Denis Malgin

Denis Malgin
Born (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997
Olten, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
ZSC Lions
NHL Draft 102nd overall, 2015
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2013–present

Denis Malgin (born 18 January 1997) is a Swiss ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly played for GCK Lions and ZSC Lions. Malgin was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Malgin made his National League A debut playing with ZSC Lions during the 2014–15 NLA season.[1]

On 25 July 2016, Malgin signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He made his NHL debut on Panthers' season opening game on 13 October 2016.[3] Malgin got his first NHL career point with an assist in this second NHL game in a win against the Detroit Red Wings on 15 October 2016.[4]

International play

Malgin competed with Team Switzerland at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships where he was named to the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship All-Star Team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 GCK Lions NLB 38 6 13 19 14 — — — — —
2014–15 GCK Lions NLB 24 6 6 12 4 — — — — —
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 23 2 6 8 8 18 4 2 6 4
2015–16 GCK Lions NLB 7 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 38 5 12 17 12 3 0 0 0 0
NLA totals 61 7 18 25 20 21 4 2 6 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Switzerland WJC18 6th 5 2 2 4 4
2013 Switzerland IH18 6th 4 1 2 3 2
2014 Switzerland WJC18 7th 5 3 4 7 2
2015 Switzerland WJC18 4th 7 3 2 5 2
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 1 6 7 0
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 1 8 9 6
Junior totals 33 11 24 35 16

Awards and honours

Award Year
IIHF World U18 Championship All-Star Team 2015 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Does Denis Malgin have NHL potential?". thehockeywriters.com. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Panthers Sign Forward Denis Malgin to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "AdN: débuts victorieux de Denis Malgin". Planète Hockey (in French). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "NHL: premier assist de Denis Malgin avec les Florida Panthers". www.lacote.ch (in French). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "IIHF announces U18 All-Star Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

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