Phil Maloney
Phil Maloney | |||
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![]() Maloney pictured c. 1948 | |||
Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | October 6, 1927||
Died |
February 21, 2020 British Columbia, Canada | (aged 92)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Buffalo Bisons Hershey Bears QHL Ottawa Senators WHL Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1946–1970 |
Philip Francis Anthony Maloney[1] (October 6, 1927 – February 21, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.
Maloney began his career with the Shawinigan Cataractes before signing a free agent contract with the Boston Bruins in 1948. Sent to the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, he finished with 79 points in his first professional campaign. The next year, he earned a spot on the Bruins' National Hockey League roster and tallied 46 points (15 goals, 31 assists) in 70 games. As a result, he finished second for the 1949-50 Calder Memorial Trophy vote for rookie of the year. He played thirteen games with the Bruins the next season before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maloney played 29 games with the Leafs in 1952-53. He later made NHL appearances with the Chicago Black Hawks, playing 45 games between 1958 and 1960.[2]
Maloney spent 14 years with the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Hockey League. He retired at the end of the 1969-70 season, the year before the Canucks became a part of the NHL, and was the career scoring leader for the franchise with 923 points. Maloney scored a career high 102 points in 1960-61 during a two-year stint with the Buffalo Bisons. Mahoney later was hired as an assistant coach by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. He became the head bench boss late in the 1973-74 season and coached 37 games with the franchise.[3] In 1974-75, he coached the team to a first-place finish in the Smythe Division and to the first playoff appearance in its history.
Maloney died on February 21, 2020, aged 92.[4]
Coaching record
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Vancouver Canucks | 1973-74 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 4 | (59) | 7th in East | missed playoffs |
Vancouver Canucks | 1974-75 | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 86 | 1st in Smythe | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
Vancouver Canucks | 1975-76 | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 81 | 2nd in Smythe | Lost in Preliminary Round |
Vancouver Canucks | 1976-77 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 3 | (63) | 4th in Smythe | (fired) |
Total | 232 | 95 | 105 | 32 |
References
- ^ National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974-75, pg. 236
- ^ Phil Maloney's profile at Legends of Hockey
- ^ Phil Maloney's profile at Hockey Reference
- ^ [1]
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1927 births
- 2020 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Hershey Bears players
- Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts (QSHL) players
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Vancouver Canucks coaches
- Vancouver Canucks general managers
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey coaches