Don Maloney

Don Maloney
Born	September 5, 1958 Lindsay, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Hartford Whalers New York Islanders
NHL Draft	26th overall, 1978 New York Rangers
Playing career	1978–1991

Donald Michael "Slip" Maloney (born September 5, 1958 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a former NHL player, and formerly the General Manager of the Arizona Coyotes. He played for the New York Rangers for parts of eleven seasons. His best season came in the 1982–83 season, in which he tallied 29 goals and 69 points in 78 games. In addition, he played with his brother Dave Maloney while with the Rangers.

Maloney was traded to the Hartford Whalers during the 1988–89 season. He also played for the Rangers' perennial rivals, the New York Islanders, from 1989 to 1991.

He served as the Islanders General Manager from 1992 to 1995. Maloney served as the Rangers' vice-president of player personnel and was also Assistant GM to Glen Sather from 1996 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, he was named General Manager of the Phoenix Coyotes.

In 2009, Maloney was ranked No. 26 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats.^[1]

On June 2, 2010, Maloney was named the NHL's General Manager of the Year, making him the first ever recipient of the award.^[2]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, the Arizona Coyotes relieved Maloney of his duties as general manager.^[3]

References

1. Cohen, Russ (2009). 100 Ranger Greats. New York: Wiley. ISBN 978-0470736197.
2. Coyotes, Phoenix. "Maloney Named NHL General Manager of the Year". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
3. "Sources: Don Maloney out as Arizona Coyotes GM". The Arizona Republic. April 11, 2016.

External links

• Don Maloney's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Don Maloney's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database