Matthew Ryan (born November 12, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for several teams in Europe as well as the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.

[citation needed] In his second year with the Guelph Storm in 2003–04, he scored a career high 77 points on the way to reaching the Memorial Cup.

[citation needed] On August 2, 2004, Ryan was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year entry-level contract.

He matched his offensive out with the Monarchs the following season and made his NHL debut with the Kings on December 31, 2005, against the Dallas Stars finishing 2005–06 with 12 games recording an assist.

[2] Ryan played the next two seasons strictly with Manchester before signing a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.