| Born: | June 13, 1989 | Draft: | 2007 Canadiens, 12th Overall |
| Hometown: | St. Paul, MN, USA | Position: | Defense |
| Known For: | Shoots: | Left | |
| National Team: | USA | Current Team: | Nashville Predators |
Ryan Patrick McDonagh (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Nashville Predators 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 two Stanley Cups as a member of the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. He then was traded again, this time to the Predators in 2022.
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.
Ryan McDonagh Statistics
Trade Tracker
| Date | Traded From | Traded With | Traded To | Traded For |
| June 30, 2009 |  | Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik Christopher Higgins |  | Tom Pyatt Scott Gomez Michael Busto |
| Feb. 26, 2018 | | J.T. Miller |  | 2018 1st-Round Pick (Nils Lundkvist) 2019 Conditional 2nd-Round Pick (Karl Henriksson) Vladislav Namestnikov Libor Hajek Brett Howden |
| July 3, 2022 | | — |  | Philippe Myers Grant Mismash |
Deeper Dive
- Lightning Trade Ryan McDonagh to Predators For Myers & Mismash
- Lightning’s McDonagh Contributes Consistency & Leadership for Another Stanley Cup Run
- Steve Yzerman’s Best Lightning Trades
- Ryan McDonagh’s Playoff Experience Has Prepared Him for Success
- McDonagh Is Quietly Becoming One of the Lightning’s MVP’s
Achievements
- 2006-07 U18 WJC Silver Medal
- 2006-07 USHS Minnesota Mr. Hockey (Best Minnesota High School Player)
- 2008-09 NCAA (WCHA) All-Academic Team
- 2009-10 NCAA (WCHA) All-Academic Team
- 2009-10 NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
- 2013-14 NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (13)
- 2015-16 NHL All-Star Game
- 2016-17 NHL All-Star Game
- 2019-20 NHL Stanley Cup Champion
- 2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Champion
