NHL careerCLRHFDNJDLast NHL game 1983
Merlin Malinowski's NHL career
Points
165
Games
282
Goals
54
Assists
111
P/GP
0.59
Plus/minus
-105
Centre Merlin Malinowski was drafted 27th overall by Colorado Rockies in 1978. He played 5 seasons for 3 clubs, 1978-1983. That came to 282 games and 165 points, 54 goals and 111 assists.
Below: the whole of Merlin Malinowski's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19781978 NHL Draft
Merlin Malinowski is drafted 27 overall by Colorado Rockies
First off the board- 1Bobby SmithMNS
- 2Ryan WalterWSH
- 3Wayne BabychSTL
Swedes from the same draft
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson629 GP · 554 P- Mats Hallin152 GP · 31 P
- 4 months and 21 days later · 1 season1978-1979 seasonNHL debut
Merlin Malinowski makes his NHL debut in 4–6 loss against Philadelphia Flyers
Merlin was 20 years old ·
Spectrum, USAYear 1979Season1978-1979
Merlin Malinowski's first NHL season: 23 points
The whole season1978-1979Events26games missed - Year 1980Season
1979-1980
Merlin Malinowski plays only 10 games for 6 points
The whole season1979-1980Events70games missed - Year 1981Season
1980-1981
Merlin Malinowski scores 62 points — the best season of his career
The whole season1980-1981EventsCareer bestHis best points season - The career
Merlin Malinowski played his last NHL game in 1983
The career ended after 5 seasons, the last of them with Hartford Whalers.