Dan Maloney
Encyclopedia
Daniel Charles "Snowshoes" Maloney (born September 24, 1950) is a former ice hockey
left winger
in the NHL
and former NHL coach.
Drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks
in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Maloney played two seasons for the Blackhawks and later played for the Los Angeles Kings
, Detroit Red Wings
and Toronto Maple Leafs
tallying 192 goals, 259 assists and 451 points in 737 games over the course of his playing career. Upon retiring as a player he was offered an assistant coach position with the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 1982, and promoted to head coach in 1984. He coached 2 seasons with the Leafs, then coached 3 more years as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets.
Danny Maloney is also known as having had one of the hardest right-hand punches in his day, and is considered by many hockey fans to have been the greatest fighter in NHL history.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and former NHL coach.
Drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Maloney played two seasons for the Blackhawks and later played for the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
and Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
tallying 192 goals, 259 assists and 451 points in 737 games over the course of his playing career. Upon retiring as a player he was offered an assistant coach position with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1982, and promoted to head coach in 1984. He coached 2 seasons with the Leafs, then coached 3 more years as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets.
Danny Maloney is also known as having had one of the hardest right-hand punches in his day, and is considered by many hockey fans to have been the greatest fighter in NHL history.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1967-68 Markham Seal-A-Wax MJBHL 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1968-69 London Knights OHA 53 12 28 40 62 -- -- -- -- --
1969-70 London Knights OHA 54 31 35 66 232 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 12 14 26 174 10 0 1 1 8
1971-72 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 72 25 45 70 161 12 4 5 9 44
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57 13 17 30 63 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 14 4 7 11 18 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 15 17 32 113 5 0 0 0 2
1974-75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 27 39 66 165 3 0 0 0 2
1975-76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 27 39 66 203 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 13 13 26 64 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 16 29 45 151 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 3 4 7 25 13 1 3 4 17
1978-79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77 17 36 53 157 6 3 3 6 2
1979-80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 71 17 16 33 102 -- -- -- -- --
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 20 21 41 183 3 0 0 0 4
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 44 8 7 15 71 -- -- -- -- --
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NHL Totals 737 192 259 451 1489 40 4 7 11 35
Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result
1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant Coach
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant Coach
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Head Coach 80 20 52 8 0 0.300 Out of Playoffs
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Head Coach 80 25 48 7 0 0.356 Lost in round 2
1986-87 Winnipeg Jets NHL Head Coach 80 40 32 8 0 0.550 Lost in round 2
1987-88 Winnipeg Jets NHL Head Coach 80 33 36 11 0 0.481 Lost in round 1
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets NHL Head Coach 52 18 25 9 0 0.433
1992-93 New York Rangers NHL Assistant Coach