Sam Malinski
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| Date of Birth: | July 27, 1998 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Lakeville, MN | Height: | 5'11" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 185 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Cornell | 2019 |
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| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | Colorado Avalanche | D | 2025-06-30 |
| Cornell Univ. | Colorado Avalanche | D | 2023-03-30 |
| Bismarck Bobcats | Cornell Univ. | D | 2018-12-12 |
| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Bismarck Bobcats | D | 2018-01-17 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| NAHL (Central) All-Star Team | NAHL | 2018-2019 |
| NAHL (Central) Defenseman of the Year | NAHL | 2018-2019 |
| NAHL Second All-Star Team | NAHL | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA All-Ivy League Honorable Mention Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (ECAC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA All-Ivy League First Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (East) Second All-American Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA All-Ivy League First Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Lakeville South High | USHS-MN | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | Lakeville South High | USHS-MN | 25 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-2017 | Lakeville South High | USHS-MN | 24 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 16 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | Team APX | UMHSEHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | Lakeville South High | MN State | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 59 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 24 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019-2020 | Cornell Univ. | NCAA | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Cornell Univ. | NCAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Cornell Univ. | NCAA | 32 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 26 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Cornell Univ. | NCAA | 34 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 29 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 46 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 20 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025-2026 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||