Jim Malone (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Jim Malone

| position = Centre

| shoots =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| played_for =Moncton Alpines
Tulsa Oilers
Fredericton Express
Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| league = NHL

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada

| career_start = 1980

| career_end = 1985

| draft = 14th overall

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_team = New York Rangers

| image =

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}}

James Edward Malone (born February 20, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre.

Career

Malone was an outstanding junior hockey player with the Toronto Marlboros of the (OMJHL/OHL), racking up 48 points with the Marlboros in his rookie season 1979–80. He was picked in the 1st round, 14th overall, in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He continued to play with the Marlboros until 1982. Malone then moved on and played with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) in 1982–83, where he had 15 points in 29 games. In December 1982, Malone suffered a knee injury. Malone came back from the injury to play with the Moncton Alpines of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the rest of the 1982–83 season. He returned to the Tulsa Oilers for the 1983–84 season and went on to win the league's playoff title that year. Malone later played with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the International Hockey League (IHL) and the Fredericton Express of the AHL for the 1984–85 season. It was after the 84–85 season that Malone's knee injury forced him to end his career.

Championships

He won the 1983-84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000971984.html |title=Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and scoring statistics at |publisher=Hockeydb.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-04}} team coached by Tom Webster.

Family

Jim Malone is the younger brother of former NHL player and current Tampa Bay Lightning scout Greg Malone, as well as the uncle to former NHL player Ryan Malone (Greg's son). His son Brad Malone was a 4th round pick of the Colorado Avalanche in 2007, and currently plays for the AHL Bakersfield Condors, in the Edmonton Oilers organization.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1979–80

| Toronto Marlboros

| OMJHL

| 67

| 24

| 48

| 68

| —

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| 1980–81

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHL

| 57

| 11

| 41

| 52

| 174

| —

1981–82

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHL

| 53

| 24

| 28

| 52

| 127

| 10

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 34

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| 1982–83

| Moncton Alpines

| AHL

| 10

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 10

| —

1982–83

| Tulsa Oilers

| CHL

| 29

| 5

| 10

| 15

| 45

| —

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| 1983–84

| Tulsa Oilers

| CHL

| 57

| 16

| 11

| 27

| 58

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 0

1984–85

| Fredericton Express

| AHL

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 9

| —

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| 1984–85

| Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| IHL

| 40

| 4

| 13

| 17

| 39

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 20

! 3

! 4

! 7

! 19

! —

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! colspan="3" | CHL totals

! 86

! 21

! 42

! 103

! 7

! 1

! 2

! 0

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! colspan="3" | IHL totals

! 40

! 4

! 13

! 17

! 39

! —

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}
[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1980/80014.html 1980 NHL Entry Draft -- Jim Malone]
[https://archive.today/20110519104436/http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?nhlLink=true&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474089&service=page Brad Malone]

{{succession box | before = Doug Sulliman | title = New York Rangers first round draft pick | years = 1980 | after = James Patrick}}

Category:1962 births

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Canadian ice hockey centres

Category:Fredericton Express players

Category:Ice hockey people from New Brunswick

Category:Living people

Category:Moncton Alpines (AHL) players

Category:New York Rangers draft picks

Category:NHL first-round draft picks

Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players

Category:Sportspeople from Miramichi, New Brunswick

Category:Toronto Marlboros players

Category:Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players