Phil Maloney

Philip Francis Anthony Maloney[1] (October 6, 1927 – February 21, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.

Phil Maloney
Maloney pictured c. 1948
Born (1927-10-06)October 6, 1927
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died February 21, 2020(2020-02-21) (aged 92)
British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
AHL
Pittsburgh Hornets
Buffalo Bisons
Hershey Bears
QHL
Ottawa Senators
WHL
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1946–1970

Maloney began his career with the Shawinigan Cataractes before signing a free agent contract with the Boston Bruins in 1948. Sent to the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, he finished with 79 points in his first professional campaign. The next year, he earned a spot on the Bruins' National Hockey League roster and tallied 46 points (15 goals, 31 assists) in 70 games. As a result, he finished second for the 1949-50 Calder Memorial Trophy vote for rookie of the year. He played thirteen games with the Bruins the next season before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maloney played 29 games with the Leafs in 1952-53. He later made NHL appearances with the Chicago Black Hawks, playing 45 games between 1958 and 1960.[2]

Maloney spent 14 years with the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Hockey League. He retired at the end of the 1969-70 season, the year before the Canucks became a part of the NHL, and was the career scoring leader for the franchise with 923 points. Maloney scored a career high 102 points in 1960-61 during a two-year stint with the Buffalo Bisons. Mahoney later was hired as an assistant coach by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. He became the head bench boss late in the 1973-74 season and coached 37 games with the franchise.[3] In 1974-75, he coached the team to a first-place finish in the Smythe Division and to the first playoff appearance in its history.

Maloney died on February 21, 2020, aged 92.[4]

Coaching record
TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTPtsFinishResult
Vancouver Canucks1973-74 3715184(59)7th in Eastmissed playoffs
Vancouver Canucks1974-75 80383210861st in SmytheLost in Quarter-Finals
Vancouver Canucks1975-76 80333215812nd in SmytheLost in Preliminary Round
Vancouver Canucks1976-77 359233(63)4th in Smythe(fired)
Total2329510532
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References
  1. National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974-75, pg. 236
  2. Phil Maloney's profile at Legends of Hockey
  3. Phil Maloney's profile at Hockey Reference
Preceded by
Bill McCreary		 Head coach of the Vancouver Canucks
1974–77		 Succeeded by
Orland Kurtenbach
Preceded by
Hal Laycoe		 General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks
1974–76		 Succeeded by
Jake Milford
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