Merlin Malinowski

C · #16

Merlin Malinowski was a center. Born September 27, 1958 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 189 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1978 (round 2, 27th overall) by the CLR. In 282 NHL regular-season games he had 54 goals and 111 assists for 165 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

282

Goals

54

Assists

111

Points

165

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.19

Assists / game

0.39

Points / game

0.59

Shots / game

1.56

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

25

1980–81 · Colorado Rockies

Assists

37

1980–81 · Colorado Rockies

Points

62

1980–81 · Colorado Rockies

Shots

152

1980–81 · Colorado Rockies

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1990–91

   • LangnauNLB
   • LangnauSL

2. 1989–90

   • LangnauSL
   • LangnauSwiss-2

3. 1988–89

   • LangnauSwiss-2

4. 1987–88

   • CanadaNat-Tm
   • CanadaOlympics
   • LangnauSwiss

5. 1986–87

   • LangnauSwiss-2

6. 1985–86

   • ArosaSwiss

7. 1984–85

   • ArosaSwiss

8. 1983–84

   • ArosaSwiss

9. 1982–83

   • Hartford WhalersNHL
   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

10. 1981–82

    • Colorado RockiesNHL

11. 1980–81

    • Colorado RockiesNHL

12. 1979–80

    • Fort WorthCHL
    • Colorado RockiesNHL

13. 1978–79

    • PhiladelphiaAHL
    • Colorado RockiesNHL

14. 1977–78

    • Medicine HatWCJHL

15. 1976–77

    • Medicine HatWCJHL

16. 1975–76

    • DrumhellerAJHL

17. 1974–75

    • DrumhellerAJHL

18. 1973–74

    • DrumhellerAJHL

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Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1990–91	NLB	Langnau	Regular	33	21	29	50	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 33 Goals 21 Pim 40 Points 50
1990–91	SL	Langnau	Playoffs	10	6	15	21	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 10 Goals 6 Pim 10 Points 21
1989–90	Swiss-2	Langnau	Regular	36	31	30	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 36 Goals 31 Points 61
1989–90	SL	Langnau	Playoffs	9	9	16	25	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 9 Goals 9 Pim 4 Points 25
1988–89	Swiss-2	Langnau	Regular	32	28	34	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 32 Goals 28 Points 62
1988–89	Swiss-2	Langnau	Playoffs	8	7	8	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 8 Goals 7 Points 15
1987–88	Nat-Tm	Canada	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1987–88	Olympics	Canada	Regular	8	3	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 5
1987–88	Swiss	Langnau	Regular	30	23	22	45	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 30 Goals 23 Pim 26 Points 45
1987–88	Swiss	Langnau	Playoffs	8	6	8	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 8 Goals 6 Points 14
1986–87	Swiss-2	Langnau	Regular	36	32	45	77	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Games Played 36 Goals 32 Pim 42 Points 77
1986–87	Swiss-2	Langnau	Playoffs	5	8	9	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 5 Goals 8 Points 17
1985–86	Swiss	Arosa	Regular	36	26	28	54	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 36 Goals 26 Pim 30 Points 54
1984–85	Swiss	Arosa	Regular	38	48	36	84	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 36 Games Played 38 Goals 48 Pim 35 Points 84
1983–84	Swiss	Arosa	Regular	32	37	26	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 32 Goals 37 Points 63
1982–83	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	75	5	23	28	16	-41	94	1	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 75 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -41 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0532 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 94
1982–83	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	5	3	2	5	0	1	8	1	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.375 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1981–82	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	69	13	28	41	32	-23	95	0	3	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -23 Points 41 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1368 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 95
1980–81	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	69	25	37	62	61	-24	152	4	22	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 69 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 61 Plus Minus -24 Points 62 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.1645 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 152
1979–80	CHL	Fort Worth	Regular	66	34	42	76	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 42 Games Played 66 Goals 34 Pim 58 Points 76
1979–80	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	10	2	4	6	2	-1	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1979–80	CHL	Fort Worth	Playoffs	15	8	16	24	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 15 Goals 8 Pim 34 Points 24
1978–79	AHL	Philadelphia	Regular	25	3	9	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 25 Goals 3 Pim 12 Points 12
1978–79	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	54	6	17	23	10	-17	76	0	2	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 54 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -17 Points 23 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0789 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 76
1977–78	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	72	48	78	126	131	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 78 Games Played 72 Goals 48 Pim 131 Points 126
1977–78	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	11	9	11	20	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 11 Goals 9 Pim 16 Points 20
1976–77	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	70	22	48	70	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 48 Games Played 70 Goals 22 Pim 40 Points 70
1976–77	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	4	1	5	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 6
1975–76	AJHL	Drumheller	Regular	59	60	86	146	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 86 Games Played 59 Goals 60 Pim 79 Points 146
1974–75	AJHL	Drumheller	Regular	59	23	44	67	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 44 Games Played 59 Goals 23 Pim 58 Points 67
1973–74	AJHL	Drumheller	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0

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