Kirk Maltby

Kirk Maltby (born December 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings.
==Playing career==
Maltby grew up in the town of Cambridge, 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.
After that season, Maltby was a 4th 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 the Owen Sound Platers of the OHL, Maltby was selected in the 3rd round, 65th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 Draft.Kirk Maltby on the Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3360 Maltby spent his entire rookie year at the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL and played his first NHL season in 1993 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 the Detroit Red Wings during the 1995–96 NHL season, in which he was traded on March 20 by the Oilers to the Red Wings in exchange for defenceman Dan McGillis.Official NHL Profile. http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8459001&service=page
Maltby spent 14 seasons with the Red Wings, helping them win 4 Stanley Cup titles (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008). He played on the "Grind Line" with teammates Kris Draper and Darren McCarty or Joe Kocur for a number of years.
Although Maltby was a rather prolific scorer in the Canadian junior leagues, he has never netted a 20 goal season nor has he reached 40 points. Instead, he has gained a reputation around the NHL as a solid checking forward and agitator who is able to instigate his opponents into taking a cheap penalty. As a result, he was named to the Canadian National Team for the 2005 World Championships. His best statistical season was 2002–03, when he set career highs in goals (14), assists (23), points (37), and penalty minutes (91).
On February 27, 2009, Maltby played in his 1000th career game, in which the Red Wings defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.Maltby on 1,000. http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2009/02/maltby_on_1000.html 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 the Detroit Red Wings.
==Personal life==
Kirk Maltby resides in the Grosse Pointe, Michigan area during the season and splits his off-season between his Michigan home and Hespeler, Ontario residence. He and his wife Wendy http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/06/05/nhl-player-kirk/ have a daughter named Ella, born March 22, 2004 http://onthewingsblog.com/2004/03/25/gameday-colorado-38-20-13-5-94-800-est/ and fraternal twins: son Landon and daughter Leighton, born July 17, 2008.http://www.theinsider.com/news/1282877_Red_Wings_Kirk_Maltby_Welcomes_Twins_Landon_and_Leighton
==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
1988-89 	Cambridge Winterhawks Jr.B.	OHA 	 	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
1999–00 	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
2004–05 	DNP — Lockout 	NHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals	 	191 	96 	88 	184 	289 	 	17 	4 	9 	13 	33
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	77 	23 	25 	48 	136 	 	16 	3 	3 	6 	45
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1072 	128 	132 	260 	867 	 	169 	16 	15 	31 	149
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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