Dean Malkoc

Dean Malkoc (born January 26, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1995 and 1999 with the Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, and New York Islanders. The rest of his career was spent in the minor leagues, in particular the American Hockey League.

Dean Malkoc
Born	(1970-01-26) January 26, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins New York Islanders
NHL draft	95th overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1990–2005

Playing career

A tough, physical defender, Malkoc was selected 95th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He turned professional in 1991, and spent four seasons in the Devils' system, earning a reputation for his robust play and high penalty minute totals, but never played an NHL game for New Jersey.

Malkoc became a free agent in 1995 and signed with the Vancouver Canucks, his hometown team. He managed to crack the Canucks' roster, and spent the entire 1995–96 season in the NHL as the team's seventh defender, appearing in 41 games and recording 2 assists along with 136 penalty minutes.

At the outset of the 1996–97 season, Malkoc was exposed by Vancouver in the NHL waiver draft, and claimed by the Boston Bruins. He spent two full seasons in Boston as a utility defender, appearing in 73 games. In 1997–98, he scored his first NHL goal, in his third season in the league.

Malkoc signed with the New York Islanders for the 1998–99 campaign, but only appeared in two games for the Islanders and found himself back in the minors. He was dealt to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim the following season, and spent two seasons in the Ducks' organization without appearing in an NHL game, before retiring. He made a brief comeback to play in Austria in 2004–05 before leaving the game.

Malkoc appeared in 116 NHL games, recording one goal and three assists for four points along with 299 penalty minutes. His lone NHL goal came as a member of the Boston Bruins. It was the Bruins' fifth goal in their 10-5 loss to the Florida Panthers on November 26, 1997. He is currently a scout for the Boston Bruins.

Post-playing career

After retiring Malkoc became a scout for the Boston Bruins in 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Williams Lake Mustangs	PCJHL		55	6	32	38	215		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Powell River Paper Kings	BCJHL		55	10	32	42	370		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		48	3	18	21	209		17	0	3	3	56
1990–91	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		8	1	4	5	47		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		56	10	23	33	248		3	0	2	2	5
1990–91	Utica Devils	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Utica Devils	AHL		66	1	11	12	274		4	0	2	2	6
1992–93	Utica Devils	AHL		73	5	19	24	255		5	0	1	1	8
1993–94	Albany River Rats	AHL		79	0	9	9	296		5	0	0	0	21
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL		9	0	1	1	52		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		62	1	3	4	193		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		41	0	2	2	136		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		33	0	0	0	70		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Providence Bruins	NHL		4	0	2	2	28		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Boston Bruins	NHL		40	1	0	1	86		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		61	2	8	10	193		3	0	0	0	8
1998–99	New York Islanders	NHL		2	0	1	1	7		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL		62	2	8	10	130		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		65	1	4	5	232		4	0	0	0	6
2004–05	Villacher SV	AUT		20	0	2	2	54		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				358	9	54	63	1330		21	0	3	3	49
NHL totals				116	1	3	4	299		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database