James Malatesta
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | May 31, 2003 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Pointe-Claire, QC | Height: | 5'9" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 179 |
| Position: | Left Wing | Commit: | Quebec Ramparts |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Futures Draft | 2019 | 4 | 53 | Lincoln Stars |
| QMJHL Entry Draft | 2019 | 7 | 116 | Québec Remparts |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2021 | 5 | 133 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | LW | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Cleveland Monsters | F | 2025-09-28 |
| Québec Remparts | Columbus Blue Jackets | F | 2022-12-01 |
| Lac St-Louis Lions | Québec Remparts | F | 2019-08-29 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| QM15AAA E Bronze Medal | 2016-2017 | |
| QM15AAA E Champion | 2017-2018 | |
| QGC-16 Champion | 2018-2019 | |
| CWG Champion | 2018-2019 | |
| QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) | QMJHL | 2022-2023 |
| QMJHL Champion | QMJHL | 2022-2023 |
| CHL Memorial Cup Champion | CHL jr | 2022-2023 |
| CHL Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player (Stafford Smythe Trophy) | CHL jr | 2022-2023 |
| CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team | CHL jr | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Lac St-Louis Lions Nord | QC Int PW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Montréal Jr. Canadiens | QC Int PW | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Lac St-Louis Lions Nord U15 AAA | QM15AAA E | 23 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 46 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Lac St-Louis Lions Nord U15 AAA | QM15AAA E | 25 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 80 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Lac St-Louis Lions Black M17 AAA | QM17AAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QM18AAA | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 52 | Playoffs | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 |
| 2018-2019 | Team Québec | CWG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Team Québec Blue | QGC-16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 29 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Canada Black U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 68 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 49 | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022-2023 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 55 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 64 | Playoffs | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022-2023 | Québec Remparts | Memorial Cup | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 56 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 79 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-2025 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 41 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 49 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025-2026 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70 | ||||||