He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens with the 216th overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Ryder played in the QMJHL for 3 seasons with the Hull Olympiques and 2 seasons in the ECHL with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks and Mississippi Sea Wolves. He also played hockey formerly with the Montreal Canadiens for 4 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins on June 15, 2011 when the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in game 7 by a score of 4-0.