Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1989, scoring a career-high 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in 1981–82. Maruk is of Ukrainian descent.[1]
| Dennis Maruk | |||
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| Born | November 17, 1955 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Minnesota North Stars Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 21st overall, 1975 California Golden Seals | ||
| WHA draft | 65th overall, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1989 | ||
Career
editAs a youth, Maruk played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Etobicoke.[2]
Maruk played junior "A" hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the London Knights before he was drafted in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the California Golden Seals. While with the Seals, he became the first NHL rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season.[3] Maruk followed the franchise when it relocated to Cleveland to become the Cleveland Barons a year later.
Maruk's rights were later obtained by the Minnesota North Stars after the Barons merged with them in 1978, but he was traded shortly afterwards to the Washington Capitals. During his time with the Capitals, he scored 50 goals in 1980–81 and 60 goals in 1981–82; his mark of 76 assists and 136 points in the 1981–82 season remain Capitals' records for a single-season.[4] Maruk was the first Capitals player to score 100 points in a season.[citation needed]
In 1982–83, Maruk was one of the players instrumental in leading the Capitals to their first playoff appearance. Despite this, he was traded back to the North Stars where he finished his career. At the time of his retirement in 1989, he was the last active NHL player to have played for the Seals/Barons franchise, although Charlie Simmer played later than him in minor leagues. Maruk was also the last Minnesota North Stars player to wear the number 9 prior to Mike Modano.
In 888 NHL games, he scored 356 goals and had 522 assists.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Markham Waxers | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 46 | 67 | 113 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 67 | 47 | 65 | 112 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | London Knights | OMJHL | 65 | 66 | 79 | 145 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 80 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 80 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 76 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 60 | 76 | 136 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 71 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 71 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 67 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | WPHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 888 | 356 | 522 | 878 | 761 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Canada | WC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1983 | Canada | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 35 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 14 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Ukrainian Dreams - Oral History - Famous Ukrainian-Canadians". ukrainian-dreams.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Lane, Jon (April 8, 2014). "Top pick MacKinnon of Avalanche deserves Calder". NHL.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Ungar, Dave (September 21, 2013). "The 5 Washington Capitals Records That Will Be Most Difficult to Break". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com