Greg Malone (ice hockey)

This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player. For the Canadian impressionist, see Greg Malone (actor).
Greg Malone
Born (1956-03-08) March 8, 1956 (age 68)
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft 19th overall, 1976
Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA draft 76th overall, 1976
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 1976–1987

William Gregory Malone (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and former scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes, and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career

Malone was a scoring star in Fredericton, New Brunswick, before moving on to the Oshawa Generals of the OHA. After recording consecutive 30-goal seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the second round, 19th overall in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to spend the majority of his career with the Penguins followed by three productive years with the Hartford Whalers. Malone was traded from Hartford to the Quebec Nordiques for Wayne Babych but never produced with his new team and retired in 1987. During his career, Malone scored a total of 501 points (191 goals and 310 assists) in 704 career games.

A year after his retirement, then general manager Tony Esposito hired Malone to the Penguins' scouting staff. He won two Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992 when he was serving as the head scout for the team. Malone was the chief scout for the Penguins until the offseason in 2006, when he became a scout with the Phoenix Coyotes.

Malone currently coaches youth hockey at the Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]

Personal life

Malone's younger brother Jim Malone was a first round pick of the New York Rangers. He is the father of former Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Malone and uncle of Carolina Hurricanes forward Brad Malone. He is also uncle of the MJAHL's Miramichi Timberwolves current captain Brett Malone.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 Fredericton Black Kats CAHS 21 26 21 47 28 4 6 7 13 4
1972–73 Fredericton Black Kats CAHS 23 35 41 76 79 8 17 10 27 37
1973–74 Oshawa Generals OHA 62 11 45 56 63 — — — — —
1974–75 Oshawa Generals OHA 68 37 41 78 86 — — — — —
1975–76 Oshawa Generals OHA 61 36 36 72 75 — — — — —
1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 18 19 37 43 3 1 1 2 2
1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 18 43 61 80 — — — — —
1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 35 30 65 52 7 0 1 1 10
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51 19 32 51 46 — — — — —
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 21 29 50 68 5 2 3 5 16
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 15 24 39 125 3 0 0 0 4
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 17 44 61 82 — — — — —
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 78 17 37 54 56 — — — — —
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 22 39 61 67 — — — — —
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 22 6 7 13 24 — — — — —
1985–86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 27 3 5 8 18 1 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 49 13 22 35 50 — — — — —
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
NHL Totals 704 191 310 501 661 20 3 5 8 32

References

  • Legends of Hockey [1] Retrieved 13 October 2006.


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