David Maley
David Joseph Maley ( born April 24, 1963 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin ) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward who played for the Islanders Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and New York.
Career
When David Maley has been selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1982 by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round at position 33, he had been a few years for the High School team Edina Hornets on the ice. In the fall of 1982 he went to the University of Wisconsin, before the end of the 1985/86 season the Canadiens joined. He came in three games of the regular season and seven playoff games for use and was able to celebrate at the end with the team winning the Stanley Cup. The following season he played mainly in the NHL, but had also for some games in the AHL farm team for the Canadiens de Sherbrooke.
In the summer of 1987 he was transferred to the New Jersey Devils, where he could finally prevail as physically strong defensive striker. In his first year with the Devils, he was able to move up to the Conference Finals, the following years were but largely unsuccessful. In January 1992, the Devils sent him to the Edmonton Oilers twelve months later was hired by the San Jose Sharks over the Waiverliste who cast him in January 1994 to the New York Islanders. Since he played every twelve months for another team, he could not go on his good performances. There were several injuries that made it difficult on him. In the summer of 1994, his contract ran out and he made it to the start of the season, which took place due to the lockout only in January 1995, not for another team to come.
The San Francisco Spiders of the International Hockey League unterklassigen took him in the summer of 1995 under contract, but he could not be recommended for the NHL and finished his career in 1996.
David Maley opened shortly thereafter in San Jose, the roller hockey Hall Rollin 'Ice, whose owner he's still and home to several roller hockey teams in the area of San Jose.
1999 Maley returned back into the professional hockey business when he got a contract with the New Jersey Devils. In the NHL, however, he no longer was used, but completed the season with the AHL farm team Albany River Rats and then finally ended his career.
Meanwhile, David Maley part of the team of the radio commentators the San Jose Sharks and commented as an expert on the side of Dan Rusanowsky and Jamie Baker.