Jordan Maletta
| Jordan Maletta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 30, 1995 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Jordan Maletta (born 30 April 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL). Maletta was signed as a free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 26, 2016. Prior to being signed by the Blue Jackets, he played junior ice hockey for the Windsor Spitfires and the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League.[1][2]
Playing career
Junior
In 2011, Jordan Maletta was the first-round pick for the Windsor Spitfires, and thirteenth overall pick, in the OHL Priority Selection.[1] Maletta played for Windsor throughout the 2011–12 season, playing in a total of 57 games with 5 goals scored, 15 assists, and 59 penalty minutes.[2] He started the 2012–13 season with Windsor, but was traded to the Niagara IceDogs on January 4, 2013.[3] Maletta played for the IceDogs for the remainder of the 2012–13 season and throughout the subsequent three seasons.[2] In his final season with the IceDogs, Maletta was named Niagara's Overage Player of the Year and was the team's nominee for the Red Tilson Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the Year after amassing a career high 34 goals. He served as assistant captain in his final two seasons in Niagara. Throughout his stint in the OHL, Maletta scored a total of 82 goals with 109 assists and 278 penalty minutes.[1]
Professional
On March 21, 2016, Jordan Maletta was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets as a free agent prospect to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] He was assigned to the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters on September 30, 2016 and played with the Monsters throughout the 2016–17 season.[1] Maletta competed in every game in the 2016-17 season for the Monsters finishing with 23 points in 76 games and 2nd on the team in fights.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 57 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 29 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 76 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 76 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada Ontario | U17 |  |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Maletta - Cleveland Monsters". Cleveland Monsters. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Eliteprospects.com - Jordan Maletta". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ Puchalski, Bernie. "IceDogs acquire Maletta from Spitfires". St. Catherines Standard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign forward Jordan Maletta to three-year entry-level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-21.