Brad Marsh

Brad Marsh
Born	March 31, 1958 London, ON, CAN
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

Brad Marsh (born March 31, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). Marsh played for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators over a 15-year NHL career. He played for the Prince of Wales Conference in the 1993 NHL All-Star Game, scoring one goal.^[1]

Playing career

Marsh played junior hockey with the London Knights, who later retired his sweater number. Originally selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Marsh began his pro career in Atlanta and followed the Flames' organization when they relocated to Calgary in 1980. He remained with the Flames until he was traded to Philadelphia for Mel Bridgman in November 1981.

With the Flyers, Marsh made two appearances in the Stanley Cup finals in 1985 and 1987. He later played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators. With Ottawa, Marsh made his only NHL All-Star appearance in 1993, scoring a goal for the victorious Wales Conference.

He scored 23 goals and added 175 assists in 1086 NHL games, which is a record for fewest goals scored by a player who played at least 1000 games.^[2]

Marsh was one of the last NHL players not to wear a helmet during league play.

Post-retirement

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 a sports bar in the Senators' arena known as Marshy's.

Marsh was announced as the head coach of the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Ottawa franchise on August 31, 2009.^[4] He was later hired as an assistant coach for Queen's University's hockey team, the Gaels, on August 26, 2011.^[5]

In 2007, Marsh was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	London Knights	OHA		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				1086	23	175	198	1241		97	6	18	24	124
OHA/OMJHL totals				269	22	131	153	659		36	6	17	23	86

International

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 int'l totals				13	1	7	8	16
Senior int'l totals				6	1	0	1	4

Coaching statistics

  
Season  Team                  Lge   Type            GP  W    L  T OTL    Pct    Result  
2009-10 Ottawa Senators       CWHL  Head Coach      -   -    -  -  -      -     In progress  

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. 1993 NHL All-Star Game Rosters http://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1993_roster.html
2. Davis, Jefferson (2000). The Three Stars and Other Selections: More Amazing Hockey Lists for Trivia Lovers. Canada: ECW Press. p. 180. ISBN 9781550224276.
3. OSWH.ca Bio Retrieved 15 October 2009.
4. OSWH.ca press release Retrieved 15 October 2009.
5. Queen's press release Retrieved 1 September 2011.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Meltzer, Bill Flyers Heroes of the Past: Brad Marsh (Part 1) at Philadelphiaflyers.com.
• Meltzer, Bill Flyers Heroes of the Past: Brad Marsh (Part 2) at Philadelphiaflyers.com.
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com