Merlin Malinowski
Merlin Malinowski | |
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| Born | Merlin Malinowski September 27, 1958 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Other names | "The Magician" |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey centre |
| Years active | 1978–1991 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL and representing Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics |
Merlin "The Magician" Malinowski (born September 27, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and spent his formative years in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
Playing career
Selected 27th overall in the second round of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Rockies, Malinowski competed in the NHL for five seasons. During his NHL career, he played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, and Hartford Whalers. After concluding his time in the NHL, he continued his professional career for eight years in Switzerland with EHC Arosa and the SCL Tigers before retiring in 1991. Additionally, Malinowski represented Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where the national team secured a fourth-place finish.
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | 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
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | OG | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Overall senior statistics | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||