10

Camden Courier-Post

"Since he can remember, Bobby Ryan has always wanted to play in the Wachovia Center. "I remember running around my basement in Cherry Hill pretending I was Pelle Eklund," Ryan said Friday, while riding the Anaheim Ducks' team bus to the South Philadelphia sports complex, where he first saw Eklund, Rick Tocchet and Eric Lindros play for the Flyers. "And I loved that old Legion of Doom line," he said. Tonight, the greatest hockey player ever to come out of South Jersey will suit up for the Ducks and skate onto the Wachovia Center ice in front of more than 100 friends and family members. "I'm excited," Ryan said, while riding the bus alongside new Ducks teammate and former Flyers defenseman ..."