Matt Marquardt

Matt Marquardt (born July 19, 1987) is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He most recently played for the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL. Marquardt was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 7th round (194th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Matt Marquardt
Born (1987-07-19) July 19, 1987
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Providence Bruins
Springfield Falcons
Oklahoma City Barons
Charlotte Checkers
ESV Kaufbeuren
Coventry Blaze
Sheffield Steelers
Dundee Stars
NHL Draft 194th overall, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 20082021

Playing career

Major junior

A native of North Bay, Ontario, Marquardt wasn't selected in his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft year. Instead, Moncton Wildcats head coach, Ted Nolan, enticed him to come east and play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), for the 2005–06 season. The Wildcats couldn't be happier, as Marquardt improved and garnered more ice time as the season progressed, finishing with 25 points, 16 of which were goals. The bruiser was one of the team's many unsung heroes during the 2006 Memorial Cup tournament.[2]

With the departure of several high-end prospects to a variety of AHL destinations, and coach Nolan to the National Hockey League (NHL), Marquardt had an unexpected surge in offensive production, in his second season with Moncton. He was top on the team in both goals and total points. 19 of his 41 goals that season, came while on the powerplay.

After beginning the 2007–08 season with Moncton, he was traded at the deadline to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Marquardt registered a career-high 43 goals, split between his time at Moncton and Baie-Comeau, during the regular season. Baie-Comeau would be eliminated in the opening round of the 2008 Memorial Cup playoffs, by Rimouski Océanic.

Professional

On May 27, 2008, his rights were traded from Columbus to the Boston Bruins, in exchange for defenceman Jonathan Sigalet[3] Two days later, Marquardt signed a 3-year NHL Entry Level contract with the Bruins, on May 29.[4]

Marquardt was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliates, the Providence Bruins, for the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut on October 8, 2008, in a game against the Lowell Devils. His first professional season with Providence saw Marquardt appear in 71 regular season games, finishing with 22 points. He would also record 9 postseason contests, appearing in the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs. He registered his first pro playoff assist and first goal, on May 13, and May 16, 2009, respectively. Providence were eliminated in the Conference finals, by eventual champions, the Hershey Bears.

During the 2009–10 season, Marquardt was briefly assigned to Providence's ECHL affiliation, the Reading Royals, on December 29, 2009.[5] He played in 3 games for the Royals, scoring one goal and tallying one assist. He was later recalled by Providence, on January 8, 2010.[6] Marquardt would be reassigned back to the Royals again on February 25,[7] playing in a further 6 games, adding another assist.

On March 2, his rights were traded from Boston to the Edmonton Oilers, in exchange for Cody Wild.[8] Marquardt transferred teams accordingly, and made his debut with the Springfield Falcons, playing in 4 games. He would later be assigned to the Falcons' ECHL affiliates, the Stockton Thunder on March 23,[9] playing in 7 regular season contests, scoring one goal and tallying one assist. He would go on to play in the Thunder's postseason, playing in the 2010 Kelly Cup playoffs, Marquardt played in 15 games, collecting 10 points. Stockton were eliminated in the Conference finals by the Idaho Steelheads.[10]

On September 20, following a four-day stint at the 2010 Edmonton Oilers training camp, Marquardt was assigned to the Oilers' new AHL affiliate team, the Oklahoma City Barons, for the 2010–11 season.[11]

The 2011–12 season found Marquardt in the ECHL full-time, spending the first half of the season with the Bakersfield Condors, with whom he signed a contract on October 2.[12] He was traded to the Florida Everblades on January 6, 2012, for Josh Van Dyk.[13] The move would prove fortuitous for Florida, as Marquardt would assist the team in winning the Kelly Cup in the playoffs. Marquardt scored game-winning goals in Games 3 and 4, and a series winning overtime goal in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals against the Las Vegas Wranglers.[14]

On September 2, 2014, after 6 seasons in the North American minor leagues, Marquardt pursued a career abroad in signing a one-year contract with German club, ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2.[15] Marquardt played in 37 contests in Germany for 20 points before returning mid-season in January 2015, to ECHL to play again with the Florida Everblades, helping push team to finish 2 points from first overall and win the Eastern Divisional title. In the 2014–15 season with the Everblades, Marquardt was also named an Alternate Captain of the club and led the league in ECHL for shootout goal percentage 5 for 5 for 100% and shootout game winning goals. In 2015 surpassed 500 games as a professional player.

