James Malatesta
| James Malatesta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 31, 2003 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
133rd overall, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
James Malatesta (born May 31, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Personal life
Malatesta was born on May 31, 2003, in Montreal, Quebec[1] to parents Roger and Linda.[2]
Playing career
Malatesta played major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before he was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth-round, 133rd overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft.[3]
During his final junior season with the Remparts in 2022–23, Malatesta was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on December 1, 2022.[4]
International play
Malatesta was a member of Team Canada Black at the 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, playing five games with three goals and three assists.[5][1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 2019–20 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 68 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 55 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 56 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canada Black | U17 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||||
References
- ^ a b "James Malatesta". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Svoboda, Jeff (April 2, 2024). "SvoNotes: Malatesta enjoying his time in the NHL". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Wheeler, Scott (September 28, 2021). "'He's a pit bull': Blue Jackets prospect James Malatesta is built for the next level". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "CBJ sign Luca Del Bel Belluz and James Malatesta to entry-level contracts". Columbus Blue Jackets. December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge 66 Player Canada Roster". Hockey Canada.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database