| Merlin Malinowski |
| Merlin Travis Malinowski Center Left-Handed Shot Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 pounds Born: 9.27.58 North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Traded to the Hartford Whalers with the rights to Scott Fusco for Garry Howatt and Rick Meagher, 10.15.82 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
When you talk about Malinowski, the hands are quicker than the eye. Coincidence that his first name is Merlin? I don't think so.
Seriously, that was one of his better skills coming out of juniors, where he piled up the points, particularly from assists.
He split time with the Philly Firebirds and the Rockies in his first pro season with some decent results. The following season,
though, he didn't have a good training camp and ended up playing most of the season in the CHL, where while with the Forth
Worth Texans, he would register 76 points.
He got another chance with the Rockies the following season, and this time, he delivered, scoring 62 points despite missing a
few games to a shoulder separation. He would follow that up with a 41-point campaign.
He was off to a hot start after the team moved to New Jersey, but then the Whalers got him in a trade. He wasn't able to keep
that pace up, though. Not even close.
He would be released by the Whalers at the end of training camp the following season, so he decided to give Switzerland a try.
He played very well in seven seasons in the Swiss League, both top level and level 2. He also was on the Canadian Olympic
team for the Calgary games.
He would retire in 1990.
He became an assistant coach for the London Knights in 1996, but left them to coach in the Swiss League later that year.
Currently, he's coaching the St. Mary's Lincolns in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, serving them since 2003.
Seriously, that was one of his better skills coming out of juniors, where he piled up the points, particularly from assists.
He split time with the Philly Firebirds and the Rockies in his first pro season with some decent results. The following season,
though, he didn't have a good training camp and ended up playing most of the season in the CHL, where while with the Forth
Worth Texans, he would register 76 points.
He got another chance with the Rockies the following season, and this time, he delivered, scoring 62 points despite missing a
few games to a shoulder separation. He would follow that up with a 41-point campaign.
He was off to a hot start after the team moved to New Jersey, but then the Whalers got him in a trade. He wasn't able to keep
that pace up, though. Not even close.
He would be released by the Whalers at the end of training camp the following season, so he decided to give Switzerland a try.
He played very well in seven seasons in the Swiss League, both top level and level 2. He also was on the Canadian Olympic
team for the Calgary games.
He would retire in 1990.
He became an assistant coach for the London Knights in 1996, but left them to coach in the Swiss League later that year.
Currently, he's coaching the St. Mary's Lincolns in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, serving them since 2003.
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| Entry Draft: 1978 Second Round Pick (27th overall) by the Colorado Rockies |
