Malone played for the Montreal Wanderers and the Quebec Bulldogs as a spare player.

He was the older brother of the more famous Joe Malone, who is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Jeff won the Stanley Cup with his brother in 1913 playing as a spare center for Quebec.

[2] His nephew Cliff Malone played three games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1951–52 season.

He was a second cousin of Sarsfield and Foster Malone who played briefly in the NHA.