Olivier Dame-Malka

Olivier Dame-Malka (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian-born French professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with ASC Corona Brașov in the Erste Liga. Internationally he plays for the French national team, and played at the 2017 World Championship. Dame-Malka is of Jewish descent,[1] and was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Olivier Dame-Malka
Born (1990-05-30) 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
Erste Liga team
Former teams		 ASC Corona Brașov
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

Playing career

Dame-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]

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.[3] 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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Professional Hockey Review: 2014–15; The NHL". Jewish Sports Review. 9 (107): 1. January–February 2015.
  2. "Walleye trade Campbell, Warkentin for Condors defenseman". toledoblade.com. December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. "Everblades agree to terms with Dame-Malka". ECHL. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  4. "A shock reinforcement to the Eagles defense" (in French). Nice hockey Côte d'Azur. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.


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