Ryan Craig (ice hockey)

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb)
NHL Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born January 6, 1982 (1982-01-06) (age 26),
Abbotsford, BC, CAN
NHL Draft 225th overall, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro career 2003 – present

Ryan Craig (born January 6, 1982 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

He started his hockey career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and played for some years in the American Hockey League before being called to the Lightning in the 2005–06 season.

He was the 255th overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.

On August 3rd Craig and the Tampa Bay Lightning are scheduled to enter arbitration to despute Craig's $660,00 offer from the Lightning

[edit] Awards

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1998–99 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 54 11 12 23 46 5 0 0 0 4
1999–00 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 65 17 19 36 40 -- -- -- -- --
2000–01 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 38 33 71 49 6 3 0 3 7
2001–02 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 52 29 35 64 52 19 11 10 21 13
2002–03 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 60 42 32 74 69 17 5 8 13 29
2003–04 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 5 3 5 8 0 2 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 61 4 8 12 24 -- -- -- -- --
2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 27 14 41 50 -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 28 12 10 22 14 -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 48 15 13 28 6 5 0 0 0 10
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 72 14 13 27 55 6 0 0 0 12
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
6 seasons Totals WHL 302 137 131 268 256 47 19 18 37 53
1 season Totals ECHL 5 3 5 8 0 2 0 1 1 0
3 seasons Totals AHL 169 43 32 75 88 -- -- -- -- --
3 seasons Totals NHL 127 30 27 57 61 11 0 0 0 22

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Preceded by
Brandin Cote
Winner of the CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
2003
Succeeded by
Chris Campoli
Preceded by
Brandin Cote
Winner of the WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
2003
Succeeded by
Braydon Coburn


Persondata
NAME Craig, Ryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1982-1-6
PLACE OF BIRTH Abbotsford, BC, CAN
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH