Ryan Lomberg

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Ryan Lomberg
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Lomberg with the Stockton Heat in 2015
Born (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 28)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Florida Panthers
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present

Ryan Lomberg (born December 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Junior

A native of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Lomberg began his junior hockey career in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), playing bit roles in parts of two seasons with the North York Rangers and the Upper Canada Patriots in 2009–10 and 2010–11. From there, he moved on to play for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in the 2011–12 season, emerging as the team's offensive leader with 40 points in 52 games, while adding 154 penalty minutes – enough for fifth in the league. [1]

Attending the University of Maine beginning with the 2012–13 school year, Lomberg played for the Maine Black Bears for two seasons, accumulating 18 goals and 14 assists over 66 games with the team. However, following the 2013–14 season, Lomberg left the school after being suspended from the Black Bears due to an assault and disorderly conduct charge, the latter of which he pleaded guilty to. [2]

Looking to get his hockey career back on track, Lomberg returned to the USHL for the 2014–15 season with the Youngstown Phantoms. Lomberg scored 24 goals and 43 points in the regular season while playing with future Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and serving as team captain [3] to help lead the Phantoms to the Anderson Cup.

Lomberg's play with the Phantoms caught the eye of the Calgary Flames' amateur scouting staff, earning him an invite to their annual fall development camp. [4] Lomberg impressed enough to earn a minor-league deal with the Stockton Heat, Calgary's AHL affiliate. The deal was announced in the wake of speculation that Lomberg would join Miami University's men's hockey team on a transfer from the University of Maine. [3]

Professional

Lomberg split his first professional season between the Heat and their ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder. Scoring at nearly a point-per-game pace with the Thunder, Lomberg earned extended time with the Heat throughout the system, going goalless with 3 assists and 42 penalty minutes in 15 AHL games during the 2015–16 AHL season.

Continuing with the Heat in 2016–17, Lomberg emerged as a more multi-dimensional player. In addition to his 127 penalty minutes, Lomberg scored 13 goals and 29 points in 68 games with the team, good for seventh and eighth on the team, respectively.

Lomberg (right) during a game against the Seattle Kraken in 2022. Ryan Lomberg and Jordan Eberle.jpg
Lomberg (right) during a game against the Seattle Kraken in 2022.

Impressed with his work ethic and determination, the Calgary Flames rewarded Lomberg with a two-year entry-level contract worth $710,000 per season in the NHL on March 17, 2017. [5] The deal came into effect at the beginning of the 2017–18 NHL season.

Looking to inject some energy into the lineup and forced to deal with the absence of Jaromír Jágr, the Flames recalled Lomberg on January 14, 2018. [6] He made his NHL debut eleven days later, on January 25, against the Edmonton Oilers. During the game, he fought the Oilers' Zack Kassian, and recorded 6:30 of total playing time.

After five seasons within the Flames organization, Lomberg left as a free agent to sign a two-year, $1.45 million contract with the Florida Panthers on October 9, 2020. [7] He played 34 games for the Panthers during the 2020–21 season, recording two goals and two assists in 34 games. On November 26, 2021, the Panthers re-signed Lomberg to a two-year contract extension. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 North York Rangers OJHL 40000
2010–11 Upper Canada Patriots OJHL1000040000
2011–12 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 52221840154
2012–13 University of Maine HE 32771442
2013–14 University of MaineHE341171840
2014–15 Youngstown Phantoms USHL5624194314641126
2015–16 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 43181735481233627
2015–16 Stockton Heat AHL 1503342
2016–17 Stockton HeatAHL6813162912710000
2017–18 Stockton HeatAHL57131528110
2017–18 Calgary Flames NHL 701115
2018–19 Stockton HeatAHL5812172972
2018–19 Calgary FlamesNHL400017
2019–20 Stockton HeatAHL211192014
2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL3422467610130
2021–22 Florida PanthersNHL5599189251012
2022–23 Florida PanthersNHL8212820881310122
NHL totals1822320432792430354

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