36 Ryan Bednard

Bednard is in his first year with the Reign on an AHL contract for the 2023-24 season. The 26-year-old is in his fifth pro season and completed the 2022-23 campaign with the Reign’s ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. In 24 ECHL appearances during 2022-23, Bednard posted a 13-9-1 record with one shutout, a 2.70 goals-against average and a 0.917 save percentage.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pound goaltender also suited up for six AHL contests a year ago with the Belleville Senators and Grand Rapids Griffins, earning a goals-against average of 2.09 and a 0.932 save percentage. In addition, Bednard has previously seen time with the Hershey Bears, Syracuse Crunch and Springfield Thunderbirds during his pro career, playing in a combined 17 AHL contests over the past four seasons while totaling a record of 6-7-1 along with a 2.83 goals-against average and a 0.911 save percentage.

In 118 career ECHL regular season games, Bednard has amassed a 57-45-10 record with eight shutouts, a .910 save percentage and a 2.79 goals-against average while playing for the Swamp Rabbits, Wheeling Nailers and South Carolina Stingrays. A former seventh-round pick (206th overall) of the Florida Panthers in 2015, the Macomb, Michigan native played three NCAA seasons for Bowling Green State University and received Third Team All-Star honors by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) after his junior year in 2018-19 which consisted of 32 games where he posted a 1.77 GAA and a 0.927 save percentage.