Jeff Malott

 ( 1996 Births ) 

Malott opened the 2017–18 season with a goal in Cornell's 5–1 victory over Alabama–Huntsville. On November 11, Malott had a point in every goal of Cornell's 3–2 comeback victory over Harvard, with assists on the opening and game-winning goals and scoring the game-tier. On December 30, he assisted on every goal of Kyle Betts's hat-trick against Canisius. He finished his sophomore season with six goals and 17 points in 28 games and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

Malott missed three weeks of the 2018–19 season with an injury but returned on November 30 to score his first goal of his junior season. He was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on February 11 after scoring two goals in Cornell's 5–0 shutout win over Clarkson, followed by an assist the next night in their 3–1 victory over St. Lawrence. In the ECAC Hockey Championship quarterfinals, Malott scored the final goal of the series to win the game 4–2 for Cornell over Union. Malott was injured in the final game of the season, Cornell's 3–2 overtime loss to Clarkson in the ECAC Hockey Championship. He scored six goals and 14 points in 27 games that season, with 12 of those points coming in his final 16 games.

Malott was one of three captains that Cornell named for the 2019–20 season. Cornell was the last team in the United States to remain undefeated in the 2019–20 season when they won 3–1 over the other undefeated team, Harvard, on December 6. Malott scored the first goal in Cornell's 3–1 win, moving the Big Red to 10–0 overall. Their unbeaten streak ended there, however, as they lost 2–1 to Dartmouth the following day. He finished his senior season with six goals and 13 points in 39 games. Malott was a finalist for the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward award, as he was the only college hockey player in the country who was never on the ice for a full strength goal against his team, giving him a +15 plus–minus rating.

On May 31, 2021, the Jets signed Malott to a one-year, two-way contract worth $780,000 for the season. On February 28, 2022, Malott went Viral video when he won a shootout against the Chicago Wolves and proceeded to skate off the ice without celebrating the victory. Malott was promoted to the Jets on March 20 after scoring 32 goals and 48 points with the Moose since his professional hockey debut. Malott made his NHL debut that night for the Jets' 6–4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, recording three hits in just over four minutes of ice time. He was reassigned to the Moose the following day.