Off to an impressive start to his professional career, McGinnis spent his rookie campaign splitting time between the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.

Competing in the National Hockey League training camp of the Carolina Hurricanes, McGinnis played the first two months of the season with the Everblades. McGinnis made his AHL debut on December 12th with a +2 performance against the Manchester Monarchs.

In total, McGinnis played in 27 games last season with Albany racking up five points, all on assists. Ryan also spent 43 games with Florida, where he notched 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) and was a +13.

A former 6th round (184th overall) selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft for the Los Angeles Kings, McGinnis spent five seasons playing junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League. Two years ago, McGinnis completed his fifth and final season of junior hockey, playing his first season for the Oshawa Generals, where he recorded 48 points (6 goals, 42 assists) and helped the Generals advance to the Conference Finals in the OHL playoffs.

The native of Flint, Michigan spent the four previous years of his junior career with the Plymouth Whalers. McGinnis helped the Whalers capture the 2007 OHL Championship and were runners-up in the Memorial Cup Finals.