| Kirk Maltby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Maltby with theDetroit Red Wings in 2007 | |||
| Born | (1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (age 52) Guelph,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 65th overall,1992 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2010 | ||
Kirk Frederick Maltby (born December 22, 1972) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeywinger who played 16 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theEdmonton Oilers andDetroit Red Wings, the latter with whom he won theStanley Cup four times.
He is currently employed as a professionalscout by the Red Wings.
Maltby grew up in the town ofHespeler, Ontario and played most of his minor hockey for the Hespeler Shamrocks A club of the OMHA. As a Midget-aged player, Maltby suited up for the Cambridge Winterhawks Jr.B. club of the OHA in 1988-89. He grew up idolizing Hespeler hockey legend Jim Butler.
After that season, Maltby was a fourth round selection of the Owen Sound Platers in the 1989 OHL Priority Selection. While in Owen Sound, he played with future NHL'ers Andrew Brunette, Scott Walker, Kevin Weekes and Jamie Storr.
Having spent his junior years with theOwen Sound Platers of theOHL, Maltby was selected in the third round, 65th overall by theEdmonton Oilers in the1992 Draft.[1] Maltby spent his entire rookie year at theCape Breton Oilers of theAHL and played his first NHL season in1993 playing 68 games and scoring 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points and 74 penalty minutes. He played for the Oilers another 2 seasons before moving to theDetroit Red Wings during the1995–96 NHL season, in which he was traded on March 20 by the Oilers to the Red Wings in exchange for defencemanDan McGillis.[2]
Maltby spent 14 seasons with the Red Wings, helping them win 4Stanley Cup titles (1997,1998,2002,2008). He played on the "Grind Line" with teammatesKris Draper andDarren McCarty andJoe Kocur for a number of years.
Although Maltby was a rather prolific scorer in the Canadian junior leagues, he never netted a 20-goal season nor did he reach 40 points in a season. Instead, he gained areputation around theNHL as a solidchecking forward andagitator who is able to instigate his opponents into taking a cheappenalty. As a result, he was named to the Canadian National Team for the 2005 World Championships. His best statistical season was2002–03, when he set career highs in goals (14), assists (23), points (37), and penalty minutes (91).
On February 27, 2009, Maltby played in his1000th career game, in which the Red Wings defeated theLos Angeles Kings 2-1 atJoe Louis Arena in Detroit.[3] Maltby's most recent contract with the Red Wings expired following the 2009-2010 season.
On October 12, 2010, Maltby officially announced his retirement from the NHL. The same day he also announced he will take a job as a pro scout with theDetroit Red Wings.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| RepresentingCanada | ||
| Men'sice hockey | ||
| World Cup of Hockey | ||
 | 2004 Canada | |
| World Championships | ||
| 2003 Finland | |
 | 2005 Austria | |
Maltby has participated in three international tournaments forCanada:
Kirk Maltby resides in theGrosse Pointe,Michigan area during the season and splits his off-season between his Michigan home and hisHespeler,Ontario residence. He and his wife Wendy[4] have a daughter named Ella, born March 22, 2004[5] and fraternal twins: son Landon and daughter Leighton, born July 17, 2008.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Cambridge Winterhawks | MWJHL | 48 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 61 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 1990–91 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 66 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 64 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 99 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 73 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 130 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 68 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 89 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 53 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 | ||
| 2002–03 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2005–06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 80 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 61 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 52 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,072 | 128 | 132 | 260 | 867 | 169 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 149 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Canada | WC |  | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WCH | | DNP | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Canada | WC |  | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||||