| Brad Marsh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Blair Chapman and Marsh (right) during a NHL game between theCalgary Flames and theSt. Louis Blues on November 29, 1980. | |||
| Born | (1958-03-31)March 31, 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 11th overall,1978 Atlanta Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1993 | ||
Charles Bradley Marsh (born March 31, 1958) is aCanadian former professionalice hockey player who played as adefenceman in theNational Hockey League (NHL). Marsh played for theAtlanta Flames,Calgary Flames,Philadelphia Flyers,Toronto Maple Leafs,Detroit Red Wings andOttawa Senators over a 15-year NHL career. He featured in twoStanley Cup Finals with the Flyers (1985, 1987).
He played for thePrince of Wales Conference in the1993 NHL All-Star Game, scoring one goal.[1]
Marsh played junior hockey with theLondon Knights of theOHA during the 1973–74, appearing in 13 games, while not earning any points and two penalty minutes.
Marsh returned to the Knights during the1974–75 season, playing in all 70 games, scoring four goals and 21 points, while leading the club with 160 penalty minutes. London failed to qualify for the post-season.
In1975–76, Marsh scored three goals and 29 points in 61 games, while leading the Knights in penalty minutes once again, as he registered 181 penalty minutes. In the post-season, Marsh had a goal and three points in five games, as London lost to theToronto Marlboros in the OMJHL quarter-finals.
Marsh continued to improve during the1976–77, as he scored seven goals and 40 points in 62 games with the Knights. He finished the season with 121 penalty minutes, second on the club. In the playoffs, Marsh scored three goals and eight points in 20 games, helping London to the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals, where they lost to theOttawa 67's.
In his final season with the Knights in1977–78, Marsh scored eight goals and 63 points in 62 games, while leading the club with 192 penalty minutes, helping London finish in first place in the Emms Division. In the post-season, Marsh scored two goals and 12 points in 11 games, as the team lost in the OMJHL semi-finals. Marsh won theMax Kaminsky Trophy which is awarded to the best defenseman in the OMJHL.
The Knights would honour Marsh by retiring his sweater number following his playing career.
TheAtlanta Flames drafted Marsh in the first round, 11th overall, at the1978 NHL Entry Draft held inMontreal, Quebec.
Marsh made his NHL debut with the Flames against theChicago Black Hawks on October 11, 1978, where he was held with no points in a 4–4 tie. In his second career game, on October 13 against theWashington Capitals, Marsh earned his first career point, an assist on a goal byKen Houston in a 3–3 tie. Marsh finished the1978–79 season by playing in all 80 games, however, he did not score a goal and earned 19 assists. His 101 penalty minutes was the fourth highest on the Flames. On April 10, Marsh appeared in his first playoff game, earning no points in a 4–1 loss to theToronto Maple Leafs. Overall, he played in two post-season games, being held pointless, as the Flames lost to Toronto.
During the third game of the1979–80 season, Marsh scored his first career NHL goal, againstPhil Myre of thePhiladelphia Flyers in a 9-2 Flames victory. Marsh finished the season with two goals and 11 points while playing in all 80 games for the second consecutive season. Marsh's 119 penalty minutes was the second highest on the club. In the post-season, Marsh earned his first career playoff point, an assist on a goal byEric Vail in the third game of the Flames first round series against theNew York Rangers. Overall, Marsh had one assist in four playoff games.
Marsh remained with the club during the summer of 1980, as the franchise transferred from Atlanta toCalgary, Alberta and became theCalgary Flames. Marsh was namedcaptain of the club for the1980–81 season after former captainJean Pronovost was traded to theWashington Capitals. Marsh again played in all 80 games with the team, scoring a goal and 13 points while accumulating 87 penalty minutes, helping the club to the post-season. In 16 playoff games, Marsh earned five assists, as Calgary lost to theMinnesota North Stars in the NHL semi-finals.
Marsh began the1981–82 season with the Flames. He played in 17 games with Calgary, earning an assist, while struggling with a -16 rating. On November 11, 1981, the Flames traded Marsh to thePhiladelphia Flyers forMel Bridgman.
Marsh joined thePhiladelphia Flyers following a mid-season trade with theCalgary Flames during the1981–82 season. He finished the season by appearing in 66 games with Philadelphia, scoring two goals and earning a career high 24 points, while earning 106 penalty minutes. In the post-season, Marsh was held pointless in four games.
In1982–83, Marsh appeared in 68 games, scoring two goals and 13 points, while cutting down on his penalty minutes, earning only 52. In the post-season, Marsh earned an assist in two games.
During the1983–84 season, Marsh set a career high in goals, as he scored three, while adding 14 assists for 17 points in 77 games. On April 5, during the Flyers second playoff game against theWashington Capitals, Marsh scored his first career playoff goal, againstAl Jensen in a 6–2 loss. Marsh finished the post-season with a goal and two points in four games.
In the1984–85 season, Marsh set a career high with a +42 rating, as well as scoring two goals and 20 points in 77 games. In the post-season, Marsh earned six assists in 19 games, while accumulating 65 penalty minutes, as the Flyers lost to theEdmonton Oilers in the1985 Stanley Cup Finals. Following the season, Marsh finished in seventh place inNorris Trophy voting.
