Sean Malone

Sean Malone (born April 30, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently under contract with Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played with the Buffalo Sabres and Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career After a successful career at Nichols School, where he was All-State in three sports, Malone was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round, 159th overall, in the 2013 NHL entry draft. He played college hockey for Harvard University of ECAC Hockey. During his junior and senior years at Harvard, he underwent hip surgery and rehabilitation for his injury. Despite his setbacks, he was signed to a professional contract by the Sabres on April 8, 2017, and made his NHL debut that night in a game against the Florida Panthers as an emergency replacement for Marcus Foligno. He had one shot on net and played over 12 minutes in the 3–0 loss to the Panthers. He was then assigned to the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2017–18 season. In the 2019–20 season, Malone in his third season with the Americans appeared in 58 games, placing second on the team in scoring by tallying 30 points, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent, Malone was able to secure an NHL contract by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators on July 15, 2020. Malone opened the pandemic delayed season with the Predators, registering an assist in his lone game with the club. He later reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the remainder of the year.

As a free agent from the Predators, Malone opted to return to his original club, the Buffalo Sabres, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on July 28, 2021.

On August 2, 2023, having left the Sabres at the conclusion of his contract, Malone opted to pursue a European career by signing a two-year contract with Swiss club, SCL Tigers of the National League (NL).

After concluding his two-year tenure with SCL Tigers, having established himself amongst as a team offensive contributor, Malone left as a free agent and continued his European career in signing a two-year contract with Swedish top flight club, Örebro HK of the SHL, on June 3, 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Nichols School USHS 14 3 9 12 4 3 3 3 6 0 2011–12 Nichols School USHS 47 51 54 105 22 1 0 1 1 0 2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 15 5 8 13 17 — — — — — 2013–14 Harvard University ECAC 31 6 14 20 16 — — — — — 2014–15 Harvard University ECAC 21 8 10 18 12 — — — — — 2015–16 Harvard University ECAC 27 10 9 19 8 — — — — — 2016–17 Harvard University ECAC 36 18 24 42 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL 73 12 10 22 29 3 0 2 2 0 2018–19 Rochester Americans AHL 38 4 9 13 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 58 12 18 30 26 — — — — — 2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 23 5 10 15 38 — — — — — 2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 39 20 17 37 22 10 2 5 7 4 2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 53 14 17 31 38 14 3 6 9 6 2023–24 SCL Tigers NL 51 13 24 37 16 — — — — — 2024–25 SCL Tigers NL 39 7 23 30 36 9 2 2 4 4 NHL totals 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 United States IH18 7th 4 0 1 1 2 2013 United States U18 7 0 1 1 0 Junior totals 11 0 2 2 2

Awards and honors Award Year College ECAC All-Tournament Team 2017