Jordan Maletta

Jordan Maletta (born April 30, 1995) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Maletta was signed as a free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 26, 2016. Prior to being signed by the Blue Jackets, he played junior ice hockey for the Windsor Spitfires and the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career Junior In 2011, Jordan Maletta was the first-round pick for the Windsor Spitfires, and thirteenth overall pick, in the OHL Priority Selection. Maletta played for the IceDogs for the remainder of the 2012–13 season and throughout the subsequent three seasons. He was assigned to the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters on September 30, 2016, and played with the Monsters throughout the 2016–17 season. Maletta was dispatched to Arizona's affiliate, the Tucson 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 the Chicago Blackhawks along with Marcus Krüger, Andrew Campbell, prospect MacKenzie Entwistle, and a fifth-round pick in 2019 in exchange for the contract of Marian Hossa, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jordan Oesterle, and a third-round pick in 2019. With Maletta not medically cleared to play in the following 2018–19 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs 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 — — — — —

International 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