Todd Marchant

Todd Marchant (born August 12, 1973) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, along with just over a season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and a game with the New York Rangers. He also played 49 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) between his time with the Binghamton Rangers and Cape Breton Oilers.
==Career==
===Early career===
Marchant played high school hockey at Williamsville East High School. He then played two years in the NCAA with Clarkson University, from 1991–1993. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round, 164th overall. In 1993–94, his first pro season, he played games with the Rangers, their AHL affiliate in Binghamton, and the Oilers and their own affiliate in Cape Breton. He was acquired by the Oilers in a trade for Craig MacTavish (and in his last couple of seasons with the Oilers, had the distinction of being one of the few NHL players to be coached by an ex-player for whom he was once traded).
He also hosts a weeklong hockey clinic for kids ages 8 to 15 during the offseason at the Amherst Pepsi Center. 100% of profits from his school go to charities for disadvantaged youth around Western New York.
===Edmonton Oilers===
Marchant played nine full seasons as an Oiler (1994–2003), serving as an alternate captain for his last few seasons in Edmonton. He was known as one of the fastest players in the NHL, and used his speed mostly in a defensive capacity. He scored the first round Game 7 overtime goal that eliminated the Dallas Stars from the 1997 playoffs, taking a pass from assistant captain Doug Weight and speeding by a stumbling Stars defenceman to score on Andy Moog. Marchant would go on to lead all players in shorthanded goals in the 1997 playoffs, with 3. In doing so, he became the first player in 8 years to score 3 shorthanded goals in the playoffs. The last player to do it was Chicago Blackhawks forward Wayne Presley in 1989.
===Columbus Blue Jackets===
In the summer of 2003, Marchant was signed by the Blue Jackets after he gained early unrestricted free agency from the Oilers. He played the full 2003–04 season with Columbus, along with fellow ex-Oilers Tyler Wright and Luke Richardson. 
Marchant then refused to waive his no trade clause, which would have allowed Columbus to send him to Anaheim as part of the Sergei Fedorov trade. After trading for Fedorov, Columbus placed Marchant on waivers in order to free up some salary cap space (as Marchant makes $2.5 Million/Year). Anaheim picked Marchant up on waivers on November 21, 2005 to make him a Mighty Duck.
===Anaheim Ducks===
Marchant played with the Mighty Ducks in the last half of the 2005–06 NHL Season. Marchant and the Ducks advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals but were eliminated by Marchant's former team, the Edmonton Oilers.
He returned to the roster of the newly-named Anaheim Ducks for the 2006–07 NHL season. The season began as a record-breaking year, with the Ducks setting franchise records and also setting a league-wide record for the longest streak of being undefeated in regulation at the beginning of the season. 
Marchant was injured half way through the year, missing over 20 games. He did not return to play in good condition until the Ducks were midway through the 2007 NHL Playoffs. Marchant returned in the series against the Detroit Red Wings in the Conference Final, and played a vital role in killing penalties. Marchant went on to win his first Stanley Cup when the Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. He is also an assistant coach for the Anaheim Jr. Ducks Mite A club. 
The Ducks were eliminated in the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Dallas Stars, a series in which Marchant scored twice. He contributed 5 goals during the 2008-09 NHL Season as the Ducks entered the playoffs as the last seed and upset the first seed San Jose Sharks. Marchant scored the game winning goal in triple overtime in Game 2 of the Ducks second round series with the Detroit Red Wings, a series Detroit would ultimately win in seven games.
Marchant announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL on June 29, 2011. He remains with the Ducks as the Director of Player Development.
==Personal life==
Todd Marchant and wife Caroline Marchant have four children; daughters Lillian and Ashley & sons Timothy Todd and Bradley David, who was born on April 20, 2009.
==Awards and achievements==
*2006–07 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Anaheim)
* Most games played by a player drafted in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft (1195)
==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
1991–92 	Clarkson 	ECAC 		32 	20 	12 	32 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Clarkson 	ECAC 		33 	18 	28 	46 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 		8 	2 	7 	9 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		3 	1 	4 	5 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		38 	22 	25 	47 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		45 	13 	14 	27 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		81 	19 	19 	38 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		79 	14 	19 	33 	44 		12 	4 	2 	6 	12
1997–98 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		76 	14 	21 	35 	71 		12 	1 	1 	2 	10
1998–99 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	14 	22 	36 	65 		4 	1 	1 	2 	12
1999–00 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	17 	23 	40 	70 		3 	1 	0 	1 	2
2000–01 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		71 	13 	26 	39 	51 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		82 	12 	22 	34 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		77 	20 	40 	60 	48 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		77 	9 	25 	34 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		18 	3 	6 	9 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		61 	6 	19 	25 	46 		16 	3 	10 	13 	14
2006–07 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		56 	8 	15 	23 	44 		11 	0 	3 	3 	12
2007–08 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		75 	9 	7 	16 	48 		6 	2 	0 	2 	0
2008–09 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		72 	5 	13 	18 	34 		13 	1 	1 	2 	16
2009–10 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		78 	9 	13 	22 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		79 	1 	7 	8 	26 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
ECAC totals	ECAC totals 	ECAC totals		65 	38 	40 	78 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		49 	25 	36 	61 	33 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		1195 	186 	312 	498 	774 		95 	13 	21 	34 	88
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Todd Marchant-Speed Merchant
Category:Born in 1973
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