Philip Francis Anthony Maloney (October 6, 1927 – February 21, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1946 to 1970, was spent in various minor leagues, mainly with the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League. After retiring he turned to coaching and coached the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL from 1974 to 1977. He also served as the general manager of the Canucks from 1974 to 1976.

Playing career

Maloney began his career with the Shawinigan Cataractes before signing a free-agent contract with the Boston Bruins in 1948. Sent to the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, he finished with 79 points in his first professional campaign. The next year, he earned a spot on the Bruins' National Hockey League roster and tallied 46 points (15 goals, 31 assists) in 70 games. As a result, he finished second in the 1949-50 Calder Memorial Trophy vote for Rookie of the Year. He played thirteen games with the Bruins the next season before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maloney played 29 games with the Leafs in 1952–53. He later made NHL appearances with the Chicago Black Hawks, playing 45 games between 1958 and 1960.

Maloney spent 14 years with the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Hockey League. He retired at the end of the 1969–70 season, the year before the Canucks became a part of the NHL, and was the career scoring leader for the franchise with 923 points. He scored a career-high 102 points in 1960-61 during a two-year stint with the Buffalo Bisons. Maloney later was hired as an assistant coach by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. He became the head coach late in the 1973–74 season and coached 37 games with the franchise. In 1974–75, he coached the team to a first-place finish in the Smythe Division and to the first playoff appearance in its history.

Maloney died on February 21, 2020, aged 92.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1944–45Ottawa St. PatsOCJHL1214620555490
1944–45Ottawa St. PatsM-Cup—————50225
1945–46Ottawa St. PatsOCJHL1218927950880
1946–47Shawinigan Falls CataractsQSHL34101525443360
1947–48Shawinigan Falls CataractsQSHL481846642472680
1948–49Hershey BearsAHL64295079211156112
1949–50Boston BruinsNHL701531466—————
1950–51Boston BruinsNHL132022—————
1950–51Toronto Maple LeafsNHL11010—————
1950–51Pittsburgh HornetsAHL541323361452022
1951–52Pittsburgh HornetsAHL661937562550110
1952–53Toronto Maple LeafsNHL292682—————
1952–53Pittsburgh HornetsAHL288223022—————
1953–54Pittsburgh HornetsAHL357111820—————
1953–54Ottawa SenatorsQSHL27913223722861418
1954–55Ottawa SenatorsQSHL25814227—————
1954–55Vancouver CanucksWHL37162743952240
1955–56Vancouver CanucksWHL70375895141587154
1956–57Vancouver CanucksWHL704355988—————
1957–58Vancouver CanucksWHL70355994011817254
1958–59Vancouver CanucksWHL1389172—————
1958–59Chicago Black HawksNHL24224660000
1959–60Chicago Black HawksNHL2164100—————
1959–60Buffalo BisonsAHL4621416214—————
1960–61Buffalo BisonsAHL7137651022740330
1961–62Vancouver CanucksWHL703452862—————
1962–63Vancouver CanucksWHL64296190872790
1963–64Vancouver CanucksWHL6528538138—————
1964–65Vancouver CanucksWHL692952811851560
1965–66Vancouver CanucksWHL6522517316758130
1966–67Vancouver CanucksWHL721749664281670
1967–68Vancouver CanucksWHL722246686—————
1968–69Vancouver CanucksWHL65424281920000
1969–70Vancouver CanucksWHL162130—————
WHL totals818326597923182602752798
NHL totals1582843711660000

Coaching record

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGCWLTFinishGCWLResult
1972–73Seattle TotemsWHL722632145th, WHL————
1973–74Seattle TotemsWHL—————————
1973–74Vancouver CanucksNHL37151847th, East————
1974–75Vancouver CanucksNHL803832101st, Smythe514Lost in Quarterfinals
1975–76Vancouver CanucksNHL803332152nd, Smythe202Lost in Preliminary
1976–77Vancouver CanucksNHL359233—————
NHL totals2329510532—————

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Preceded byBill McCrearyHead coach of the Vancouver Canucks 1974–77Succeeded byOrland Kurtenbach
Preceded byHal LaycoeGeneral Manager of the Vancouver Canucks 1974–76Succeeded byJake Milford