Ryan Craig

Jersey Number: 12

Center

6'2" (188cm)

January 6, 1982

Left

213 lbs (97kg)

Abbotsford, British Columbia, CAN

Completed his NHL career while with Columbus, appearing eight contests over two seasons from 2013-15.
Finished his eight-year NHL career with 32-31-63 and 148 penalty minutes in 198 games with the Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning from 2005-15.
Scored in his NHL debut with the Lightning on Dec. 17, 2005 vs. Detroit (Chris Osgood).
Set single-season career highs in his rookie campaign with Tampa Bay, finishing with 15-13-28 in 48 contests in 2005-06.
Spent majority of his time in the Blue Jackets organization in the American Hockey League with Springfield, Lake Erie and Cleveland from 2012-17 and captained Lake Erie to the 2016 Calder Cup.
Served as captain in the AHL for seven-straight seasons from 2010-17.
Contributed 11-11-22 in 71 games with the Monsters and participated in the AHL All-Star Game in 2016-17 in his final season of professional hockey.
Totaled 172-188-360 in 711 games over 12 AHL seasons, suiting up for Cleveland, Lake Erie, Springfield, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Norfolk and Hershey from 2003-17.
Played junior hockey for the Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings from 1997-2003.
Won both the WHL and CHL Humanitarian of the Year award in 2002-03.
Shifted behind the bench following his playing career and served as an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights from 2017-23, helping the club win the 2023 Stanley Cup. Named the head coach of the franchise’s AHL affiliate, Henderson Silver Knights the following season.

Season	GP	+/-	SOG
2013-2014	6	-3	4
2014-2015	2	0	2
Totals	8	-3	6

Drafted by Tampa Bay in the eighth-round, 255^th overall, in the 2002 NHL Draft.
Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 5, 2013.