Dennis Maruk

Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player. He played in the NHL from 1975 to 1989.
Maruk played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights before he was drafted in 1975 by the California Golden Seals. While with the Seals, he became the first NHL rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season. He 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 was traded shortly afterwards to the Washington Capitals. During his time with the Capitals, he enjoyed some of his best years statistically. He scored 50 goals in 1980-1981 and 60 goals in 1981-1982. Maruk is the first Capitals player to score 100 points in a season.
In 1982-1983, Maruk was one of the players instrumental in leading the Capitals to their first playoff appearance. Despite this, he was traded back to the Minnesota North Stars where he would finish his career. At the time of his retirement, he was the last active player that ever played for the Seals/Barons franchise.
In 888 NHL games, he scored 356 goals and had 522 assists.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1971–72 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA 		8 	2 	1 	3 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1972–73 	London Knights 	OHA 		59 	46 	67 	113 	54 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1973–74 	London Knights 	OHA 		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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		888 	356 	522 	878 	761 	 	34 	14 	22 	36 	26
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1955
Category:California Golden Seals draft picks
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974-2000) players
Category:Lake Charles Ice Pirates players
Category:London Knights alumni
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:NHL players with 50 goal seasons
Category:NHL players with 100 point seasons
Category:Oakland Seals players
Category:Toronto Marlboros alumni
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Retired in 1999