Marek Malik

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Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Harry
Height Weight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers
Nationality	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic
Born	June 24, 1975, Ostrava, CS
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 1993 Hartford Whalers
Pro Career	1993 – present

</div></div> Marek Malík (born June 23, 1975 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is an ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

Prior to joining the Rangers, Malík played for the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vancouver Canucks. In 2003-04, while with the Canucks, he shared the NHL Plus/Minus Award with Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the dawn of a new era in the NHL, he has taken his stingy defensive game to Broadway, signing a 3-year deal with the Rangers.

Malík became a fan-sensation in the NHL after scoring by inserting his stick between his legs and going top-shelf on the far side of Washington Capitals netminder Olaf Kölzig to finish the longest shootout in NHL history up to this point, a 15th rounder on November 26, 2005. It has been quite possibly the most memorable shootout moment in the history in the NHL (for example, it was ranked as the best play of the year by TSN's SportsCentre).

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze	2006 Turin	Ice hockey

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Preceded by: Peter Forsberg & Milan Hejduk	Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award (with Martin St. Louis) 2004	Succeeded by: Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival