James Malatesta
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = James Malatesta
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|31}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 191
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Columbus Blue Jackets
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Cleveland Monsters
| ntl_team =
| draft = 133rd overall
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_team = Columbus Blue Jackets
| career_start = 2023
| career_end =
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James Malatesta (born May 31, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Personal life
Malatesta was born on May 31, 2003, in Montreal, Quebec{{cite web |title=James Malatesta |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/484164/james-malatesta |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=December 20, 2024}} to parents Roger and Linda.{{cite web |last1=Svoboda |first1=Jeff |title=SvoNotes: Malatesta enjoying his time in the NHL |url=https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/svonotes-james-malatesta-enjoying-time-in-nhl |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 20, 2024 |date=April 2, 2024}}
Playing career
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.{{cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=Scott |title=‘He’s a pit bull’: Blue Jackets prospect James Malatesta is built for the next level |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2832415/2021/09/28/hes-a-pit-bull-blue-jackets-prospect-james-malatesta-is-built-for-the-next-level/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |publisher=The New York Times |date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616154137/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2832415/2021/09/28/hes-a-pit-bull-blue-jackets-prospect-james-malatesta-is-built-for-the-next-level/ |archive-date=June 16, 2024}}
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.{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/cbj-sign-luca-del-bel-belluz-and-james-malatesta-to-entry-level-contra-338254224 | title = CBJ sign Luca Del Bel Belluz and James Malatesta to entry-level contracts | publisher = Columbus Blue Jackets | date = December 1, 2022 | accessdate = November 14, 2024 }}
International play
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/national-championships/men/world-u17/2019/schedule-results/can-full-roster|publisher=Hockey Canada|title=2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge 66 Player Canada Roster }}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | AHL | 56 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24
| NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 11 ! 2 ! 2 ! 4 ! 5 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
=International=
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| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2019
| Canada Black | U17 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 5 ! 3 ! 3 ! 6 ! 14 |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Cleveland Monsters players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Quebec Remparts players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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