Kirk Maltby

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Kirk Maltby
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Maltby with the Detroit Red Wings in 2007
Born (1972-12-22) December 22, 1972 (age 52)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for

Edmonton Oilers
Detroit Red Wings
Cambridge Winterhawks

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Hespeler Shamrocks A
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 65th overall, 1992
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19922010

Kirk Frederick Maltby (born December 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings, the latter with whom he won the Stanley Cup four times.

He is currently employed as a professional scout by the Red Wings.

Playing career

Maltby grew up in the town of Hespeler, Ontario and played most of his minor hockey for the Hespeler Shamrocks A club of the OMHA. As a Midget-aged player, Maltby suited up for the Cambridge Winterhawks Jr.B. club of the OHA in 1988-89. He grew up idolizing Hespeler hockey legend Jim Butler.

After that season, Maltby was a fourth round selection of the Owen Sound Platers in the 1989 OHL Priority Selection. While in Owen Sound, he played with future NHL'ers Andrew Brunette, Scott Walker, Kevin Weekes and Jamie Storr.

Having spent his junior years with the Owen Sound Platers of the OHL, Maltby was selected in the third round, 65th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 Draft. [1] Maltby spent his entire rookie year at the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL and played his first NHL season in 1993 playing 68 games and scoring 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points and 74 penalty minutes. He played for the Oilers another 2 seasons before moving to the Detroit Red Wings during the 1995–96 NHL season, in which he was traded on March 20 by the Oilers to the Red Wings in exchange for defenceman Dan McGillis. [2]

Maltby spent 14 seasons with the Red Wings, helping them win 4 Stanley Cup titles (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008). He played on the "Grind Line" with teammates Kris Draper and Darren McCarty and Joe Kocur for a number of years.

Although Maltby was a rather prolific scorer in the Canadian junior leagues, he never netted a 20-goal season nor did he reach 40 points in a season. Instead, he gained a reputation around the NHL as a solid checking forward and agitator who is able to instigate his opponents into taking a cheap penalty. As a result, he was named to the Canadian National Team for the 2005 World Championships. His best statistical season was 2002–03, when he set career highs in goals (14), assists (23), points (37), and penalty minutes (91).

On February 27, 2009, Maltby played in his 1000th career game, in which the Red Wings defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. [3] Maltby's most recent contract with the Red Wings expired following the 2009–2010 season.

On October 12, 2010, Maltby officially announced his retirement from the NHL. The same day he also announced he will take a job as a pro scout with the Detroit Red Wings.

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Cup of Hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Austria

Maltby has participated in three international tournaments for Canada:

Personal life

Kirk Maltby resides in the Grosse Pointe, Michigan area during the season and splits his off-season between his Michigan home and his Hespeler, Ontario residence. He and his wife Wendy [4] have a daughter named Ella, born March 22, 2004 [5] and fraternal twins: son Landon and daughter Leighton, born July 17, 2008. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Cambridge Winterhawks MWJHL 48281846138
1989–90 Owen Sound Platers OHL 61121527901216715
1990–91 Owen Sound PlatersOHL66343266100
1991–92 Owen Sound PlatersOHL6450419199533618
1992–93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 732223451301633645
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 681181974
1994–95 Edmonton OilersNHL47831149
1995–96 Cape Breton OilersAHL41236
1995–96 Edmonton OilersNHL4926861
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL6101680114
1996–97 Detroit Red WingsNHL66358752052724
1997–98 Detroit Red WingsNHL6514923892231430
1998–99 Detroit Red WingsNHL53861434101018
1999–2000 Detroit Red WingsNHL4168142480114
2000–01 Detroit Red WingsNHL79127192260006
2001–02 Detroit Red WingsNHL8291524402333632
2002–03 Detroit Red WingsNHL821423379140004
2003–04 Detroit Red WingsNHL79141933801213411
2005–06 Detroit Red WingsNHL8256118062134
2006–07 Detroit Red WingsNHL826511501811210
2007–08 Detroit Red WingsNHL616410321201110
2008–09 Detroit Red WingsNHL78561128200112
2009–10 Detroit Red WingsNHL5242632
NHL totals1,072128132260867169161531149

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2003 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg92248
2004 Canada WCH Gold medal icon.svgDNP
2005 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg91128
Senior totals1833616

References

  1. Kirk Maltby on the Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3360
  2. Official NHL Profile. "Detroit Red Wings - Team: Kirk Maltby Official Player Page". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  3. Maltby on 1,000. http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2009/02/maltby_on_1000.html
  4. "NHL player Kirk Maltby expecting twins in July – Moms & Babies – Moms & Babies - People.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  5. "GameDay: @ Colorado (38-20-13-5, 94) 8:00 EST — on the Wings". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  6. http://www.theinsider.com/news/1282877_Red_Wings_Kirk_Maltby_Welcomes_Twins_Landon_and_Leighton%5B%5D