Donald Michael Maloney (born September 5, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player, currently serving as President of Hockey Operations of the Calgary Flames.[1] He was formerly the general manager of the New York Islanders and Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes. He played for the New York Rangers for parts of eleven seasons. In addition, he played with his brother Dave Maloney while with the Rangers.

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Don Maloney
Born (1958-09-05) September 5, 1958 (age 66)
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
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
National team  Canada
NHL draft 26th overall, 1978
New York Rangers
Playing career 19781991
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Don was selected as the 26th player in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Brother Dave was a summer instructor at the Orr-Walton Sports Camp when Don was drafted by the Rangers.

Playing career

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 was named MVP of the 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game held in Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, on January 31, 1984.

Post-playing career

He served as the Islanders' general manager from 1992 to 1995. Maloney served as the Rangers' vice president of player personnel and was also as assistant general manager to first Neil Smith and then Glen Sather from 1996 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, he was named general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Maloney at No. 26 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team’s first 82 seasons.[2]

On June 2, 2010, Maloney was named the NHL's General Manager of the Year, making him the first ever recipient of the award.[3]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, the Arizona Coyotes relieved Maloney of his duties as general manager.[4]

On August 17, 2016, Maloney was hired as a professional scout for the Calgary Flames.[5]

On April 17, 2023, Maloney was promoted to President of Hockey Operations for the Flames, assuming the role of interim general manager after the departure of Brad Treliving.[6] Maloney was then succeeded as permanent general manager by Craig Conroy on May 23, 2023.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Kitchener Greenshirts WWJHL
1974–75 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 51340
1975–76 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 61274168132 53149
1976–77 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 38223456126
1977–78 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 623074104143 9491340
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 289172639 187132019
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3818264462
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 7925487397 904410
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 6129235299 1316713
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 5422365873 10551010
1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 7829406988 50110
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 7924426662 51450
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 3711162732 34042
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 6811172856 1621331
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 72193857117 62136
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 6612213360
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 31491316
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 213111423 40008
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 7916274347 50002
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 120556
NHL totals 765214350564815 94223557101
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International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1985 Canada WC 8 1 1 2
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References

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