Terry Marchant

Terry Marchant
Born (1976-02-24) February 24, 1976 (age 48)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Hamilton Bulldogs
Houston Aeros
London Knights
Baton Rouge Kingfish
Columbus Cottonmouths
Arkansas RiverBlades
Cincinnati Cyclones
Augusta Lynx
Texas Wildcatters
Flint Generals
New Mexico Scorpions
Fort Wayne Komets
NHL draft 136th overall, 1994
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1998–2008

Terry Marchant (born February 24, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the minor leagues and briefly in Europe.

Career Summary

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Marchant began his collegiate career in 1994 with the Lake Superior State Lakers having previously played junior hockey with the Niagara Scenic of the NAHL.[1] Following his strong season in Niagara, he was drafted 136th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. In his sole season in Buffalo, Marchant was named as a Second Team All Star.[2] Despite being a prolific scorer during his time in the juniors, when he arrived at Lake Superior State he focused on becoming a defensive forward.[3] After his junior year however, the team's top scorer Bates Battaglia signed with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, which allowed Marchant to become more offensive-minded. As a result, in his senior season he led the team in scoring with 39 points in 36 games,[4] whilst being named an alternate captain.[1] As a result of his strong play, he was named to the All CCHA Second Team,[5] as well as being named CCHA Best Defensive Forward.[6]

Upon graduating university, Marchant signed with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL,[7] who served as the Oilers affiliate team.[8] With the Bulldogs he scored 20 points in 47 games, as the Bulldogs qualified for the play-offs, ultimately losing in the quarterfinals to the Rochester Americans. His time in Hamilton was short-lived however, as the Oilers released him on September 12, 1999.[9] Following his release, Marchant signed with the Houston Aeros of the IHL with whom he played during the 1999–00 season. With the Aeros Marchant tallied 24 points in 66 games as the team qualified for the play-offs, losing to the Chicago Wolves in the semi-finals. The following season, Marchant began with the Aeros, playing 6 games. In November 2000 he moved to Europe in order play for the London Knights of the BISL,[10][11] where he was subsequently joined by former Aeroes team-mate Grant Richison.[12] Whilst performing well in the league, the Knights would also find continental success, beating both the Munich Barons and HC Slovan Bratislava in the IIHF Continental Cup. Although Swiss side ZSC Lions would ultimately win the Cup, the Knights would take the silver medal and their performance in the competition was considered to be the best by a British team at the time.[13]

He returned to North American the following season, signing with the Baton Rouge Kingfish of the ECHL. He scored 21 points in 26 games, before being waived by the team.[14] He was without a team for only a short time however, as he was picked up a week later by the Columbus Cottonmouths, also of the ECHL.[15] With the Cottonmouths he registered a further 26 points in 42 games.[1] The following season Marchant remained in the ECHL, moving to the Arkansas RiverBlades where he found he played a more offensive game, scoring 68 points in 72 games.[1] For the 2002–03 season, Marchant signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones,[16] with whom he played until February 2004, when he was traded to the Augusta Lynx in exchange for Josh Bennett.[17] His time in Augusta got off to an auspicious start, scoring a hat-trick in his debut game.[18] He finished the season in Augusta, tallying 30 points in 28 games.[1] He began the following season with the Lynx,[18] before being acquired by the Texas Wildcatters, registering 20 points in 33 games.[1]

The following season, Marchant signed for the Flint Generals of the UHL, where he had a career year, leading the team in points with 85 in 76 games.[1][19] The 2006–07 season saw Marchant return to Flint, he was once again the team's leading scorer before being traded to the Fort Wayne Komets, in exchange for Bogdan Rudenko and Ryan Jorde.[20] With the Komets he registered a further 15 points in 17 games as the team qualified for the play-offs, ultimately losing to the Rockford IceHogs. In addition to his time in the UHL, Marchant also played 3 games with the CHL's New Mexico Scorpions. Marchant remained with the Komets as the league rebranded itself to the IHL and registered 41 points in 66 games. The team again qualified for the play-offs, beating the Port Huron Icehawks in the Turner Cup finals.

Awards and achievements

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Career statistics

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Regular season and play-offs

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Regular season Play-offs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993-94 Niagara Scenic NAHL 42 27 40 67 43 — — — — —
1994-95 Lake Superior State Lakers CCHA 23 2 5 7 12 — — — — —
1995-96 Lake Superior State Lakers CCHA 36 8 5 13 15 — — — — —
1996-97 Lake Superior State Lakers CCHA 38 12 14 26 26 — — — — —
1997-98 Lake Superior State Lakers CCHA 36 17 22 39 24 — — — — —
1998-99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 47 12 8 20 7 2 1 0 1 0
1999-00 Houston Aeros IHL 66 11 13 24 41 11 4 2 6 4
2000-01 Houston Aeros IHL 6 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2000-01 London Knights BISL 29 5 11 16 12 8 4 5 9 4
2001-02 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 26 8 13 21 20 — — — — —
2001-02 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 42 5 21 26 10 — — — — —
2002-03 Arkansas RiverBlades ECHL 72 21 47 68 66 3 1 1 2 2
2003-04 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 45 16 21 37 29 — — — — —
2003-04 Augusta Lynx ECHL 28 14 16 30 10 — — — — —
2004-05 Augusta Lynx ECHL 15 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2004-05 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 33 9 11 20 24 — — — — —
2005-06 Flint Generals UHL 76 31 54 85 58 — — — — —
2006-07 New Mexico Scorpions CHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2006-07 Flint Generals UHL 48 18 29 47 36 — — — — —
2006-07 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 17 7 8 15 24 10 4 5 9 6
2007-08 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 66 17 24 41 36 9 3 3 6 12
IHL totals 138 29 37 66 81 20 7 5 12 16
ECHL totals 261 74 131 205 163 3 1 2 2 0

Personal life

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Terry is the younger brother of fellow hockey player and Stanley Cup champion Todd Marchant.[3] Together they previously ran the Todd Marchant Hockey School at the Northtown Center in Amherst, New York.[21] Marchant now has 4 daughters McKenna, Emerson, Avery, and Reese. Since 2014 he has lived in Houston, Texas.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Terry Marchant". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "NAHL 1993-94 Award Winners". NAHL. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Terry soon to follow Todd as Marchants continue hockey tradition". The Buffalo News. January 23, 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lake Superior State Univ". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Transactions". New York Times. October 23, 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Bulldogs Parent Team affiliate history". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Edmonton Oilers transactions 1997-2003". The Hockey Nut. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "London Knights sign Marchant". BBC. November 10, 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "McSorley proud to lead Britain". Evening Standard. November 10, 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Knights snap up Richison". BBC. November 21, 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Superleague needs a higher profile". BBC. April 2, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21+". UPI. December 21, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27+". UPI. December 27, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Cyclones Sign Pair of Forwards". Our Sports Central. October 9, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "Cheverie Rejoins Cyclones, Marchant Deal to Augusta for Bennett". Our Sports Central. February 4, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Lynx Sign Marchant For 2004-05 Season". Our Sports Central. July 11, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  19. ^ "UHL - 2005-2006". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  20. ^ "Former Flint General charged with murder". MLive.com. December 27, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  21. ^ "Marchant stays busy in retirement from NHL". Amherst Bee. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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