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Ryan Craig
Ryan Craig
Born (1982-01-06)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[]


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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