Joe Malone (ice hockey)

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Joe Malone (ice hockey) : biography

February 28, 1890 – May 15, 1969

Maurice Joseph "Phantom Joe" Malone (February 28, 1890May 15, 1969) was a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League. He was notable for his scoring feats and his clean play. He scored the second-most career goals of any player in major hockey’s first half-century and is the only player in the history of the NHL to score seven goals in a single game.

Records

  • Most goals in one game (7), January 31, 1920 at Quebec. Final score: Quebec 10, Toronto 6.
  • Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 2.20 with Montreal, 1917–18 season (44 goals in 20 games).
  • Fastest player in NHL history to score 100 goals – 62 games
  • Fastest player in NHL history to score 100 points – 51 games (tied with Newsy Lalonde)

Awards

  • Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950.
  • NHL scoring leader in 1918 and 1920.
  • Stanley Cup Champion: 1912 and 1913 Quebec Bulldogs, 1924 Montreal Canadiens.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1907–08 Quebec Crescents QAHA
1909 Quebec Bulldogs ECAHA 12 8 0 8 17
1909–10 Quebec Bulldogs CHA 2 5 0 5 3
1909–10 Waterloo Colts OPHL 12 10 0 10 16
1910–11 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 13 9 0 9 3
1911–12 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 18 21 0 21 0 2 5 0 5 0
1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 20 43 0 43 34 1 9 0 9 0
1913–14 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 17 24 4 28 20
1914–15 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 12 16 5 21 21
1915–16 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 24 25 10 35 21 6 4 1 5 0
1916–17 Quebec Bulldogs NHA 19 41 8 49 15
1917–18 Montreal Canadiens NHL 20 44 4 48 30 2 1 0 1 3
1918–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 7 2 9 3 5 5 2 7 3
1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs NHL 24 39 10 49 12
1920–21 Hamilton Tigers NHL 20 28 9 37 6
1921–22 Hamilton Tigers NHL 24 24 7 31 4
1922–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 20 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
1923–24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 0 0 0
NHA totals 123 179 27 206 57 3 14 0 14 0
NHL totals 126 143 32 175 57 9 6 2 8 6