Brad Marchand
Encyclopedia
Bradley Kevin Marchand is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
player currently playing left wing for the Boston Bruins
of the National Hockey League
(NHL). Marchand was selected by the Bruins, 71st overall, at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
. He played his junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
. Marchand made his NHL debut on October 21, 2009 against the Nashville Predators
.
Marchand scored his first NHL goal against Jhonas Enroth
of the Buffalo Sabres
on November 3, 2010.
Marchand has represented Canada twice in the 2007
and the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, bringing home gold each time.
Marchand established himself as a two-way threat for the Bruins during the 2010–11 season
. Marchand scored 21 goals while maintaining a plus/minus
far above zero, including being a short handed scoring threat, scoring five short handed goals, the third best total in the entire league for the regular season.
On April 2, 2011, prior to the Bruins' game against the Atlanta Thrashers
, Marchand was awarded the Bruins "7th Player Award" as voted by the club's fans through the regional New England Sports Network
(NESN). The award goes to that Bruin player fans believe best exemplifies the player performing most beyond expectations.
Marchand scored 2 goals in Game 7 vs the Canucks en route to his first Stanley Cup.
He had 11 goals in 2011 Playoffs tied with Jeremy Roenick
for second most for a rookie in the NHL all time.
The Bruins signed Marchand to a two-year contract, announced on September 14, 2011.
in Boston. Among his Bruins teammates, Marchand is known as "Honey Badger."
Brad received a tattoo following the Bruins' Stanley Cup victory, unintentionally misspelled "Stanley Cup Champians". The spelling error has since been fixed.
In 2011, Marchand was named one of "The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians" by Boston.com.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player currently playing left wing for the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). Marchand was selected by the Bruins, 71st overall, at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006 NHL Entry Draft
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....
. He played his junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
. Marchand made his NHL debut on October 21, 2009 against the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Marchand grew up playing his minor hockey in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area and played his Midget hockey with the Dartmouth Subway Midget AAA club before being a 2nd round pick in the 2004 QMJHL Midget Draft.Marchand scored his first NHL goal against Jhonas Enroth
Jhonas Enroth
Jhonas Erik Enroth is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender currently with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
of the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
on November 3, 2010.
Marchand has represented Canada twice in the 2007
2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand...
and the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
, bringing home gold each time.
Marchand established himself as a two-way threat for the Bruins during the 2010–11 season
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...
. Marchand scored 21 goals while maintaining a plus/minus
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...
far above zero, including being a short handed scoring threat, scoring five short handed goals, the third best total in the entire league for the regular season.
On April 2, 2011, prior to the Bruins' game against the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
, Marchand was awarded the Bruins "7th Player Award" as voted by the club's fans through the regional New England Sports Network
New England Sports Network
The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...
(NESN). The award goes to that Bruin player fans believe best exemplifies the player performing most beyond expectations.
Marchand scored 2 goals in Game 7 vs the Canucks en route to his first Stanley Cup.
He had 11 goals in 2011 Playoffs tied with Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer "J.R." Roenick is a former American professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League . He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 18 NHL...
for second most for a rookie in the NHL all time.
The Bruins signed Marchand to a two-year contract, announced on September 14, 2011.
Personal
Brad has taken on the moniker of "Nose Face Killah", which is a play on the stage name of rapper Ghost Face Killah. The nickname had gained a lot of steam during Boston's 2011 playoff run. Brad is known to do his post-game interviews wearing a shirt with the nickname and logo on it. The nickname was coined and made popular by the website "Barstool Sports." Marchand has also been referred to as "Marshmont" which came from a caller known as "Rick from Natick" mispronouncing his name on the Felger and Mazz show on 98.5 FM The Sports HubWBZ-FM
WBZ-FM is a sports radio station known as "98.5 The Sports Hub" and broadcasting on 98.5 MHz in Boston, Massachusetts. Owned by CBS Radio, the current WBZ-FM began on August 13, 2009 and competes with AM sports talk stations WEEI and competed with the ESPN Radio pair of WAMG and WLLH before their...
in Boston. Among his Bruins teammates, Marchand is known as "Honey Badger."
Brad received a tattoo following the Bruins' Stanley Cup victory, unintentionally misspelled "Stanley Cup Champians". The spelling error has since been fixed.
In 2011, Marchand was named one of "The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians" by Boston.com.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Halifax Subway Midget AAA | NSAAA | 49 | 34 | 42 | 79 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Moncton Wildcats Moncton Wildcats The Moncton Wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.... |
QMJHL | 61 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 68 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 83 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | ||
| 2006–07 | Val d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 57 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 108 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 36 | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 QMJHL season The 2007–08 QMJHL season was the 39th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the season-opening press conference, the QMJHL announced in partnership with Telus, all 630 regular season games would be available by internet broadcast. The regular season started on September... |
Val d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 33 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Halifax Mooseheads Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a CHL ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio division of the QMJHL for the 1994-1995 season. While the franchise has never won a league championship, they have... |
QMJHL | 26 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 AHL season The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:... |
Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
79 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Providence Bruins | AHL | 34 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 51 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | ||
| NHL totals | 97 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 71 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | ||||
External links
- Prospect Profile: Brad Marchand, Boston Globe, March 29, 2009