Born	February 28, 1890(1890-02-28), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	May 15, 1969 (aged 79), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Pro clubs	Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Hamilton Tigers (NHL) Quebec Bulldogs (NHL) Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)
Pro career	1910 – 1924
Hall of Fame, 1950

Maurice Joseph "Phantom Joe" Malone (born in Quebec City, Quebec, February 28, 1890 – May 15, 1969, Montreal, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League. He was notable for his scoring feats and his clean play. He scored the second most career goals of any player in major hockey's first half-century.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2.1 Regular season and playoffs 3 Awards 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Playing career

Malone broke in at the age of nineteen for the Quebec Bulldogs of the Eastern Canada Hockey Association in the 1909 season, scoring eight goals in twelve games. The next season the NHA formed, but Quebec was left out of the loop, so he played for Waterloo in the Ontario Professional Hockey League. Rejoining Quebec in 1911, he was named the team captain and so served for the Bulldogs' seven NHA seasons. Centering linemates such as Eddie Oatman and Tommy Marks, he led the Bulldogs to the Stanley Cups in 1912 and 1913 -- rampaging for a career best nine goals in a Cup match against Sydney -- while recording remarkable scoring marks of 43 goals in twenty games in 1913. His brother Jeff Malone was also played for Quebec in 1913 when they won the Stanley Cup. In 1917 Joe scored 41 goals in 19 games for Quebec.

When the NHL was founded in 1917, Quebec did not operate a team its first season and the teams players were dispersed amongst the other teams. Malone was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens. Playing on what was one of the most powerful forward lines of all time with Newsy Lalonde and Didier Pitre, Malone shifted to left wing to accommodate the great Lalonde, and was the NHL's first scoring leader, registering 44 goals in twenty games, a record total that would stand as the NHL's single season goal scoring mark until 1945 and a record per-game average that stands to this day. (If such an average was sustained over today's 82-game schedule, it would result in 180 goals, nearly double Wayne Gretzky's record of 92.) Malone scored at least one goal (and a total of 35 goals) in his first 14 NHL games to set the record for the longest goal-scoring streak to begin an NHL career. ^[1] This streak still stands as the second-longest goal-scoring streak in NHL history.

The season following Malone suffered an injured arm and missed most of the regular season, although he scored six goals in five games in the league final series against the Ottawa Senators; the lingering injury held him out of the ill-fated Cup finals against the Seattle Metropolitans.

Quebec revived its franchise in 1919 and Malone rejoined his club, once more leading the league in scoring with 39 goals, and setting a single game goal-scoring mark which still stands of seven against Toronto on January 31, 1920. However, the team was very weak on the ice -- its goaltender had the poorest goals against average the NHL would ever see (7.13 GAA)-- and recorded a 4-20 record on the season.

The team was relocated to Hamilton for the 1921 season. Despite missing the first four games of the season as well as the franchise's continued poor performance, Malone still finished fourth in league scoring with 28 goals. He finished fourth in scoring the following season as well.

After trading Lalonde the Canadiens traded for Malone in 1923, but he scored only a single goal that season while generally playing as a substitute. He played nine games without scoring the next season, playing his last game on January 23 against his former mates in Hamilton, before retiring. The Canadiens did not include his name on the Cup in 1924, because he did not play in the playoffs. However, he is credited by the NHL as winning his 3rd Stanley Cup that season.

He finished his career with 343 goals and 32 recorded assists over fifteen professional seasons.

Malone was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950, and is also a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

He died of a heart attack May 15, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec.

In 1998, he was ranked number 39 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. The list was announced 74 years after his last game and 91 years after his professional debut, making him the earliest player on the list. ^[3]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1907–08	Quebec Crescents	QAHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1909	Quebec Bulldogs	ECAHA		12	8	0	8	17		—	—	—	—	—
1909–10	Quebec Bulldogs	CHA		2	5	0	5	3		—	—	—	—	—
1909–10	Waterloo Colts	OPHL		12	10	0	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
1910–11	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		13	9	0	9	3		—	—	—	—	—
1911–12	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		18	21	0	21	0		2	5	0	5	0
1912–13	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		20	43	0	43	34		1	9	0	9	0
1913–14	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		17	24	4	28	20		—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		12	16	5	21	21		—	—	—	—	—
1915–16	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		24	25	10	35	21		6	4	1	5	0
1916–17	Quebec Bulldogs	NHA		19	41	8	49	15		—	—	—	—	—
1917–18	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		20	44	4	48	30		2	1	0	1	3
1918–19	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		8	7	2	9	3		5	5	2	7	3
1919–20	Quebec Bulldogs	NHL		24	39	10	49	12		—	—	—	—	—
1920–21	Hamilton Tigers	NHL		20	28	9	37	6		—	—	—	—	—
1921–22	Hamilton Tigers	NHL		24	24	7	31	4		—	—	—	—	—
1922–23	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		20	1	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0
1923–24	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		10	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHA totals				123	179	27	206	57		3	14	0	14	0
NHL totals				126	143	32	175	57		9	6	2	8	6

[edit] Awards

• Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950.
• NHL scoring leader in 1918 and 1920.
• Stanley Cup Champion 1912, 1913 Quebec Bulldogs, 1924 Montreal Canadiens.

[edit] Records

• Most goals in one game (7), January 31, 1920 at Quebec. Final score: Quebec 10, Toronto 6.
• Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 2.20 with Montreal, 1917–18 season (44 goals in 20 games).

[edit] See also

• List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Joe Malone's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Joe Malone's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Joe Malone's NHL player profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Unknown	Quebec Bulldogs captains 1910-17, 1919–20	Succeeded by Relocated as Hamilton Tigers
Awards and achievements
Preceded by None	NHL Scoring Champion 1918	Succeeded by Newsy Lalonde
Preceded by Newsy Lalonde	NHL Scoring Champion 1920	Succeeded by Newsy Lalonde

Persondata
NAME	Malone, Maurice Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Joe, Phantom Joe
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Ice Hockey Player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 28, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quebec City, Quebec
DATE OF DEATH	May 15, 1969
PLACE OF DEATH	Montreal, Quebec