During the 1999-2000 season, Bryan suffered a career-ending injury when he was hit in the eye by a stick blade when Ottawa Senators forward Marian Hossa attempted a spin around slap shot. In the following days, doctors determined that Bryan would have no vision in his right eye. He was forced to retire from the NHL but after sitting out a year, Bryan was determined to play once again. He passed all his physicals and was signed as a unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers and returned for the 2001-2002 season.
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Drafted 1st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, however he never played for them.