Ryan Malone Ryan Malone ( born December 1 , 1979 ) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Ryan Malone was drafted in the fourth round , 115th overall by the 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 . He 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 . Playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi during the 2006 – 07 season , Malone notched his first four - point NHL game on December 13 , 2006 against the Philadelphia Flyers . Two days later , he scored his first NHL hat trick , against the New York Islanders . With this feat , Malone and his father became only the second father - son duo in NHL history to score hat - tricks for the same team , along with Ken Hodge , Sr . and Ken Hodge , Jr . Malone achieved another career oddity against the Islanders on February 19 , 2007 , when he recorded his second career hat trick by scoring a goal in the first minute of all three periods . In January 2008 , Malone and defenceman Darryl Sydor were named as alternate captains for the Penguins , following the departure of Mark Recchi and a long - term injury to Gary Roberts . In game one of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals , Niklas Kronwall checked Malone and broke his nose . In game five , he took a Hal Gill slapshot in the face , opening a gash on his cheek and damaging his nose again . He returned for the rest of the game . On June 28 , 2008 , the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired exclusive negotiation rights with Malone and Gary Roberts from the Penguins for a third - round draft pick in 2009 . One day later , the Lightning signed Malone to a seven - year contract worth $ 31 . 5 million , which pays him $ 6 million for the first season . Roberts then signed a one - year deal the next day . On January 1 , 2010 , it was announced that Malone would play on the 2010 US Men ' s Olympic Hockey Team . Family . Ryan is the son of former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Greg Malone and is the first Pittsburgh area native to play for the Penguins . Ryan ' s jersey number was # 12 in tribute to his father Greg , who wore that number for Pittsburgh . Before the 2010 - 2011 season , he relinquished his # 12 jersey to Simon Gagne , and began wearing # 6 . Prior to Ryan signing with Tampa Bay in the 2008 offseason , the Lightning hired Greg as their head scout for professional talent . His Cousin Bradley Malone is a forward in the AHL Malone is also known for his entourage of tattoos across his body . Malone and his wife Abby have two sons , William Ryan " Will " Malone and Cooper James Malone .