| Jordan Maletta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Maletta playing for the Cleveland Monsters in 2017 | |||
| Born | (1995-04-30)April 30, 1995 (age 29) St. Catharines,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Cleveland Monsters Tucson Roadrunners | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–2018 | ||
Jordan Maletta (born April 30, 1995) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeyforward. Maletta was signed as a free agent by theColumbus Blue Jackets on March 26, 2016. Prior to being signed by the Blue Jackets, he played junior ice hockey for theWindsor Spitfires and theNiagara Ice Dogs of theOntario Hockey League.[1][2]
In 2011, Jordan Maletta was the first-round pick for theWindsor Spitfires, and thirteenth overall pick, in theOHL Priority Selection.[1] Maletta played for Windsor throughout the 2011–12 season, playing in a total of 57 games with 5 goals scored, 15 assists, and 59 penalty minutes.[2] He started the 2012–13 season with Windsor, but was traded to theNiagara IceDogs on January 4, 2013.[3] Maletta played for the IceDogs for the remainder of the 2012–13 season and throughout the subsequent three seasons.[2] In his final season with the IceDogs, Maletta was named Niagara's Overage Player of the Year and was the team's nominee for the Red Tilson Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the Year after amassing a career high 34 goals. He served as assistant captain in his final two seasons in Niagara. Throughout his stint in the OHL, Maletta scored a total of 82 goals with 109 assists and 278 penalty minutes.[1]
On March 21, 2016, Jordan Maletta was signed by theColumbus Blue Jackets as a free agent prospect to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] He was assigned to the Blue JacketsAHL affiliateCleveland Monsters on September 30, 2016, and played with the Monsters throughout the2016–17 season.[1] Maletta competed in every game in the season for the Monsters finishing with 23 points in 76 games and 2nd on the team in fights.
In the2017–18 season, Maletta battled through a hand injury to make it back to the lineup, posting 4 assists in 28 games before he was dealt by the Blue Jackets to theArizona Coyotes in exchange for Ryan Kujawinski on February 26, 2018.[5] Maletta was dispatched to Arizona's affiliate, theTucson Roadrunners and made just 1 appearance in end the campaign.
On July 12, 2018, Maletta was part of a multi-player trade that saw his rights go to theChicago Blackhawks along withMarcus Krüger,Andrew Campbell, prospectMacKenzie Entwistle, and a fifth-round pick in 2019 in exchange for the contract ofMarian Hossa,Vinnie Hinostroza,Jordan Oesterle, and a third-round pick in 2019.[6] With Maletta not medically cleared to play in the following2018–19 season, on October 4, 2018, he was placed on unconditional waivers and mutually terminated from his contract with the Blackhawks to end his professional career.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 57 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 29 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 76 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 105 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada Ontario | U17 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||