| Ryan Craig | |
|---|---|
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| Born | January 6, 1982, Abbotsford, BC, CAN |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning |
| NHL Draft | 255th overall, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Ryan Craig (born January 6, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Craig was drafted 255th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. 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 making his debut with the Lightning in the 2005–06 season.
On July 3, 2010—Craig signed a two-way, 1-year $500,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On June 13, 2011 Craig re-signed with the Penguins for one year.[1]
He is currently one of the captains of the Pittsburgh Penguins' American Hockey League team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Awards and honours[]
- 2002–03 - CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
- 2002–03 - WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
- Honored as the CHL’s Humanitarian of the Year for the 2002-03 season
- Served as the captain of the WHL’s Eastern All-Star Team in the 2002-03 Hershey Cup
- Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 2002-03
- Served as Brandon (WHL) team captain in each of his final two seasons
- Ranked sixth in the WHL in goals, first in game-winning goals (11) and tied for eighth in power play goals (17) in 2002-03
- Tied for Brandon’s team lead in scoring in 2002-03
- Named Brandon’s team MVP following the 2001-02 season
- Led Brandon in scoring in 2000-01…
- Made his WHL debut by appearing in one game with Brandon in 1997-98 as a 16-year-old
Personal life[]
Craig is married to Jaydee, who grew up in Souris, Manitoba. They have a son and a baby girl. [2][3]
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 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 73 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | NHL | 190 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |||
References[]
External links[]
- Ryan Craig's NHL player profile
- Official Tampa Bay Lightning profile
- Ryan Craig's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| 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 |
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