Marek Schwarz

Marek Schwarz (born 1 April 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender.

Marek Schwarz
Schwarz with the Peoria Rivermen in 2006
Born (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Right
Czechia4 team
Former teams		 BK Mladá Boleslav B
HC Sparta Praha
HC Plzeň
HC Oceláři Třinec
St. Louis Blues
BK Mladá Boleslav
TPS
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Orli Znojmo
NHL Draft 17th overall, 2004
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2003–present

Playing career

As a youth, Schwarz played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.[1] He played junior ice hockey in his native Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha. He made his debut at the senior level with Sparta Praha playing one game in the Czech Extraliga in 2002–03. The following season, he joined the Extraliga full-time at seventeen-years-old and played between three teams – HC Plzeň, HC Oceláři Třinec and Sparta Praha. That off-season, Schwarz was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Upon being drafted, he moved to North America to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants. He posted a 2.67 GAA and a winning record before moving back to the Czech Republic the following season to continue to play for Sparta Praha.

In 2006–07, he began playing for the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He was called up that season and played in his first NHL game on 12 December 2006 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Schwarz made 21 saves on 24 shots as the Blues lost 3–2.[2] At 20 years old, he became the third youngest goaltender in Blues history to play in a game.

On 25 October 2008 Schwarz combined with third-string goalie Ben Bishop for a 4-0 shutout against the Florida Panthers. With Manny Legacé and Chris Mason out due to injuries, Schwarz was called up to play backup to Bishop when Bishop also went down with an injury in the third period. Schwarz completed the shutout with 15 minutes to go.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season
   
Season Team League GP MIN GA EN SO GAA W L T/OTL SV SV%
2002–03 Sparta Praha CZE 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 —
2003–04 HC Plzeň CZE 10 603 33 0 0 3.28 4 5 1 389 .922
2003–04 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 5 280 12 0 0 2.57 3 2 0 163 .931
2003–04 Sparta Praha CZE 8 335 20 0 0 3.58 1 6 1 173 .896
2004–05 Vancouver Giants WHL 56 3304 147 0 2 2.67 26 24 4 1325 .900
2005–06 Sparta Praha CZE 15 746 32 0 1 2.57 7 8 0 369 .920
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 34 1912 88 5 1 2.76 19 13 0 782 .899
2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 60 3 1 0 3.00 0 1 0 22 .880
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 33 1808 84 6 1 2.79 14 14 2 686 .891
2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 6 375 13 0 0 2.08 6 0 0 158 .924
2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 50 6 0 0 3.00 0 1 0 11 .647
NHL totals 4 110 9 1 0 4.91 0 2 0 33 .786

Playoffs
   
Season Team League GP MIN GA EN SO GAA W L SV SV%
2005 Vancouver Giants WHL 6 378 18 0 2.86 2 4 186 .903
2006 Sparta Praha CZE 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
2008 Alaska Aces ECHL 8 25 0 3.21 5 2 280 .911
NHL Totals -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. "Chicago vs. St. Louis". USA Today. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. "Blues beat Panthers 4-0". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Tysons Corner, VA: Gannett. USA Today. 2008-10-26. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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