Joe Motzko

Joseph Andrew Motzko (born March 14, 1980 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey forward currently with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Motzko played for St. Cloud State University in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. After his senior year with St. Cloud, Motzko was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 15, 2003. Joe was then sent to join affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
In the 2003–04 season, his first full professional season, Motzko appeared in his first NHL game with the Blue Jackets on February 2, 2004, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
In his fourth season with the Blue Jackets and having played mainly for the Syracuse Crunch, Motzko was traded by the Blue Jackets along with Mark Hartigan to the Anaheim Ducks for Curtis Glencross and Zenon Konopka on January 26, 2007. Motzko was then assigned to the Portland Pirates before he was called up to the Ducks during the 2007 playoffs. Motzko appeared in 3 post-season games for the Stanley Cup winning Ducks. 
On July 9, 2007, Joe was signed by the Washington Capitals. He appeared in 8 games with the Capitals (in his Capitals debut, he had 3 points scoring 2 goals and one assist) before he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Alexandre Giroux on February 26, 2008. Motzko was assigned to Thrasher's affiliate where he won the 2008 Calder Cup Championship with the Chicago Wolves.
Motzko made his Thrashers debut in the 2008–09 season on January 31, 2009, in a 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes 
On July 16, 2009, Motzko signed with Russian team HC MVD of the Kontinental Hockey League. However before appearing in a game with MVD, Motzko was released on September 11, and four days later signed with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Awards and achievements==
*1997-98 MSHSL Mr. Hockey Semifinalist (Bemidji High School)
*1999-00 WCHA Rookie of the Week (St. Cloud State)
*2000-01 WCHA Broadmoor Trophy (St. Cloud State)
*2006–07 NHL Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks)
*2007–08 AHL Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves)
*2010 Bemidji High School Athletic Hall of Fame 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998–99 	Omaha Lancers 	USHL 		51 	15 	21 	36 	60 		12 	7 	3 	10 	12
1999–00 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		36 	9 	15 	24 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		41 	17 	20 	37 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		39 	9 	30 	39 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		38 	17 	25 	42 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		70 	17 	24 	41 	38 		7 	2 	2 	4 	6
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		79 	28 	38 	66 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		61 	27 	34 	61 	54 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		33 	13 	23 	36 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		7 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		34 	15 	14 	29 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		48 	21 	27 	48 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		8 	2 	2 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		24 	6 	16 	22 	16 		16 	2 	9 	11 	12
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		73 	29 	27 	56 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		6 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		48 	18 	16 	34 	74 		10 	3 	5 	8 	10
2010–11 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		50 	28 	22 	50 	66 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		25 	4 	2 	6 	0 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1980
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