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Canada Ryan Craig
#12 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 16/17
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Humanitarian of the Year 1
1-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 06, 1982
Position
C/LW
Age
42
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Abbotsford, BC, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Abbotsford MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 8 #255 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning

Brother: Jarrett Craig

Team Staff profile of Ryan Craig also available

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Ryan Craig Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Abbotsford Mercurys Midget 80* 118* 120* 238* 110* -* |
Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
1998-99 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 54* 11* 12* 23* 46* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -3
1999-00 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 65* 17* 19* 36* 40* -9* |
2000-01 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70* 38* 33* 71* 49* 7* | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 7 -2
2001-02 Brandon Wheat Kings “C” WHL 52* 29* 35* 64* 52* 19* | Playoffs 19 11 10 21 13 7
2002-03 Brandon Wheat Kings “C” WHL 60* 42* 32* 74* 69* 22* | Playoffs 17 5 8 13 29 5
2003-04 Hershey Bears AHL 61* 4* 8* 12* 24* 1* |
Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 5* 3* 5* 8* 0* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
2004-05 Springfield Falcons AHL 80* 27* 14* 41* 50* -21* |
2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 48* 15* 13* 28* 6* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 10 -3
Springfield Falcons “C” AHL 28* 12* 10* 22* 14* -3* |
2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 72* 14* 13* 27* 55* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 12 -1
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 2* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 54* 2* 4* 6* 60* -7* |
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 5* 0* |
Norfolk Admirals “C” AHL 73* 23* 22* 45* 64* 6* |
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 22* -3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “C” AHL 71* 19* 29* 48* 84* 6* | Playoffs 12 3 4 7 12 7
2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “C” AHL 68* 11* 19* 30* 70* -8* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 2 1
2012-13 Springfield Falcons “C” AHL 75* 20* 27* 47* 71* 0* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 7 -7
2013-14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Springfield Falcons “C” AHL 55* 18* 15* 33* 52* -5* | Playoffs 5 4 1 5 4 -1
2014-15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Springfield Falcons “C” AHL 67* 17* 20* 37* 60* 3* |
2015-16 Lake Erie Monsters “C” AHL 60* 9* 11* 20* 38* 1* | Playoffs 17 3 10 13 8 4
2016-17 Cleveland Monsters “C” AHL 71* 11* 11* 22* 25* -6* |

Ryan Craig Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Abbotsford Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ryan Craig Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 12 711* 172* 188* 360* 0.51* 554* -25* | 5 54 13 * 20 * 33 * 0.61 * 33 * 4 *
ECHL 1 5* 3* 5* 8* 1.60* 0* 4* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
Midget 1 80* 118* 120* 238* 2.98* 110* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 198* 32* 31* 63* 0.32* 148* -7* | 2 11 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 22 * -4 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 302* 137* 131* 268* 0.89* 256* 37* | 4 47 19 * 18 * 37 * 0.79 * 53 * 7 *

Ryan Craig Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/09/2017
06/09/2017 Confirmed Cleveland Monsters Retired
06/29/2015
06/29/2015 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Lake Erie Monsters
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Springfield Falcons Columbus Blue Jackets
07/19/2012
07/19/2012 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Springfield Falcons
06/14/2011
06/14/2011 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/02/2010
07/02/2010 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 2 #34 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Springfield Falcons

Career transactions
- 2012-07-19 • Signed to a one-year contract by Springfield Falcons
- 2011-06-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2010-07-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2008-07-02 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by Tampa bay Lightning
- 2007-08-06 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by Tampa bay Lightning in salary arbitration
- 2006-07-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by Tampa bay Lightning
- 2004-07-10 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Tampa Bay Lightning