David Wilfred Maloney (born July 31, 1956) is a Canadian former

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who played eleven seasons in the

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from 1974–75 until 1984–85.

Playing career

Maloney was drafted 14th overall by the

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in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played 657 career NHL games, scoring 71 goals and 246 assists for 317 points, as well as compiling 1154

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. He was also the youngest player to serve as Captain for the New York Rangers and captained them to the

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. That same year, Maloney, along with

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and other Ranger teammates, recorded a song called the Hockey Sock Rock as a fundraiser for the

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. On December 6, 1984, the Rangers traded Maloney and Chris Renaud to the

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in exchange for Steve Patrick and

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. Maloney played with his brother Don Maloney while with the Rangers.

Post-playing career

In 1990, he called the New York Rangers-Washington series on SportsChannel America along with

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. From 1995 to 1998, he was a studio analyst for ''

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''. He currently serves as the

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on Ranger radio broadcasts alongside Don La Greca and Kenny Albert. He currently resides in

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. In the 2009 book ''100 Ranger Greats'', the authors ranked Maloney at No. 34 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maloney, Dave 1956 births Living people Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Rangers players National Hockey League broadcasters National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Sportspeople from Kawartha Lakes