Olivier Dame-Malka (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian-born French professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Rødovre Mighty Bulls in the Metal Ligaen. Internationally he plays for the French national team, and played at the 2017 World Championship. Dame-Malka is Jewish,[1] and was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Olivier Dame-Malka | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 30, 1990 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Metal Ligaen team Former teams |
Rødovre Mighty Bulls Hamilton Bulldogs Ducs de Dijon Dragons de Rouen HC '05 Banská Bystrica Brûleurs de Loups Aigles de Nice | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 France | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editDame-Malka played four seasons (2007–2011) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), scoring 33 goals and 81 assists for 114 points, and earning 376 penalty minutes in 226 games played.
On December 31, 2012, the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL traded Dame-Malka to the Toledo Walleye in exchange for defenceman Dale Warkentin and forward Max Campbell.[2]
He played for Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where they won a gold medal.[3]
After four seasons in Europe, spending the majority of his tenure in the Ligue Magnus, Dame-Malka returned to North America in agreeing to a second stint with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on September 26, 2018.[4] In the 2018–19 season, Dame-Malka registered 6 assists in 20 games with the Everblades, before opting to return to France on January 16, 2019, reacquainting with the Ligue Magnus in signing for the remainder of the year with Nice hockey Côte d'Azur.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Professional Hockey Review: 2014–15; The NHL". Jewish Sports Review. 9 (107): 1. January–February 2015.
- ^ "Walleye trade Campbell, Warkentin for Condors defenseman". Toledo Blade. December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "2013 Delegation". Maccabi Canada.
- ^ "Everblades agree to terms with Dame-Malka". ECHL. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "A shock reinforcement to the Eagles defense" (in French). Nice hockey Côte d'Azur. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database