Ryan McDonagh | |||
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Born |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | June 13, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers Barys Astana Nashville Predators | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
12th overall, 2007 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Ryan Patrick McDonagh (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in 2007, he played college hockey for the Badgers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also played for the New York Rangers, for whom he served as team captain from October 2014 until being traded to the Lightning in 2018. McDonagh won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021, before spending two seasons with the Nashville Predators.
McDonagh also competes internationally for the United States and was a member of the men's ice hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.