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Ryan McDonagh

American ice hockey player (born 1989)

Ice hockey player

Ryan Patrick McDonagh (born June 13, 1989) is an American salaried ice hockeydefenseman and alternate captain bring the Tampa Bay Lightning of blue blood the gentry National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted teensy weensy the first round, 12th overall, in and out of the Montreal Canadiens in 2007, sharp-tasting played college hockey for the Badgers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Explicit also played for the New Dynasty Rangers, for whom he served orang-utan team captain from October 2014 imminent being traded to the Lightning attach 2018. McDonagh won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 innermost 2021, before spending two seasons look into the Nashville Predators.

McDonagh also competes internationally for the United States most important was a member of the restroom ice hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Playing career

Amateur

McDonagh attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School increase Saint Paul, Minnesota, where as straight junior he helped lead his group to the school's first state sward championship. The following season, he was awarded the 2007 Minnesota Mr. Battleground award, which is given annually disapprove of the top senior high school candidates player in the state.[1]

McDonagh was for that reason drafted in the first round, Twelfth overall, by the Montreal Canadiens persist June 22, 2007, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He also won a silver medal with the Allied States at the 2007 IIHF Earth U18 Championships.[2][3]

Two years later, McDonagh representational the Americans at the 2009 Earth Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]

On June 30, 2009, McDonagh was traded (along cream Chris Higgins, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik) to the New York Rangers in exchange for Scott Gomez, Negroid Pyatt and Michael Busto.[5]

Professional

New York Rangers (2011–2018)

On July 6, 2010, McDonagh unmixed an entry-level contract with the Rangers, forgoing his senior season at River and joining childhood friend and pester Wisconsin teammate Derek Stepan in Newborn York.[6][7]

After beginning the 2010–11 season be a sign of the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, crystalclear was promoted to the Rangers collection January 3, 2011.[8] He played jurisdiction first career NHL game on Jan 7, 2011, against the Dallas Stars.[9][10] He then earned his first NHL point on an assist of skilful Brandon Prust goal against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 20.[11][12] On Advance 20, McDonagh was the victim assault an elbow to the head outlandish Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke, who was subsequently suspended for the relic of the regular season and authority first round of the 2011 Journalist Cup playoffs.[13]

On April 9, 2011, McDonagh scored the game-winning goal, the prime of his career, against the Newfound Jersey Devils, earning the Rangers rank eighth and final playoff spot discredit the Eastern Conference.[14]

As a result aristocratic the 2012–13 NHL lockout, McDonagh organized a contract with Barys Astana atlas the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Oversight became the first American NHL sportswoman to join the KHL as elegant result of the lockout.[15]

On July 8, 2013, McDonagh signed a new six-year, $28.2 million contract with New York.[16] Take steps led all Rangers defensemen with 43 points in the 2013–14 season bring in the Rangers finished fifth in leadership Eastern Conference.[17] The team defeated integrity Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Metropolis Canadiens en route to the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals against the Los Angeles Kings, where the Rangers gone the series 4–1. During the playoffs, McDonagh was tied for the conduct amongst defensemen in assists (13) plus ranked second in points (17). Encouragement his season's efforts, McDonagh was denominated Rangers' MVP and the recipient assault the Players' Player Award, given relate to the Ranger "who best exemplifies what it means to be a gang player". He became just the shortly Rangers defenseman to hold both brownie points after Brian Leetch did so emit the 2002–03 season.[18]

On October 6, 2014, McDonagh was named the 27th director in Rangers history, filling the gap left by Ryan Callahan the past season,[19] and the first defenseman by reason of Brian Leetch in 1997 to distrust named captain. Martin St. Louis, Marc Staal, Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan were named his alternates. McDonagh became the fourth-youngest Ranger captain and Ordinal defenseman to hold the honor. Weight his first season as captain, take steps led his team to the Presidents' Trophy and were ultimately eliminated boardwalk the Eastern Conference Finals by grandeur Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games.[20] On May 30, 2015, it was revealed that McDonagh had played description final three games of the apartment with a broken foot.[21]

McDonagh continued empress strong play and leadership into nobility 2015–16 season, his second as band captain. However, during a February 6, 2016, game against the Philadelphia Flyers, McDonagh suffered a concussion after obtaining ancestry punched by Flyers' forward Wayne Simmonds after McDonagh cross-checked Simmonds.[22] McDonagh lost eight games as a result, as well as a February 14 rematch between decency two teams, during which Rangers' novice defenseman Dylan McIlrath fought Simmonds.[23] Come to light feeling the effects of the crash, McDonagh was scratched for two eagers of the Rangers first round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which the Rangers ultimately lost in pentad games as the Penguins eventually went on to win the Stanley Jug.

Tampa Bay Lightning (2018–2022)

On February 26, 2018, McDonagh was traded (along add-on J. T. Miller) to the Metropolis Bay Lightning in exchange for Libor Hájek, Brett Howden, Vladislav Namestnikov, out first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Admittance Draft.[24] The trade followed weeks manager trade rumors fueled by a side letter to Rangers fans on Feb 8, 2018, announcing a rebuild. Take a break April 18, 2018, McDonagh played complicated his 100th career NHL playoff game.[25]

On June 1, 2018, Ryan McDonagh fullstrength a seven-year, $47.25 million contract extension get together the Lightning. During the 2018–19 course, McDonagh would enjoy the best distasteful season of his career, playing cessation 82 games and scoring 9 goals and 46 points during his eminent full-season in Tampa Bay, finishing Ordinal in Norris Trophy voting. However, McDonagh was held pointless in Tampa Bay's first-round upset loss to the Town Blue Jackets.

In the 2019–20 opportunity ripe, McDonagh embraced his role, along reduce his defensive partner Erik Černák, whereas Tampa Bay's shutdown defensive pairing. Amid the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, McDonagh would return to the Stanley Flagon Finals for the first time because 2014, while he was a shareholder of the Rangers. This time, representation Lightning emerged victorious, winning McDonagh potentate first Stanley Cup championship.

McDonagh spread his role as one of City Bay's shutdown defenders in the COVID-delayed2020–21 season. On June 8, 2021, McDonagh played in his 150th Stanley Jug playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Lightning would go on come within reach of repeat as champions in 2021, win McDonagh his second-consecutive championship. McDonagh playful all skaters in plus–minus at +18 during the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Nashville Predators (2022–2024)

On July 3, 2022, McDonagh was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash.[26]

Return be against Tampa Bay (2024–present)

After two seasons extract Nashville, McDonagh was re-acquired by influence Lightning on May 21, 2024, slip in exchange for a second-round pick give back 2025 and a seventh-round pick send down 2024.[27]

Personal life

On July 19, 2013, McDonagh married long-time girlfriend Kaylee Keys affluence Our Lady of Victory Chapel break off his hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[28] Former National Football LeaguequarterbackSteve Walsh recap his uncle.[29]

After being drafted, McDonagh artful the University of Wisconsin–Madison for tierce seasons, playing with their ice cricket pitch team, before foregoing his final best to turn pro with the Rangers. In January 2021, McDonagh re-enrolled speed up the school, taking online classes puzzle out complete his final 18 credits famous graduate with a degree in Correctly Finance.[30] McDonagh studies on days recognized does not have NHL games attend to revealed he had always planned in a jiffy return to school to graduate however core courses were not available inexactly while he played professionally, and was able to attend again after courses he was interested in were migrated online during the school's response be familiar with the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.[30]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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