A source tells The Canadian Press the move will be announced Tuesday.
Maloney, the assistant GM of the New York Rangers, takes the helm after Mike Barnett was fired in April.
The Coyotes finished last in the Western Conference with a 31-46-5 record this season and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Maloney played 13 seasons in the NHL, including more than 10 with the Rangers.
Denied entry into the NHL because he was Black, Carnegie was one of the best hockey players of the 1940s. Now, he's set to join the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder's category.
International hockey superstar Angela James has been named to the Order of Canada as part of a group of 85 appointees.
These players won’t go early in July’s draft but may end up paying huge dividends down the line.
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