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Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig was born January 6, 1982 in Abbotsford, B.C. The eighth round, 255th overall selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Craig is a graduate of the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings.

An offensively gifted forward, Craig played five full seasons in Brandon registering 268 points (137-131-268) capturing numerous honours including; CHL Humanitarian of the Year (2003) and WHL East First All-Star Team. Following an impressive junior career, Craig made his professional debut during the 2003-04 season, splitting his time between the AHLs Hershey Bears and the ECHL's Pensacola Ice Pilots.

In 2004-05, Craig joined the AHL's Springfield Falcons and went on to register 41 points on the strength of 27 goals before going on to make his NHL debut with Tampa Bay during the 2005-06 season.

On July 2, 2010, as an ubnrestricted free agent, Craig signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1997-98	Abbotsford Mercurys	Minor-BC	80	118	120	238	110
1997-98	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	1	0	0	0	0	+1
1998-99	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	54	11	12	23	46	-3	5	0	0	0	4
1999-00	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	65	17	19	36	40	-9
2000-01	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	70	38	33	71	49	+7	6	3	0	3	7
2001-02	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	52	29	35	64	52	+19	19	11	10	21	13
2002-03	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	60	42	32	74	69	+22	17	5	8	13	29
2003-04	Hershey Bears	AHL	61	4	8	12	24	+1
2003-04	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL	5	3	5	8	0	+4	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	5	0	0	0	10
2005-06	Springfield Falcons	AHL	28	12	10	22	14	-3
2006-07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	72	14	13	27	55	-11	6	0	0	0	12
2007-08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	7	1	1	2	0	-1
2007-08	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
2009-10	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	73	23	22	45	64	+6
2010-11	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	6	0	0	0	22	-3
2010-11	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	AHL	71	19	29	48	84	+6	12	3	4	7	12
2011-12	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	AHL	68	11	19	30	70	-8	12	1	3	4	2
2012-13	Springfield Falcons	AHL	75	20	27	47	71	0	8	2	2	4	7
2013-14	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	6	0	0	0	0	-3
2013-14	Springfield Falcons	AHL	55	18	15	33	52	-5	5	4	1	5	4
2014-15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
2014-15	Springfield Falcons	AHL	67	17	20	37	60	+3
2015-16	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL	60	9	11	20	38	+1	17	3	10	13	8
2016-17	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	71	11	11	22	25	-6
NHL Totals			198	32	31	63	148		11	0	0	0	22


WHL East First All-Star Team (2003) Canadian Major Junior Humanitarian Player of the Year (2003)	Missed majority of 2007-08 due to recurring back and knee injuries. Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 2, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Springfield (AHL), July 19, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 6, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Lake Erie (AHL), June 29, 2015. Officially announced his retirement, June 9, 2017.

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