Marek Malík

Position Defence ShootsLeft Nickname(s)Harry[1]Height
Weight6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb(109 kg/17 st 2 lb) NHLTeam
F. teams New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Carolina Hurricanes
Hartford Whalers Nationality Czech Republic Born June 24, 1975(1975-06-24) (age 32),
Ostrava, CS NHL Draft72nd overall, 1993
Hartford WhalersPro career 1993 – present

Marek Malík (born June 23, 1975 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is an ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

1 Playing career
2 Career statistics
3 Awards
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Playing career

Prior to joining the Rangers, Malík played for the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vancouver Canucks. In 2003-04, while with the Canucks, he shared the NHL Plus/Minus Award with Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He signed a 3-year deal with the Rangers in the summer of 2005.

Malik scored on Washington Capitals netminder Olaf Kolzig to finish the longest shootout in NHL history, on November 26, 2005; the goal was described as a "circus shot", as Malík drew the puck into the center of the net, put his stick between his legs and shot high on Kolzig's stick side. The play was ranked as the best play of the year by TSN's SportsCentre).

Currently, Marek Malik is a target of harsh criticism in New York, stemming from the fact that he doesn't play physically despite his hulking frame, as well as the perception that he makes risky plays with the puck that result in defensive zone turnovers, criticisms applied to Malik as early as his minor league days in Springfield.[citation needed] Despite constant berating from Rangers' fans, Malik remains popular amongst the Rangers' coaching staff, and players.[citation needed]

On January 24, 2008, he was not at the game on Brian Leetch Night, even though it is team policy for players to be present at games. He also did not attend practice and his locker was empty for the game after he refused to shake hands with head coach Tom Renney after a victory in the Rangers' previous game.[2]

Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIMGP G A Pts PIM 1993-94 Vitkovice HC Czech41 3 4 7 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1994-95 Hartford Whalers NHL1 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1994-95 Springfield Falcons AHL58 11 30 41 91 -- -- -- -- -- 1995-96Springfield Falcons AHL 68 8 14 22 135 8 1 3 4 20 1995-96Hartford Whalers NHL 7 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-97Springfield Falcons AHL 3 0 3 3 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-97Hartford Whalers NHL 47 1 5 6 50 -- -- -- -- -- 1997-98 Malmo IF SEL37 1 5 6 21 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-99 New Haven BeastAHL 21 2 8 10 28 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-99 Vitkovice HC Czech 1 1 0 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-99 Carolina HurricanesNHL 52 2 9 11 36 4 0 0 0 4 1999-00Carolina Hurricanes NHL 57 4 10 14 63 -- -- -- -- -- 2000-01Carolina Hurricanes NHL 61 6 14 20 34 3 0 0 0 6 2001-02Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 4 19 23 88 23 0 3 3 18 2002-03Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 0 2 2 16 -- -- -- -- -- 2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 7 11 18 52 14 1 1 2 10 2003-04 Vancouver CanucksNHL 78 3 16 19 45 7 0 0 0 10 2004-05 Vitkovice HC Czech 42 1 9 10 50 7 0 0 0 37 2005-06 New York RangersNHL 74 2 16 18 78 4 0 1 1 6 2006-07New York Rangers NHL 69 2 19 21 70 10 1 3 4 10 2007-08New York Rangers NHL 42 2 8 10 48 -- -- -- -- -- NHL Totals 660 33 133 166 596 65 2 8 10 64