Brad Malone
Brad Malone | |||
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Born |
Miramichi, NB, CAN | May 20, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche | ||
NHL draft |
105th overall, 2007 Colorado Avalanche | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Bradley Malone (born May 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Malone was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, where he played hockey as a youth. Malone left home at age 15 to begin his hockey career at Cushing Academy, a small prep school located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. At 17 Malone joined the USHL and played with the Sioux Falls Stampede, scoring 33 points in 57 games, after which he was drafted 105th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Malone then attended the University of North Dakota, where he had 85 points in his 4 years in the WCHA.[1] In completing his collegiate career, Malone was signed by the Avalanche to a two-year entry level contract on April 12, 2011.[2] Malone's entry into pro hockey immediately began in the 2010–11 season when he was then signed to an amateur try-out with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League during their playoff run. Malone had 1 point in 3 games.[3]
After attending his first Avalanche training camp he was re-assigned and returned to AHL affiliate, Lake Erie, for the beginning of the 2011–12 season.[4] Malone established himself within the Monsters in a physical checking role on the third line. In contributing offensively with 13 points in 24 games, Malone was recalled by the Avalanche upon a suspension to depth Avalanche forward Kevin Porter.[5] Malone made his NHL debut with the Avalanche the following day on December 9, 2011, in a 4-1 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers.[6] He recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in his fifth career game in a 3-2 shoot-out victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on December 19, before playing his first professional game against his cousin Ryan Malone and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Christman Eve.[7][8] Malone contributed with 2 assists in 9 games before he was returned to Lake Erie for the duration of the year to finish second on the team and first as a rookie in scoring with 36 points in 67 games.
In attaining free agent status from the Avalanche, due to a lack of NHL games from his entry level contract, Malone signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 1, 2014.[9]
Family
Brad comes from a long line of hockey players. His father Jim Malone was a first round pick of the New York Rangers. His uncle Greg Malone played 12 seasons in the NHL. Brad's first cousin Ryan Malone played over 600 games in the NHL, and his younger brother Brett Malone played 3 seasons in the QMJHL with the Moncton Wildcats, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and the Saint John Sea Dogs. He is currently a forward with the Miramichi Timberwolves of the MHL.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Cushing Academy | HS-MA | 29 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 57 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 134 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||
2007–08 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 67 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 63 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 176 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 188 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 6th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 36 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
Clark Cup | 2007 | |
College | ||
WHCA All-Academic Team | 2011 | [2] |
References
- ^ "Brad Malone Fighting Sioux". North Dakota Fighting Sioux. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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(help) - ^ a b "Malone signs with Colorado". North Dakota Fighting Sioux. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
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(help) - ^ "Brad Malone player card". HockeysFuture.com. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Avalanche re-assigns four players". Colorado Avalanche. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
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(help) - ^ "Avs Porter suspended four game for hit on Canucks Booth". Denver Post. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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(help) - ^ "Oilers hand Avs third straight defeat". CBS Sports. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
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(help) - ^ "Avs stay hot at home, sink Flyers in SO". CBS Sports. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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(help) - ^ "Battle of the Malone's". Colorado Avalanche. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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(help) - ^ "Canes sign Brad Malone, Jiri Tlusty". ESPN. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Colorado Avalanche draft picks
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- People from Miramichi, New Brunswick
- Sioux Falls Stampede players
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players