| Todd Marchant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Marchant with theEdmonton Oilers in 1997 | |||
| Born | (1973-08-12)August 12, 1973 (age 52) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets Anaheim Ducks | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 164th overall,1993 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||
Todd Michael Marchant (born August 12, 1973) is an American former professionalice hockey player who played 17 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with theEdmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with theAnaheim Ducks, along with just over a season with theColumbus Blue Jackets and a game with theNew York Rangers. He also played 49 games in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) between his time with theBinghamton Rangers andCape Breton Oilers. He is now serving as the Director of Player Development for the San Jose Sharks.
Marchant played high school hockey and baseball atWilliamsville East High School. He then played two years in theNCAA withClarkson University, from 1991–1993. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 1993NHL 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. He was acquired by the Oilers in a trade forCraig MacTavish and continued play with their affiliate in Cape Breton (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).
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 theDallas Stars from the 1997 playoffs, taking a pass from alternate captainDoug Weight and speeding by a stumblingGrant Ledyard to score onAndy 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 wasChicago Blackhawks forwardWayne Presley in 1989.[1]
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-OilersTyler Wright andLuke Richardson.
Marchant then refused to waive his no-trade clause, which would have allowed Columbus to send him to Anaheim as part of theSergei Fedorov trade. After trading for Fedorov, Columbus placed Marchant on waivers in order to circumvent his no-trade clause.[2] Anaheim picked Marchant up on waivers on November 21, 2005 to make him a Mighty Duck.
Marchant played with the Mighty Ducks in the last half of the2005–06 NHL Season. Marchant and the Ducks advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals but were eliminated by Marchant's former team, theEdmonton Oilers.
He returned to the roster of the newly namedAnaheim Ducks for the2006–07 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 halfway through the year, missing over 20 games. He did not return to play in good condition until the Ducks were midway through the2007 NHL Playoffs. Marchant returned in the series against theDetroit Red Wings in the Conference Final, and played a vital role in killing penalties. Marchant went on to win his firstStanley Cup when the Ducks defeated theOttawa Senators in the2007 Stanley Cup Finals.
The Ducks were eliminated in the first round of the2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs by theDallas Stars, a series in which Marchant scored twice. He contributed 5 goals during the2008-09 NHL Season as the Ducks entered the playoffs as the last seed and upset the first seedSan 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 stayed with the Ducks in a front office capacity as the Director of Player Development and remains well as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Jr. Ducks Mite A club.[3] In 2022, he was fired from his NHL front office duties following the resignation of former GM Bob Murray.[4]
Todd and wife Caroline Marchant have four children; daughters Lillian and Ashley & sons Timothy Todd and Bradley David, who was born on April 20, 2009.[5] 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 WesternNew York.[citation needed]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Niagara Scenic | NAHL | 37 | 31 | 47 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991–92 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 33 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 33 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | United States | Intl | 59 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,195 | 186 | 312 | 498 | 774 | 95 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 88 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1994 | United States | OG | 8th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-ECACRookie Team | 1992 | |
| All-ECACSecond Team | 1993 | |
| ECACAll-Tournament Team | 1993 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) | 2007 | |