Dave Maloney


David Wilfred Maloney is a former professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1974–75 until 1984–85.

Playing career

Maloney was drafted 14th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played 657 career NHL games, scoring 71 goals and 246 assists for 317 points, as well as compiling 1154 penalty minutes. He was also the youngest player to serve as Captain for the New York Rangers and captained them to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals. That same year, Maloney, along with Phil Esposito and other Ranger teammates, recorded a song called the Hockey Sock Rock as a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
On December 6, 1984, the Rangers traded Maloney and Chris Renaud to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Steve Patrick and Jim Wiemer.
Maloney played with his brother Don Maloney while with the Rangers.

Post-playing career

In 1990, he called the New York Rangers-Washington series on SportsChannel America along with Rick Peckham. From 1995 to 1998, he was a studio analyst for NHL on Fox. He currently serves as the colour commentator on Ranger radio broadcasts alongside Kenny Albert. He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Maloney at No. 34 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

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Personal life

Dave is married to Alex Hughes and resides in Greenwich, CT. He has 3 children from a prior marriage and 1 stepson.
His son David worked as a coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack. Another son, Daniel, served in the United States Air Force and is an Operation Enduring Freedom veteran. His daughter Brooke attended St. Lawrence University and played field hockey. His stepson Decker attended the University of Michigan where he played lacrosse, he currently works at 3650 REIT.