Ryan Bennett joins the Queen’s Therapy team for the 2018 season. He brings his passion of manual therapy and rehabilitating motivated, elite athletes to Q Sports Medicine. Ryan graduated from Brock University with a Physical & Health Education Degree and Sheridan College with a Diploma in Sports Injury Management. He is a certified Athletic Therapist- CAT(C), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist- CSCS, and Registered Kinesiologist- R.Kin.
Ryan worked in Professional hockey for 4 years after certification, and in Major Junior hockey for the following 13 years, most recently with the Kingston Frontenacs. Some of his hockey highlights include being the OHL East All-Star Team Athletic Therapist, an appearance in the Memorial Cup, an American Hockey League run to game 7 of the Calder Cup finals and being the Athletic Therapist for Men’s Team Canada at the IIHF U-18 World Hockey Championships. In the off-seasons he has been the head Athletic Therapist Canadian Ball Hockey Association for the Men’s Under-20 World Junior Championships and Men’s World Championships, in alternating years.
When not working, he loves spending time at the cottage and socializing with family and friends. Ryan lives in Kingston with his wife Sarah, daughter Shelby, son Kallan and their dog Charlie.