James Irwin "Jim, Kid" Mallen (May 25, 1881 – December 17, 1954) was a Canadian professional

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player who was active with several clubs from 1901 to 1914. Amongst the teams Mallen played for were the

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, Toronto Professionals and Galt Professionals. When with the Galt Professionals Mallen twice was on a team that challenged for the

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, in January 1910 and in March 1911,Stanley Cup Annual Record 1911
nhl.com but the Galt team lost both times to the

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. Jim Mallen was a small player in stature even for his era but stocky built at 5'5" and approximately 165 pounds. He played primarily at the

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positions. His younger brother Ken Mallen also played professional ice hockey and was on the 1915

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team that won the

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