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Ryan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979), nicknamed " Bugsy", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game.
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 United States Hockey League (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 three games of the 2002–03 with the American Hockey League (AHL)'s 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. Malone finished third on the team in scoring behind Dick Tärnström and Alexei Morozov. He 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 (Greg Malone) became only the second father-son duo in NHL history to score hat-tricks for the same team, along with Ken Hodge 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. NHL On-line ReportViewer
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 1 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Niklas Kronwall checked Malone and broke his nose. In Game 5, Malone 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 January 1, 2010, Malone was named to the United States Olympic ice hockey team, and went on to win a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
On April 11, 2014, Malone was arrested for DUI and cocaine possession in Tampa, Florida. The arrest occurred with one game left in the regular season.
On June 25, 2014, the Tampa Bay Lightning exercised their final compliance buyout to buy out the final year of Malone's contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. While a free agent, Malone told his agent not to field any free agent offers from the Philadelphia Flyers, out of respect to the Penguins organization due to their rivalry with the Flyers.
On August 18, 2014, Malone pleaded no contest to the charges stemming from his arrest in April.
On February 3, 2015, after Malone told the Rangers he was no longer interested in playing professionally, the Rangers placed Malone on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. He cleared waivers on February 4 and his contract was terminated, making him a free agent.
Malone has two sons from a previous marriage. He currently resides in Minnesota.
In 1996, Ryan's Midget AA team won the PAHL Playoffs.
| 1995–96 | Upper St. Clair High School | HS–PA | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Upper St. Clair High School | HS–PA | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Shattuck–Saint Mary's | HS–Prep | 69 | — |
| 1998–99 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 81 | 23 |
| 1999–00 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 68 | — |
| 2000–01 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 52 | — |
| 2001–02 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 76 | — |
| 2002–03 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 85 | — |
| 2002–03 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 2 | — |
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | — |
| 2004–05 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 36 | — |
| 2004–05 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 20 | 36 |
| 2004–05 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | — | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | — |
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 103 | 25 |
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 98 | — |
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 68 | — |
| 2010–11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 51 | 24 |
| 2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | — |
| 2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | — |
| 2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 67 | — |
| 2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | — |
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 29 | — |
| 2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 16 | — |
| 2022 | Grant Fuhr | 3ICE | — | — |
| 2004 | United States | WC | 2 | |
| 2006 | United States | WC | 7th | 12 |
| 2010 | United States | OG | 6 | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2004 |
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