On August 24, 2015, Marquardt re-signed with the Everblades for his fourth season with the club.[16]

As a free agent the following season, Marquardt left for a second tenure abroad, signing a one-year deal with English-based EIHL club, the Coventry Blaze on July 13, 2016.[17] Marquardt departed Coventry after one season, in May 2017.[18]

After his departure from the Blaze, Marquardt stayed in the UK to sign for fellow Elite Ice Hockey League side Sheffield Steelers ahead of the 2017–18 season.[19]

In late July 2018, Marquardt moved to fellow EIHL side Dundee Stars where he will be player/assistant coach.[20] On May 10, 2019, it was confirmed that he had re-signed to Dundee Stars for the 2019–20 season, captaining the team in addition to his role as player/assistant coach.[21]

Following the suspension of the 2020–21 Elite League season due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Marquardt ended his four-year stay in the UK and returned to the ECHL to sign for Norfolk Admirals on September 24, 2020.[22] However, with Norfolk pulling out of the 2020–21 ECHL season, Marquardt instead signed for fellow ECHL side Jacksonville Icemen on November 20, 2020.[23][24]

Marquardt retired in 2021, taking up an assistant coach role with the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Seattle Thunderbirds.[25]

Personal

Marquardt's younger brother Cory, a former hockey player in his own right, is a country singer.[26]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Huntsville Wildcats OPJHL 2354910
2003–04 Brockville Braves CJHL 1112317
2004–05 Brockville Braves CJHL 5519224178 72138
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 681692569 2053812
2006–07 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 6741297068 713414
2007–08 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 3520133338
2007–08 Baie–Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 3323133633 51126
2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 719132245 91122
2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 42191021
2009–10 Reading Royals ECHL 912314
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 40004
2009–10 Stockton Thunder ECHL 71124
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 63571220
2011–12 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 341361933
2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 389142316 18612186
2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 4415213619
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 275382 41120
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 61671364
2014–15 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 378122032
2014–15 Florida Everblades ECHL 401815332 122572
2015–16 Florida Everblades ECHL 7215304539 63030
2016–17 Coventry Blaze EIHL 5213223552
2017–18 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 5322184056 10000
2018–19 Dundee Stars EIHL 5923234637
2019–20 Dundee Stars EIHL 4820244432
2020–21 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 161234
AHL totals 268 26 39 65 156 13 2 2 4 2
ECHL totals 260 73 91 164 131 51 17 21 38 23
EIHL totals 212 78 87 165 177 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
CJHL
Rookie of the Year 2005
All-star Game MVP 2005
QMJHL
President's Cup (Moncton Wildcats) 2006
ECHL
Kelly Cup (Florida Everblades) 2012

References

  1. "2006 NHL Entry Draft - Round: 7". National Hockey League. June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. Marquardt patiently waiting for his chance
  3. B's Acquire Forward Matt Marquardt
  4. Boston Bruins Sign Forward Matt Marquardt
  5. Marquardt Assigned to Reading
  6. "P-Bruins announce player moves". Providence Bruins. 2010-01-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  7. "Matt Marquardt Reassigned To Reading Royals". oursportscentral.com. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  8. "Oilers acquire Matt Marquardt". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  9. "Falcons announce multiple player moves". Springfield Falcons. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  10. "GAME 6 RECAP: Idaho 7 - Stockton 5". Stockton Thunder. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  11. "Oilers trim roster by twenty". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  12. Press Release. "ECHL Transactions, October 3, 2011". ECHL. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  13. "Condors Acquire Van Dyk from Florida for Marquardt". Bakersfield Condors. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  14. Wilson, PJ (8 June 2012). "Marqardt Brings Cup Home". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  15. "Matt Marquardt switches to Kaufbeuren" (in German). ESV Kaufbeuren. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  16. "Experienced Winger Marquardt returns". Florida Everblades. 2015-08-24. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  17. "Blaze capture Florida Captain Matt Marquardt". Coventry Blaze. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  18. "Blaze confirm departures". EIHL. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  19. "Matt Marquardt a Steeler". Sheffield Steelers. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  20. "Stars Sign Matt Marquardt". 2018-07-31.
  21. "Unfinished business keeps Marquardt in Dundee". Dundee Stars. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  22. "Veteran forward Marquardt joins Admirals". ECHL. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  23. "Back to square one for former Dundee Star Matt Marquardt".
  24. "Icemen sign Marquardt".
  25. "Matt Marquardt". Elite Prospects.
  26. "Artist Cory Marquardt". cmt.ca. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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