Ryan Malone

Ryan Malone
Born	December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01) Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	United States
NHL Draft	115th overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2003–present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Silver	2010 Vancouver	Tournament

Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Malone with the Penguins in 2008

Ryan Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall by the Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Malone was born near Pittsburgh, where he attended Upper St. Clair High School in suburban Pittsburgh for two years. He played hockey during his junior year at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, a school later attended by Zach Parise and Sidney Crosby. During his senior year, Malone played with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL and attended Millard North High School.

Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high school, and went on to play at St. Cloud State University for four seasons. Malone played 3 games of the 2002–03 AHL season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after his last season at St. Cloud State. He played 81 games of his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2003–04 season. Malone finished third on the team in scoring behind Dick Tarnstrom and Aleksey Morozov. Malone did not play with the Penguins again until the 2005–06 season, spending time during the 2004–05 lockout in Finland, Italy, and Switzerland.

Playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi during the 2006–07 season, Malone notched his first four-point NHL game on December 13, 2006 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Two days later, he scored his first NHL hat trick, against the New York Islanders. With this feat, Malone and his father became only the second father-son duo in NHL history to score hat-tricks for the same team, along with Ken Hodge, Sr. and Ken Hodge, Jr.

Malone achieved another career oddity against the Islanders on February 19, 2007, when he recorded his second career hat trick by scoring a goal in the first minute of all three periods.

In January 2008, Malone and defenceman Darryl Sydor were named as alternate captains for the Penguins, following the departure of Mark Recchi and a long-term injury to Gary Roberts.

Malone in 2009

In game one of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Niklas Kronwall checked Malone and broke his nose. In game five, he took a Hal Gill slapshot in the face, opening a gash on his cheek and damaging his nose again. He returned for the rest of the game.

On June 28, 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired exclusive negotiation rights with Malone and Gary Roberts from the Penguins for a third-round draft pick in 2009. One day later, the Lightning signed Malone to a seven-year contract worth $31.5 million, which paid him $6 million for the first season. Roberts then signed a one-year deal the next day.

On January 1, 2010, Malone was named to the 2010 US Men's Olympic Hockey Team.

Family

Ryan is the son of former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Greg Malone and is the first Pittsburgh area native to play for the Penguins. Ryan's jersey number was #12 in tribute to his father Greg, who wore that number for Pittsburgh. Before the 2010-2011 season, he relinquished his #12 jersey to Simon Gagne, and began wearing #6. Prior to Ryan signing with Tampa Bay in the 2008 off-season, the Lightning hired Greg as their head scout for professional talent. His cousin Bradley Malone is a forward in the AHL Malone is also known for his many tattoos.

Malone and his wife Abby have two sons, William Ryan "Will" Malone and Cooper James Malone.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Omaha Lancers	USHL		51	14	22	36	81		12	2	4	6	23
1999–00	St. Cloud State	WCHA		38	9	21	30	68		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Cloud State	WCHA		36	7	18	25	52		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St. Cloud State	WCHA		41	24	25	49	76		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	St. Cloud State	WCHA		27	16	20	36	85		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		81	22	21	43	64		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Blues	SM-l		9	2	1	3	36		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		77	22	22	44	63		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		64	16	15	31	71		5	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		77	27	24	51	103		20	6	10	16	25
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		70	26	19	45	98		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		69	21	26	47	68		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		54	14	24	38	51		18	3	3	6	24
NHL totals				492	148	151	299	518		43	9	13	22	49

External links

• Ryan Malone's NHL player profile
• Ryan Malone's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database