Dean Malkoc (born January 26, 1970) is a Canadian former professional

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player who spent four seasons in the

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between 1995 and 1999 with the

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, and New York Islanders. The rest of his career was spent in the minor leagues, in particular the

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Playing career

A tough, physical defender, Malkoc was selected 95th overall in the

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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

, 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

. 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

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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

in 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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