 Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Musi waAugust 31, 2017, Malone akaedza kudzoka kune nyanzvi yechando hockey mushure mekusaina chibvumirano chehunyanzvi chekuyedza PTO neMinnesota Wild kuti vapinde musasa wavo wekudzidzira. Akapedzisira kutamba semhizha mumwaka wa 2014-15, asi akasarudza kudzoka netariro yekuita timu yeU.S. yeOlympic ye2018 Winter Olympics. Mushure mekubudirira musasa neWild, Malone akaburitswa kubva kuPTO yake uye akabatana neWilds AHL mubatanidzwa, iyo Iowa Wild, paPTO kutanga mwaka wa2017-18 musi waGumiguru 5, 2017. Akatamba mumitambo gumi nemaviri neIowa, achiunganidza rubatsiro rwe2, asati aburitswa mushure mekupotsa kusarudzwa kuchikwata cheOlympic cheUS musi waZvita 21, 2017. 