David Joseph "Dave" Maley (born April 24, 1963 in
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) is a former
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hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, having played for the
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's
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,
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,
Edmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
,
San Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and
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; and is currently a radio and television analyst for the San Jose Sharks.
As a player, Maley was a part of the
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team that won the NCAA
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in 1983, as well winning a
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with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. As a broadcaster, Maley serves as a pre-game analyst and intermission reporter for Sharks radio broadcasts. On occasion, he will do color commentary for games when regular commentator Jamie Baker is out on assignment for the Sharks. He also joins
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and Baker in a popular "triple-cast" format during several regular season and home playoff games.
In 1996 David established Rollin' Ice in
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, "the Bay Area's premier roller hockey facility". Rollin' Ice has been a part of the Silvercreek Sportsplex since 2007, expanding to 3 rollerhockey rinks. Rollin' Ice hosts adult and youth roller hockey leagues and clinics, provides the facility for roller hockey tournaments, and is the home for a number of Bay Area traveling roller hockey teams, including the Mustangs, Rampage, Riot, Public Enemy and the Silicon Valley Quakes. Maley is the current president of the Silvercreek Sportsplex, as well as an active participant and advisor to the growing ice hockey community in San Jose.
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