Mike Marson

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Mike Marson
Born (1955-07-24) July 24, 1955 (age 68)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 19th overall, 1974
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1974–1981

Michael Robert Marson (born July 24, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals and the Los Angeles Kings.

Hockey career

Amateur

As a youth, Marson played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.[1] During the 1973–74 OHA season, he was named a second team all-star, and led the Sudbury Wolves with 94 points at age 18.[citation needed]

Professional

Marson was drafted in the 2nd Round, 19th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] He signed a five-year contract with the Capitals and would become the second Black Canadian to play in the NHL.[2] He was available in the 1974 NHL amateur draft because of league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year.[citation needed] His first NHL game was also the first game in Washington Capitals franchise history.[citation needed]

During his career in the American Hockey League, Marson played for the Baltimore Clippers, Springfield Indians, Hershey Bears, Philadelphia Firebirds, and Binghamton Dusters.[citation needed]

Personal life

Took classes at University of Maryland during his playing days in Washington.[citation needed]

After his hockey playing career ended in 1980 he studied Martial arts. Marson became a seventh degree black belt in the Japanese style of Shotokan, attaining the status of Master-Shihan.[3] Marson has developed an off-ice martial arts training program for hockey players designed to improve timing, focus and confidence. Former NHL player Rick Nash was a student of the program.[3]

After hockey, Marson currently works as a bus operator for the Toronto Transit Commission.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ Brown, Katie (March 28, 2016). "Mike Marson honored by Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Amato, Michael (March 27, 2017). "BACKCHECKING: MIKE MARSON". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

External links

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