Ryan Lomberg

Ryan Lomberg (born December 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lomberg won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024.

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.

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.

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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

After helping the Panthers claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, Lomberg left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $4 million contract in a return with his original club, the Calgary Flames, on July 1, 2024.

Lomberg signed a two-year, $2.6 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10North York Rangers OJHL4 00 0 0 — — — — —2010–11 Upper Canada Patriots OJHL 1 0 0 0 040 0 0 02011–12 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 52 22 18 40 154 — — — — — 2012–13 University of Maine HE 32 7 7 14 42————— 2013–14 University of Maine HE 34 117 1840 — — — — — 2014–15 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 56 24 19 43 1464 1 1 2 6 2015–16 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 43 18 17 35 48 12 3 3 6 27 2015–16 Stockton Heat AHL 15 0 3 3 42 — — — — — 2016–17 Stockton Heat AHL 68 13 16 29 127 1 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Stockton Heat AHL 57 13 15 28 110 — — — — — 2017–18 Calgary Flames NHL 7 0 1 1 15 — — — — — 2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 58 12 17 29 72 — — — — — 2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 17 — — — — — 2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 21 11 9 20 14 — — — — — 2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 34 2 2 4 67 6 1 0 1 30 2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 55 9 9 18 92 5 1 0 1 2 2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 82 12 8 20 88 13 1 0 1 22 2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 75 5 2 7 80 8 0 0 0 10 2024–25 Calgary Flames NHL 80 3 10 13 57 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Flames NHL 57 4 5 9 59 — — — — — NHL totals 394 35 37 72 475 32 3 0 3 64

Awards and honours Award Year RefNHL Stanley Cup Champion 2024