Raymond William Maluta (born July 24, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1975 and 1976. Maluta was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
| Ray Maluta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 24, 1954 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Salzburg Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL draft |
126th overall, 1974 Boston Bruins | ||
| WHA draft |
80th overall, 1974 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1992 | ||
Maluta scored just two goals in his NHL career, but one of them was the first Boston goal of the 1976-77 season. It was scored against Pete LoPresti of the Minnesota North Stars in Boston's 6-2 victory.
From 1999 until early 2012, he was the executive general manager of the Sports Centre at MCC in Brighton, New York.[1] He became a consultant to the facility in January 2012 when Rory Fitzpatrick was named general manager.
In 2007, Maluta became the head coach of the United States national ice sledge hockey team, leading them to a bronze medal in the International Paralympic Committee World Championship in 2008 and a gold medal in 2009.[1][2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 64 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 142 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1972–73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 65 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 116 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | ||
| 1973–74 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 151 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 117 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 170 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 79 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 125 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1978–79 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 35 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | HC Salzburg | AUT | 33 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 314 | 25 | 125 | 150 | 608 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 80 | ||||
| NHL totals | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "2008-2009 U.S. Paralympics Sled Hockey National Team Announced". U.S. Paralympics. July 9, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "USA Sled Hockey Team Prepares for 2010 Paralympic Winter Games". U.S. Olympic Committee. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database