Bryan Marchment

Bryan Marchment
Born (1969-05-01)May 1, 1969
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Died July 6, 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 53)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Chicago Blackhawks
Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
Tampa Bay Lightning
San Jose Sharks
Colorado Avalanche
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 16th overall, 1987
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1989–2006

Bryan William Marchment (May 1, 1969 – July 6, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Calgary Flames between 1989 and 2006. He worked as a scout for the Sharks at the NHL level and as a part-time coach in the Sharks organization following his playing career.[1][2]

Early life

Marchment was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on May 1, 1969.[3][4] He played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[5] He began his junior career by playing four seasons with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1985 to 1989. Marchment was a high-scoring defenceman, more noted for assists, including 51 assists in 56 games during the 1987–88 season.[4] He was selected in the first round (16th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

Professional career

Marchment made his NHL debut for the Jets on March 29, 1989,[6] against the Los Angeles Kings at Great Western Forum.[7] Despite a promising future, he spent most of his Jets career in the American Hockey League with the Moncton Hawks.[4] However, he did get some moments in a Jets jersey as well, playing 28 games in the 1990–91 NHL season. He was traded with Chris Norton to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 22, 1991, in exchange for Troy Murray and Warren Rychel.[3]

Marchment enjoyed more playing time for the Blackhawks, scoring 15 points in the 1991–92 NHL season and 20 points in the next season. On November 2, 1993, Marchment was sent to the Hartford Whalers with Steve Larmer in a trade for Eric Weinrich and Patrick Poulin. Marchment only played 42 games for the Whalers before he was sent to the Edmonton Oilers on August 30, 1994, as compensation for Hartford signing Steven Rice.[3]

After 3 seasons with the Oilers, it was during his fourth that Marchment was traded with Jason Bonsignore and Steve Kelly to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Roman Hamrlík and Paul Comrie on December 30, 1997. During the 1997 season, Marchment suffered a severe concussion and began convulsing on the rink.[8] Marchment only managed to play 22 games for the Lightning until he was once again traded; on March 24, 1998, Marchment, along with David Shaw and a first round pick in the 1998 draft (David Legwand) were sent to the San Jose Sharks for Andrei Nazarov and a first round pick in the 1998 draft (Vincent Lecavalier).[3]

It was with the Sharks that Marchment enjoyed more success, including a career-high 22 points in the 2001–02 NHL season, 20 of which were assists.[3] After a four-and-a-half-year stay with the Sharks he was once again traded; on March 8, 2003, Marchment was traded to Colorado for two draft picks.[9] He only played 14 regular-season games for Colorado and 7 playoff games.[3] A free agent at the end of the season, Marchment signed a one-year deal with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on July 11, 2003.[10] In the 2003–04 season Marchment played in 75 regular-season games, scoring just 4 points, and appeared in a further 13 playoff games.[3]

Marchment sat out the 2004–05 NHL lockout-affected season, and was signed by the Calgary Flames as a free agent on October 11, 2005.[3] After the 2005–06 season ended, he became a free agent. As of March 2008, Marchment was a scout and in charge of player development for the Sharks.[11]

Reputation as a player

Marchment was known as a physical, hard-nosed defenseman.[12] He was suspended for deliberate attempts to injure other players numerous times throughout his playing career.[2] He was suspended 13 times by the league in his first 12 NHL seasons,[2] and his hits were blamed for injuries suffered by Mike Modano,[13] Joe Nieuwendyk, Greg Adams,[14] Mike Gartner,[2][15] Kevin Dineen,[15][16] Peter Zezel,[15][17] Pavel Bure, Sami Salo, Magnus Arvedson, Paul Kariya, Wendel Clark,[15] and Martin Ručinský.[18] On February 3, 1995, while the Toronto Maple Leafs were visiting Marchment's Oilers, a hit by Marchment partially collapsed one of Gartner's lungs; the severely injured Gartner had to return to Toronto by train.[19][2] Doug Weight attacked him in 2000 after Marchment applied a knee-on-knee hit to him.[15]

