Clint Malarchuk | |||
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Born |
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | May 1, 1961||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres | ||
NHL draft |
74th overall, 1981 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1981–1996 |
Clint Malarchuk (born May 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He has been a coach for four NHL teams and two minor league teams, most recently the Calgary Flames. He was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and lives in Alberta and Nevada.[1]
Malarchuk is well known for surviving a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when a player's skate made contact with his neck, slicing his carotid artery and partially slicing his jugular vein,[2] causing immediate massive blood loss.