Marsh became analternate captain in1985–86. He played in 79 games, scoring no goals and 13 assists, while earning 123 penalty minutes. In five playoff games, Marsh had no points.
In1986–87, Marsh scored two goals and 11 points in 77 games, while setting a career high 124 penalty minutes. In the post-season, Marsh played in 26 games, scoring three goals and seven points, as the Flyers lost to theEdmonton Oilers in seven games in the1987 Stanley Cup Finals.
During the1987–88 season, Marsh tied his career high in goals with three, as he earned 12 points in 70 games. In seven playoff games, Marsh scored a goal.
On October 3, 1988, theToronto Maple Leafs claimed Marsh in thewaiver draft.
Marsh played his first game with theToronto Maple Leafs on October 6, 1988, earning no points in a 2–1 loss to theBoston Bruins. Marsh earned his first point with the Leafs on October 9, an assist in an 8–4 victory over theChicago Blackhawks. On April 1, 1989, Marsh scored his first goal with Toronto againstGreg Millen of theSt. Louis Blues in a 4–3 loss. Overall, Marsh scored a goal and 16 points in 80 games during his first season in Toronto, however, for the first time in his NHL career, he failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Marsh became analternate captain for the Leafs for the1989–90 season. In 79 games, Marsh scored a goal and 14 points while earning 95 penalty minutes, helping Toronto reach the post-season. In five playoff games, Marsh scored a goal.
He began the1990–91 season with the Leafs. Marsh appeared in 22 games with Toronto, earning no points. On February 4, 1991, the Leafs traded Marsh to theDetroit Red Wings for the Red Wings eighth round draft pick in the1991 NHL Entry Draft.
Marsh finished the1990–91 with theDetroit Red Wings following his trade from theToronto Maple Leafs. Marsh played his first game with the Red Wings on February 8, 1991, earning an assist in an 8–4 victory over theNew York Islanders. Nine days later, on February 17, Marsh recorded his first goal with Detroit, beatingEd Belfour of theChicago Blackhawks in a 3–3 tie. In 20 games with the Red Wings, Marsh had a goal and four points. He suited up for Detroit for one playoff game, earning no points.
Marsh returned to the Red Wings for the1991–92 season, appearing in 55 games. He tied his career high in goals with three, and added four assists for seven points. In three playoff games, Marsh had no points.
On June 10, 1992, Marsh was traded back to theToronto Maple Leafs for cash; however, on July 20, 1992, the Maple Leafs traded Marsh to theOttawa Senators for future considerations.
Marsh was named analternate captain for theOttawa Senators in their inaugural season. Marsh played his first game with the Senators on October 10, 1992, as he was held with no points in a 9–2 loss to theQuebec Nordiques. On October 27, Marsh earned his first point for Ottawa, an assist on a goal byLaurie Boschman, in a 7–2 loss to thePittsburgh Penguins. Marsh represented the Senators at the44th National Hockey League All-Star Game held at theMontreal Forum inMontreal, Quebec, where he scored a goal as theWales Conference defeated theCampbell Conference 16–6. This would be the only goal that Marsh would score during the season.
Marsh finished the1992–93 season with three assists in 57 games. Following the season, Marsh announced his retirement from the NHL. Overall, he played in 1086 games, scoring 23 goals and 175 assists for 198 points, and earning 1241 penalty minutes. In 97 career playoff games, Marsh scored six goals and 24 points while accumulating 124 penalty minutes. His 23 goals is the NHL record for fewest goals scored by a player who played at least 1000 games.[2] Marsh was also one of the last NHL players to not wear a helmet during league play.
After his retirement, he moved into the Senators' front office as Director of Team and Business Development and remained there for several years. He also coached various levels of minor hockey over the years.[3]
In the late 1990s, Marsh opened asports bar in theSenators' arena known asMarshy's.
In 2007, Marsh was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame.
Marsh was announced as the head coach of theCanadian Women's Hockey League'sOttawa franchise on August 31, 2009.[4] He was later hired as an assistant coach forQueen's University's hockey team, the Gaels, on August 26, 2011.[5]
In late 2013, Marsh joined HockeyBuzz.com as one of the website's featured bloggers, writing stories that mainly touch on his playing days and providing insight to league issues and happenings.
In October 2018, Marsh helped to establish the Philadelphia Flyers Warriors,[6] a disabled veteran hockey team, that is the first and only all veteran athletic team to be recognized by the City of Philadelphia to represent the City of Philadelphia.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | London Knights | OMJHL | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | London Knights | OMJHL | 61 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 184 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1976–77 | London Knights | OMJHL | 63 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 121 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 47 | ||
| 1977–78 | London Knights | OMJHL | 62 | 8 | 55 | 63 | 192 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 65 | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 124 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,086 | 23 | 175 | 198 | 1,241 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 124 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1978 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Ottawa Senators (CWHL) | 30 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 125 |
| Preceded by | Atlanta Flames' first round draft pick 1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Atlanta Flames captains Jean Pronovost | Calgary Flames captain 1980–81 | Succeeded by |