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David Wilfred Maloney (born July 31, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1974–75 until 1984–85.

Dave Maloney
Born	(1956-07-31) July 31, 1956 (age 66) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1974 New York Rangers
Playing career	1974–1985

Playing career

Maloney was drafted 14th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played 657 career NHL games, scoring 71 goals and 246 assists for 317 points, as well as compiling 1154 penalty minutes. He was also the youngest player to serve as Captain for the New York Rangers and captained them to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals. That same year, Maloney, along with Phil Esposito and other Ranger teammates, recorded a song called the Hockey Sock Rock as a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.[1]

On December 6, 1984, the Rangers traded Maloney and Chris Renaud to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Steve Patrick and Jim Wiemer.[2]

Maloney played with his brother Don Maloney while with the Rangers.

Post-playing career

In 1990, he called the New York Rangers-Washington series on SportsChannel America along with Rick Peckham. From 1995 to 1998, he was a studio analyst for NHL on Fox. He currently serves as the colour commentator on Ranger radio broadcasts alongside Don La Greca and Kenny Albert. He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Maloney at No. 34 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	2
1972–73	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		49	8	21	29	101		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		69	15	53	68	109		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Providence Reds	AHL		58	5	28	33	122		6	0	6	6	6
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		4	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Providence Reds	AHL		26	5	17	22	81		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	New York Rangers	NHL		21	1	3	4	66		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	New York Rangers	NHL		66	3	18	21	100		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	New York Rangers	NHL		56	2	19	21	63		3	0	0	0	11
1978–79	New York Rangers	NHL		76	11	17	28	151		17	3	4	7	45
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		77	12	25	37	186		8	2	1	3	8
1980–81	New York Rangers	NHL		79	11	36	47	132		2	0	2	2	9
1981–82	New York Rangers	NHL		64	13	36	49	105		10	1	4	5	6
1982–83	New York Rangers	NHL		78	8	42	50	132		7	1	6	7	10
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		68	7	26	33	168		1	0	0	0	2
1984–85	New York Rangers	NHL		16	2	1	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		52	1	21	22	41		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				657	71	246	317	1154		49	7	17	24	91

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Rick Middleton	New York Rangers first round draft pick 1974	Succeeded by Wayne Dillon
Preceded by Phil Esposito	New York Rangers captain 1978–81	Succeeded by Walt Tkaczuk

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David Wilfred „Dave“ Maloney (* 31. Juli 1956 in Kitchener, Ontario) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1972 und 1985 unter anderem 706 Spiele für die New York Rangers und Buffalo Sabres in der National Hockey League (NHL) auf der Position des Verteidigers bestritten hat. Bei den New York Rangers, für die er den Großteil der Spiele absolvierte und im Rahmen der Stanley-Cup-Playoffs 1979 die Finalserie erreichte, war Maloney zwischen 1978 und 1980 der 17. Mannschaftskapitän der Franchise-Geschichte.

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