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Canada Dennis Maruk
Lake Charles Ice Pirates / WPHL - 98/99
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
Date of Birth
Nov 17, 1955
Position
C
Age
69
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1975 round 2 #21 overall by California Golden Seals

Maruk set multiple single-season records for the Capitals when he scored 76 assists and 136 points in 1982. The 5'8 center played in 2 All-Star games and retired from the NHL in 1989 with 356 goals and 878 points in 888 games.

Team Staff profile of Dennis Maruk also available

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Dennis Maruk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Markham Waxers MetJBHL 40* 57* 37* 94* 26* -* |
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* -6* |
1976-77 Cleveland Barons NHL 80* 28* 50* 78* 68* 4* |
1977-78 Cleveland Barons NHL 76* 36* 35* 71* 50* -26* |
Canada WC 10* 6* 1* 7* 2* -* |
1978-79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Washington Capitals NHL 76* 31* 59* 90* 71* -14* |
Canada WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1979-80 Washington Capitals NHL 27* 10* 17* 27* 8* 0* |
1980-81 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 50* 47* 97* 87* -7* |
Canada WC 8* 5* 3* 8* 6* -* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 60* 76* 136* 128* -4* |
1982-83 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 31* 50* 81* 71* -21* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -
Canada WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
1983-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 71* 17* 43* 60* 42* -17* | Playoffs 16 5 5 10 8 -
1984-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 71* 19* 41* 60* 56* -2* | Playoffs 9 4 7 11 12 -
1985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 70* 21* 37* 58* 67* 13* | Playoffs 5 4 9 13 4 -
1986-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 67* 16* 30* 46* 52* 5* |
1987-88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 22* 7* 4* 11* 15* 1* |
1988-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Kalamazoo Wings IHL 5* 1* 5* 6* 4* -* |
1989-98 Did not play * * * * * * |
1998-99 Lake Charles Ice Pirates WPHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2

Dennis Maruk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Etobicoke Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1980-81 Washington Capitals DN-Cup 3* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals DN-Cup 4* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |

Dennis Maruk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DN-Cup 2 7* 3* 4* 7* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 5* 1* 5* 6* 1.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MetJBHL 1 40* 57* 37* 94* 2.35* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 888* 356* 522* 878* 0.99* 761* -75* | 4 34 14 * 22 * 36 * 1.06 * 26 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 134* 95* 133* 228* 1.70* 119* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OMJHL (OHL) 1 65* 66* 79* 145* 2.23* 53* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 35* 16* 8* 24* 0.69* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WPHL 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 4* -2* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -2 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dennis Maruk Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1975, 5 #65 overall by Cleveland Crusaders in the WHA Amateur Draft

Cult/Star player for London Knights

Cult/Star player for Minnesota North Stars

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals