Ryan Malone

Ryan Malone

Malone as a Ranger in 2014.
Born (1979-12-01) December 1, 1979
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 115th overall, 1999
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2003–2015

Ryan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) is a former American professional ice hockey forward. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game.

Playing career

Malone as a member of the Penguins

Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh 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 Tärnström 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.[1]

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.[2]

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 as a member of the Lightning

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.[3]

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.[4]

On January 1, 2010, Malone was named to the United States Olympic ice hockey team, and went on to win a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

On April 11, 2014, Malone was arrested for DUI and cocaine possession in Tampa, FL.[5] The arrest occurred with one game left in the regular season.

On June 25, 2014, the Tampa Bay Lightning exercised their final compliance buyout to buy out the final year of Malone's contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.[6]

On August 18, 2014, Malone pleaded no contest to the charges stemming from his arrest in April.[7]

On September 11, 2014, the New York Rangers announced they had signed Malone to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000.[8] On November 2, 2014, the Rangers placed Malone on waivers.[9] Due to an injury to Mats Zuccarello, the Rangers were able to avoid an emergency call-up and use Malone for another game. The Rangers had 30 days before Malone must be placed on waivers again.[10] On November 10, 2014, Malone was officially assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In six games with the Rangers, Malone recorded six shots on goal and was credited with 14 hits.[11]

On February 3, 2015 the New York Rangers placed Malone on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract, after Malone told the team he was no longer interested in playing.[12] He cleared waivers on February 4, and his contract was terminated, making him a free agent.

Family

Malone is the son of former 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.[13] Before the 2010–11 season, he relinquished his #12 jersey to Simon Gagné, and began wearing #6.[14] 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 Brad Malone is also a professional hockey forward for the St. Louis Blues.[4]

Malone has two sons, William Ryan "Will" Malone and Cooper James Malone. He currently resides in Minnesota.

Arrest

On April 12, 2014, Malone was arrested by Tampa police and charged with driving under the influence and cocaine possession after he was pulled over in an early-morning traffic stop when police allegedly saw him make a left turn from the center lane and strike a curb. According to the arrest report, Malone had 1.3 grams of cocaine in a pocket. He was released from jail after posting a $2,500 bond.[15] On May 1, 2014, Malone's attorney, Wes Trombley, entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. Currently, Malone is being evaluated by the NHL and the players union for substance abuse, while awaiting a trial date to be set.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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 Espoo Blues SM-l 9 2 1 3 36 — — — — —
2004–05 Ritten-Renon ITL 10 6 1 7 20 6 4 4 8 36
2004–05 HC Ambri-Piotta NLA — — — — — 1 0 0 0 2
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
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 68 20 28 48 82 — — — — —
2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 24 6 2 8 22 — — — — —
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 5 10 15 67 — — — — —
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 24 4 5 9 29 — — — — —
NHL totals 647 179 191 370 693 43 9 13 22 49

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 United States WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 93032
2006 United States WC 7th 722412
2010 United States OG 2nd, silver medalist(s) 63256
Senior totals 22841220

Awards and honors

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver
World Championships
2004 Prague
Award Year
NHL
All-Rookie Team 2004

References

  1. ↑ "Penalties hurt Pens in bid for 5th straight".
  2. ↑ NHL On-line ReportViewer
  3. ↑ Harlan, Chris (2008-06-03). "Malone's heart wasn't injured". Times Online. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  4. 1 2 "Malone and Roberts sign on with Lightning". TSN.ca. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Lightning's Ryan Malone arrested on DUI, cocaine charges". tampabay.com. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  6. ↑ "LIGHTNING USE COMPLIANCE BUYOUT ON F MALONE". TSN.ca. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Malone pleads no contest to DUI, agrees to diversion program on drug charge". tampabay.com. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  8. ↑ Strang, Katie (September 11, 2014). "Rangers sign Ryan Malone". ESPN New York. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ Peters, Chris (November 2, 2014). "Report: Rangers place Ryan Malone on waivers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ Cyrgalis, Brett (November 4, 2014). "With Zuccarello hurting, waived Malone steps back in". New York Post. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ Hartford, Wolfpack (November 10, 2014). "Conor Allen, Ryan Malone Assigned to Pack, Fast Recalled". Hartford Wolf Pack News. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Following problems with drug and alcohol abuse another NHL career comes to an end.". hockeyfeed.com. 2015-02-03.
  13. ↑ All-time uniform numbers for the Pittsburgh Penguins
  14. ↑ "Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone gives No. 12 to Simon Gagne gratis". TampaBay.com. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Malone charged with DUI, cocaine possession". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  16. ↑ "Malone pleads not guilty to cocaine, DUI charges". Tampa Bay Times. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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