Jayson Megna
Jayson Megna (born February 1, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Megna was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but grew up in Northbrook, Illinois.
| Jayson Megna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Megna with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2013 | |||
| Born |
February 1, 1990 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Eagles (AHL) Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Megna played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team.[1]
He played high school hockey at Glenbrook North High School and Tabor Academy. He graduated in 2009 and then went to the USHL where he played two seasons with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders. After two seasons with Cedar Rapids, Jayson went to University of Nebraska at Omaha where he played on the same team as his brother Jaycob Megna. While there, Jayson was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.
Following his freshman year Jayson attended the Pittsburgh Penguins development camp and on August 1, 2012 he signed a two-way contract with an annual value of $925,000. In the 2013–14 season, on October 24, 2013, Jayson was recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).[2] He made his NHL debut versus the New York Islanders on October 25, 2013. He scored his first NHL point, an assist, and also his first NHL goal against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 28, 2013.[3]
On July 1, 2015, Megna left the Penguins organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers.[4] He began the 2015–16 season with the Rangers' AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolfpack, and was promoted to the Rangers on November 30, 2015.[5] Megna returned to the Wolfpack on January 22, 2016 for a brief stint.[6] He was later recalled by the Rangers on April 20, 2016, from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[7]
With his contract with the Rangers completed, Megna secured a one-year, one-way deal as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2016.[8] He was reassigned to the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets to start the season but was recalled to the Canucks on October 24, 2016.[9] On December 8, 2016 he scored two goals to help the Canucks defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 5–1 for his first career multi-goal game.[10]
On April 2, 2017, Megna signed a one-year extension with the Canucks for the 2017–18 season.[11]
On July 1, 2018, Megna signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals for the 2018–19 season.[12] Playing with the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, Megna was used in a top six forward role to produce 20 goals and 43 points in 71 games during the regular season and added 8 points in 9 postseason outings.
As a free agent from the Capitals, Megna agreed to one-year, two-way $700,000 contract with his fifth NHL club, the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2019.[13]
Personal
His younger brother Jaycob (born December 10, 1992) is also a professional hockey player, contracted by the Vegas Golden Knights.[14] His father, Jay, was a defensive back for the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints in the 1980s.[15]
He is married to Taylor Craig, daughter of 1980 U.S. Olympic goaltender, Jim Craig.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 56 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 60 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks | WCHA | 38 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 56 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 63 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 65 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 25 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 43 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 121 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Penguins Recall Forward Jayson Megna". Pittsburgh Penguins. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- "Rookie Jayson Megna has 1st career goal, assist in Penguins' 3–1 win over Hurricanes". National Hockey League. October 28, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- "Rangers agree to terms with free agent forward Jayson Megna". New York Rangers. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- Gorman, D. (November 30, 2015). "Rangers center Derek Stepan out 4 to 6 weeks". AP Sports.
- Brett Cyrgalis (January 22, 2016). "Megna returned to Wolf Pack". Retrieved January 22, 2016 – via Twitter.
- "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Canucks sign Jayson Megna to one-year deal". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- "Canucks Recall Megna and Stecher from the Comets". National Hockey League. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- "Jack Skille, Jayson Megna power Canucks to win". National Hockey League. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Jayson Megna signed to one-year extension". canucks.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- "Washington Capitals sign Michael Sgarbossa, Jayson Megna". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- "Avalanche signs Megna, Renouf and Tynan". Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- "Jaycob Megna player profile". Anaheim Ducks. November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- "Megna's career path followed hockey passion, not family football lineage". The Vancouver Sun. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database