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USA Sam Malinski
#70 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 27, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,400,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed

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Sam Malinski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lakeville South High USHS-MN 24* 0* 0* 0* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -
2015-16 Lakeville South High USHS-MN 25* 4* 18* 22* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2016-17 Lakeville South High “C” USHS-MN 24* 5* 22* 27* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 -
Team Southeast UMHSEHL 20* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2017-18 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 19* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 28* 1* 9* 10* 8* -5* |
2018-19 Bismarck Bobcats “A” NAHL 59* 14* 31* 45* 24* 20* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2019-20 Cornell Univ. NCAA 25* 4* 12* 16* 12* 14* |
2020-21 Cornell Univ. NCAA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Cornell Univ. NCAA 32* 5* 18* 23* 26* 20* |
2022-23 Cornell Univ. “C” NCAA 34* 8* 18* 26* 29* 10* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 7* 3* 2* 5* 0* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 5 5 2 0
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23* 3* 7* 10* 6* 3* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 46* 5* 22* 27* 20* 5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -3
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 76* 5* 10* 15* 16* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 3
2025-26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 34* 3* 15* 18* 12* 15* |
Projected NHL 82* 7* 36* 43* 29* 36* |
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Sam Malinski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Lakeville South High “C” MN State 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |

Sam Malinski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 53* 8* 24* 32* 0.60* 20* 9* | 2 10 0 * 7 * 7 * 0.70 * 2 * -3 *
MN State 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 87* 15* 40* 55* 0.63* 32* 15* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
NCAA 4 91* 17* 48* 65* 0.71* 67* 44* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 133* 11* 32* 43* 0.32* 34* 26* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 4 * 3 *
UMHSEHL 1 20* 0* 3* 3* 0.15* 10* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
USHL 1 19* 2* 1* 3* 0.16* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 73* 9* 40* 49* 0.67* 38* -* | 3 7 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.71 * 2 * - *

Sam Malinski Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/30/2025
06/30/2025 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
03/30/2023
03/30/2023 Confirmed Cornell Univ. Colorado Avalanche
12/12/2018
12/12/2018 Confirmed Bismarck Bobcats Cornell Univ.
01/17/2018
01/17/2018 Confirmed Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Bismarck Bobcats