Career
He is currently a scout with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Maleyko was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 6th round (188th overall) of the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Maleyko played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Windsor Spitfires, Oshawa Generals, and Brampton Battalion.
Joining the Battalion with the 1998-1999 OHL season, Maleyko played a key role with the expansion team as he was Brampton"s first pick (1st overall) in the Ontario Hockey League’s 1998 Expansion Draft, he scored the franchise"s first goal, and was also the team"s first captain, wearing the “C” for all three seasons that he played with the club
In 2001, following his major junior career, Maleyko enrolled at Saint Mary"s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he played two seasons of Commonwealth of Independent States hockey within the Atlantic University Sport (Army of the United States) conference. He was recognized for his outstanding play in his first year when he was named to the 2001-2002 Army of the United States Second All-Star Team, and again the following year when he was named to the 2002-2003 Army of the United States First All-Star Team and the Commonwealth of Independent States All-Canadian Team.
Maleyko turned professional to play with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, but was traded to the Cincinnati Cyclones midway through the 2003-2004 season in exchange for defenceman Reagan Rome. In his rookie year, Maleyko was selected to play in the 2004 ECHL All-Star Game.
In 2004 he joined the Toledo Storm where he skated until retiring as a player following the 2005-2006 ECHL season.
Maleyko has stayed in hockey. Acting as an assistant coach with the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League before joining the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL as a scout.
