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Greg Malone | |||
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Born | Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada | March 8, 1956||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins Hartford Whalers Quebec Nordiques | ||
NHL draft | 19th overall, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
WHA draft | 76th overall, 1976 Indianapolis Racers | ||
Playing career | 1976–1987 |
William Gregory Malone (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and former scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Malone was a scoring star in Fredericton, New Brunswick, before moving on to the Oshawa Generals of the OHA. After recording consecutive 30-goal seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the second round, 19th overall in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to spend the majority of his career with the Penguins followed by three productive years with the Hartford Whalers. Malone was traded from Hartford to the Quebec Nordiques for Wayne Babych but never produced with his new team and retired in 1987. During his career, Malone scored a total of 501 points (191 goals and 310 assists) in 704 career games.
A year after his retirement, then general manager Tony Esposito hired Malone to the Penguins' scouting staff. He won two Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992 when he was serving as the head scout for the team. Malone was the chief scout for the Penguins until the offseason in 2006, when he became a scout with the Phoenix Coyotes.
Malone currently coaches youth hockey at the Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.[ citation needed ]
Malone's younger brother Jim Malone was a first round pick of the New York Rangers. He is the father of former Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Malone and uncle of Carolina Hurricanes forward Brad Malone. He is also uncle of the MJAHL's Miramichi Timberwolves current captain Brett Malone.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | Fredericton Black Kats | CAHS | 21 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
1972–73 | Fredericton Black Kats | CAHS | 23 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 37 | ||
1973–74 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 62 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 68 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 61 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 51 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 78 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 76 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 49 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL Totals | 704 | 191 | 310 | 501 | 661 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
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