Personal life

Marchment and his wife Kim had two children: NHL player Mason, and daughter Logan.[2] The family resided in Uxbridge, Ontario.[20] Marchment's niece, Kennedy Marchment, currently plays for Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League and has played for HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League and the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation.[21][22][23][24]

Marchment died on July 6, 2022, in Montreal at the age of 53.[2][12][25] He was in town with Sharks management preparing for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. No cause of death has been released to the public, although it has been described as sudden.[2] Sharks general manager Mike Grier began the announcement of the Sharks' first-round draft pick the following night by eulogizing Marchment.[26]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Belleville Bulls OHL 57 5 15 20 225 21 0 7 7 83
1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL 52 6 38 44 238 6 0 4 4 17
1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 56 7 51 58 200 6 1 3 4 19
1988–89 Belleville Bulls OHL 43 14 36 50 198 5 0 1 1 12
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 56 4 19 23 217 — — — — —
1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 0 2 2 28 — — — — —
1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 33 2 11 13 101 — — — — —
1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 2 2 4 91 — — — — —
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 5 10 15 168 16 1 0 1 36
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 5 15 20 313 4 0 0 0 12
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 1 4 5 42 — — — — —
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 42 3 7 10 124 — — — — —
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 1 5 6 184 — — — — —
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 3 15 18 202 — — — — —
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 13 16 132 3 0 0 0 4
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 27 0 4 4 58 — — — — —
1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 22 2 4 6 43 — — — — —
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 12 0 3 3 43 6 0 0 0 10
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 2 6 8 101 6 0 0 0 4
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 49 0 4 4 72 11 2 1 3 12
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 7 11 18 204 5 0 1 1 2
2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 2 20 22 178 12 1 1 2 10
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 2 9 11 108 — — — — —
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14 0 3 3 33 7 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 1 3 4 106 13 0 0 0 8
2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 37 1 2 3 75 — — — — —
NHL totals 926 40 142 182 2,307 83 4 3 7 102
Sources:[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Sharks Ricci, Marchment move from ice to front office". ESPN. August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Former rugged NHL defenceman Bryan Marchment dies at 53". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bryan Marchment Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bryan Marchment Hockey Stats and Profile". HockeyDB. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). www.tournoipee-wee.qc.ca. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bryan Marchment 1988–89 Game Log". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "March 29, 1989 Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings Box Score". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 29, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "10 Most bizarre ice hockey incidents". electro-mech.com. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  9. ^ "Sharks get two draft picks for Marchment". ESPN. March 8, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "Marchment comes home to play for Leafs". ESPN. July 11, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  11. ^ "Front Office Staff- Bryan Marchment". San Jose Sharks. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  12. ^ a b Douglas, William; Morreale, Mike G. (July 6, 2022). "Marchment dies at 53, played 17 seasons with nine NHL teams". NHL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Marchment Iced For Modano Hit". The Washington Post. December 6, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  14. ^ McKeon, Ross (April 23, 1998). "Marchment defends play on Nieuwendyk". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Oilers angry at Marchment". CBC News. December 29, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Marchment Suspended for Eight Games". Associated Press. February 25, 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Kiley, Mike (November 16, 1991). "Marchment Hip Checks Put Charge into Opponents". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Marchment knees Rucinsky". CBC News. November 15, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "1979 NHL Draft pick". hockeydraftcentral.com. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  20. ^ Hendry, Glenn (July 6, 2022). "Uxbridge's Bryan Marchment – a 17-year NHL veteran – dead at 53". insauga.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  21. ^ The Canadian Press (December 12, 2023). "Montreal announces roster for PWHL hockey team". CTV News. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  22. ^ Clinton, Jared (March 26, 2022). "Kennedy Marchment is Marching Forward". The Hockey News. Toronto. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "Whale sign first free agent Kennedy Marchment". Connecticut Whale. June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  24. ^ "Kennedy Marchment Hockey Stats and Profile". HockeyDB. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  25. ^ Ellis, Steven (July 6, 2022). "Former NHL Defenseman Bryan Marchment Passes Away at 53". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  26. ^ "The San Jose Sharks' Mike Grier pays tribute to Bryan Marchment | 2022 NHL Draft". YouTube.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick
1987 		Succeeded by