Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig (born January 6, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Craig was drafted 255th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He started his hockey career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and played for some years in the American Hockey League before making his debut with the Lightning in the 2005–06 season.
On July 3, 2010—Craig signed a two-way, 1-year $500,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On June 13, 2011 Craig re-signed with the Penguins for one year.http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=565682&cmpid=pit-fb-pghpenguins
He is currently one of the captains of the Pittsburgh Penguins' American Hockey League team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
==Awards and honours==
*2002–03 - CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
*2002–03 - WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
*Honored as the CHL’s Humanitarian of the Year for the 2002-03 season
*Served as the captain of the WHL’s Eastern All-Star Team in the 2002-03 Hershey Cup
*Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 2002-03
*Served as Brandon (WHL) team captain in each of his final two seasons
*Ranked sixth in the WHL in goals, first in game-winning goals (11) and tied for eighth in power play goals (17) in 2002-03
*Tied for Brandon’s team lead in scoring in 2002-03
*Named Brandon’s team MVP following the 2001-02 season
*Led Brandon in scoring in 2000-01…
*Made his WHL debut by appearing in one game with Brandon in 1997-98 as a 16-year-old
==Personal life==
Craig is married to Jaydee, who grew up in Souris, Manitoba. They have a son and a baby girl. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=485291http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=1755
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		54 	11 	12 	23 	46 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
1999–00	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		65 	17 	19 	36 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		70 	38 	33 	71 	49 		6 	3 	0 	3 	7
2001–02	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		52 	29 	35 	64 	52 		19 	11 	10 	21 	13
2002–03	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		60 	42 	32 	74 	69 		17 	5 	8 	13 	29
2003–04	Pensacola Ice Pilots 	ECHL 		5 	3 	5 	8 	0 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
2003–04	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		61 	4 	8 	12 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		80 	27 	14 	41 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		28 	12 	10 	22 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		48 	15 	13 	28 	6 		5 	0 	0 	0 	10
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		72 	14 	13 	27 	55 		6 	0 	0 	0 	12
2007–08	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		2 	1 	2 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		7 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		54 	2 	4 	6 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		73 	23 	22 	45 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		71 	19 	29 	48 	84 		12 	3 	4 	7 	12
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	Totals 	NHL 		190 	32 	31 	63 	148 		11 	0 	0 	0 	22
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Official Tampa Bay Lightning profile
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Category:Born in 1982
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players