Ray Maluta
Encyclopedia
Raymond William Maluta is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League
for the Boston Bruins
. Since 1999, he has been the executive general manager of the Sports Centre at MCC in Brighton, New York
. In 2007, he became the head coach of the United States national ice sledge hockey team, leading them to a bronze medal in the International Paralympic Committee
World Championship in 2008
and a gold medal in 2009.
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...
player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League
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...
for the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
. Since 1999, he has been the executive general manager of the Sports Centre at MCC in Brighton, New York
Brighton, Monroe County, New York
Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 36,609 at the 2010 census.-History:The Town of Brighton, located on the southeast border of the city of Rochester, was originally settled approximately 1790, and formally established in 1814—earning it recognition as one...
. In 2007, he became the head coach of the United States national ice sledge hockey team, leading them to a bronze medal in the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
World Championship in 2008
2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 4th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between March 29, 2008 and April 5, 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. The venue were the New England Sports Center...
and a gold medal in 2009.