Marc Methot

Marc Methot
Born	June 21, 1985 (1985-06-21) Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Columbus Blue Jackets
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	168th overall, 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2007–present

Marc Methot (born June 21, 1985) is a Canadian ice-hockey player currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Methot was drafted 168th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Methot is most famous for a hip check on Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks and another one on Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers. Columbus commentator Jeff Rimer described the hit on Versteeg as "Resurrecting a lost art of the game". Methot won the Memorial Cup with the London Knights in the 04-05 season. On July 5, 2011, the Blue Jackets signed Methot to a four-year contract.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	London Knights	OHL		68	2	13	15	46		14	2	4	6	6
2003–04	London Knights	OHL		63	2	9	11	66		15	0	3	3	18
2004–05	London Knights	OHL		67	4	12	16	88		18	2	1	3	32
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		70	2	11	13	75		5	0	0	0	8
2006–07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		59	1	15	16	58		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		20	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		66	7	6	13	130		13	0	6	6	14
2007–08	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		9	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	4	13	17	55		4	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		60	2	6	8	51		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		74	0	15	15	58		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				229	6	38	44	184		4	0	0	0	2

External links

• Marc Methot's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database