James Malatesta | |||
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | May 31, 2003||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
NHL draft | 133rd overall, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2023–present |
James Malatesta (born May 31, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Malatesta was born on May 31, 2003, in Montreal, Quebec [1] to parents Roger and Linda. [2]
Malatesta played major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before he was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth-round, 133rd overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft. [3]
During his final junior season with the Remparts in 2022–23, Malatesta was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on December 1, 2022. [4]
Malatesta was a member of Team Canada Black at the 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, playing five games with three goals and three assists. [5] [1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2018–19 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | ||
2019–20 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 68 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||
2022–23 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 55 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 16 | ||
2023–24 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 56 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2019 | Canada Black | U17 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
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