Ryan Malone

Ryan Malone
Malone as a Ranger in 2014.
Born	(1979-12-01) December 1, 1979 (age 37) 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

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver
World Championships
	2004 Prague

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.

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.