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The NHL Alumni Association announced Maloney's
death on Tuesday. No cause of death or other details were
divulged.
Maloney had 192 goals and 259 assists in 737 career games from
1970-82 with the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit
Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also compiled 1,489
penalty minutes during his 11 seasons, including a career-high
203 with the Red Wings in 1975-76.
Maloney's most infamous incident occurred when he was member of
the Red Wings in November 1975. He struck Maple Leafs defenseman
Brian Glennie with a right-handed punch that knocked him to the
ice, continued to hit him with multiple blows and then
repeatedly lifted Glennie and dropped him to the ice.
Glennie was taken to the hospital with a concussion and Maloney
was later charged with assault. He was eventually acquitted in a
trial in which deliberations lasted nearly nine hours.
Maloney twice scored 27 goals in a season, the first time for
the Kings during the 1974-75 campaign.
After that season, he was part of the package that brought star
player Marcel Dionne from Detroit to Los Angeles.
After his playing career ended, Maloney spent two seasons
(1984-86) as coach of the Maple Leafs and two-plus seasons with
the Winnipeg Jets (1986-89). He was fired from both jobs.
Maloney had a 136-193-43 record as an NHL coach.
--Field Level Media
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