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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Merlin Malinowski
Selected in second round
No. 27 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born September 27, 1958
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Medicine Hat (WCHL)                      
Birthplace: North Battleford, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 DrumhellerAJHL 20 00 0
1974-75 DrumhellerAJHL 5923 4467 58
1975-76 DrumhellerAJHL 5960 86146 79
1976-77 Medicine HatWCHL 7022 4870 40
1977-88 Medicine HatWCHL 7248 78126 131

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
AJHL MVP:
1975-76 (Drumheller)
AJHL All-Star Second Team: 1975-76 (Drumheller)
AJHL Goals Leader: 1975-76 (Drumheller) (60 goals)
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 5, 1978 (Colorado at Philadelphia)
Numbers:  23, 16 (Colorado/New Jersey); 20 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978-1983 Colorado/N.J., Hartford282 54111165 121

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Colorado Player of Year (Three-Stars Leader):
1980-81
Colorado Rookie of Year: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with separated shoulder, suffered during Colorado's Dec. 26, 1980 game vs. Calgary. ... Played on line with Ron Delorme and Gary Croteau for Colorado in 1980-81. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with concussion suffered in November 1981. ... Was on Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on June 30, 1982. ... Released by Hartford in October 1983.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Philadelphia (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Arosa, Langnau (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1988 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Second Team:
1979-80 (Fort Worth)
CHL Shorthanded Goals Leader: 1979-80 (Fort Worth) (4 SHG)
CHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (Fort Worth) (24 points)
CHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (Fort Worth) (16 assists)
Switzerland Assists Leader: 1986-87 (Langnau) (45 assists)
Coaching Career: Worked as a coach in Switzerland after his retirement, first as head coach of Arosa, then as assistant coach of Chur. ... Named Ajoie (Switzerland) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Personal: Nicknamed "The Magician" and "Magic." ... Full name is Merlin Travis Malinowski. ... Older brother of former major-junior player Warren Malinowski.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: New Jersey traded Malinowski and Scott Fusco to Hartford in exchange for Garry Howatt and Rick Meagher on October 15, 1982.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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