Merlin "The Magician" Malinowski (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Malinowski was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
| Merlin Malinowski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 27, 1958 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils Hartford Whalers Arosa | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
27th overall, 1978 Colorado Rockies | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1991 | ||
Playing career
editMalinowski was drafted in the 2nd Round, 27th overall by the Colorado Rockies in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Rockies, the New Jersey Devils and the Hartford Whalers. He then had a long spell in Switzerland, playing for the EHC Arosa and later the SCL Tigers from 1983 until his retirement in 1991. He also played for the Canadian Olympic Team that finished 4th in the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 59 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 59 | 60 | 86 | 146 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 70 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 72 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 131 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 54 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 66 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 34 | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 69 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 69 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | EHC Arosa | NDA | 32 | 37 | 26 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | EHC Arosa | NDA | 38 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | EHC Arosa | NDA | 32 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | SC Langnau | SUI.2 | 36 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 1987–88 | SC Langnau | NDA | 36 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SC Langnau | SUI.2 | 36 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 1989–90 | SC Langnau | SUI.2 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | SC Langnau | SUI.2 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 282 | 54 | 111 | 165 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NDA totals | 138 | 141 | 123 | 264 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SUI.2 totals | 141 | 109 | 138 | 247 | 208 | 34 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 56 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | OG | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
References
edit- ^ Merlin Malinowski at Sports Reference Sports Reference
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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