Dan Maloney

Dan Maloney
Born	(1950-09-24) September 24, 1950 Barrie, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1970 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1970–1982

Daniel Charles "Snowshoes" Maloney (born September 24, 1950) is a former ice hockey left winger in the NHL and former NHL coach.

Drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Maloney played two seasons for the Blackhawks and later played for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tallying 192 goals, 259 assists and 451 points in 737 games over the course of his playing career. Upon retiring as a player he was offered an assistant coach position with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982, and promoted to head coach in 1984. He coached 2 seasons with the Leafs, then coached 3 more years as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets.

Maloney is also known as having had one of the hardest right-hand punches in his day, and is considered by many hockey fans to have been the greatest fighter (along with the Flyers' Dave Schultz) in NHL history. The two finally squared off in a fight in a game in Los Angeles on January 4, 1975, with Maloney considered the winner. But Maloney was more than a fighter, as he tallied 27 goals in back to back seasons (1974–75 and 1975–76). Maloney was part of the trade that sent Marcel Dionne from Detroit to the Los Angeles Kings. Ironically, Schultz was traded to the Kings a year later to replace Maloney as their enforcer.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	Markham Waxers	MetJHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	London Knights	OHA-Jr.	53	12	28	40	62	6	2	1	3	16
1969–70	London Knights	OHA-Jr.	54	31	35	66	232	11	1	3	4	66
1970–71	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	74	12	14	26	174	10	0	1	1	8
1971–72	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL	72	25	45	70	161	12	4	5	9	44
1972–73	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	57	13	17	30	63	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	14	4	7	11	18	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	65	15	17	32	113	5	0	0	0	2
1974–75	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	27	39	66	165	3	0	0	0	2
1975–76	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	27	39	66	203	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	34	13	13	26	64	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	16	29	45	151	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	13	3	4	7	25	13	1	3	4	17
1978–79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	77	17	36	53	157	6	3	3	6	2
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	71	17	16	33	102	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	65	20	21	41	183	3	0	0	0	4
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	44	8	7	15	71	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			737	192	259	451	1489	40	4	7	11	35

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Toronto Maple Leafs	1984–85	80	20	52	8	48	5th in Norris	Missed playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs	1985–86	80	25	48	7	57	4th in Norris	Lost in Division Finals
Winnipeg Jets	1986–87	80	40	32	8	88	3rd in Smythe	Lost in Division Finals
Winnipeg Jets	1987–88	80	33	36	11	77	3rd in Smythe	Lost in Division Semi-Finals
Winnipeg Jets	1988–89	52	18	25	9	(64)	5th in Smythe	(fired)
Total		372	136	193	43

External links

Dan Maloney's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by J. P. Bordeleau	Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 1970	Succeeded by Dan Spring
Preceded by Danny Grant	Detroit Red Wings captain 1977–78	Succeeded by Dennis Hextall
Preceded by John Ferguson, Sr.	Head coach of the original Winnipeg Jets 1986–89	Succeeded by Rick Bowness
Preceded by Mike Nykoluk	Head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1984–86	Succeeded by John Brophy

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