Brad Marsh

Brad Marsh
Brad Marsh
Born	March 31, 1958 (age 66); 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

References

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

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, 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

Preceded by Harold Phillipoff	Atlanta Flames' first round draft pick 1978	Succeeded by Paul Reinhart
Preceded by Atlanta Flames captains Jean Pronovost	Calgary Flames captain 1980–81	Succeeded by Phil Russell

[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.

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