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Brad Marchand 
Marchand for the Providence BruinsBorn May 11, 1988
Hammonds Plains, NS, CANHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) Position Left wing/right wing Shoots Left NHL team Boston Bruins National team 
CanadaNHL Draft 71st overall, 2006
Boston BruinsPlaying career 2008–present Bradley Kevin Marchand (born May 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing left wing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Marchand was selected by the Bruins, 71st overall, at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He played his junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Marchand made his NHL debut on October 21, 2009 against the Nashville Predators.[1]
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Playing career
Marchand grew up playing his minor hockey in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area and played his Midget hockey with the Dartmouth Subway Midget AAA club before being a 2nd round pick in the 2004 QMJHL Midget Draft.
Marchand scored his first NHL goal against Jhonas Enroth of the Buffalo Sabres on November 3, 2010.
Marchand has represented Canada twice in the 2007 and the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, bringing home gold each time.
Marchand established himself as a two-way threat for the Bruins during the 2010–11 season. Marchand scored 21 goals while maintaining a plus/minus far above zero, including being a short handed scoring threat, scoring five short handed goals, the third best total in the entire league for the regular season.[2]
On April 2, 2011, prior to the Bruins' game against the Atlanta Thrashers, Marchand was awarded the Bruins "7th Player Award" as voted by the club's fans through the regional New England Sports Network (NESN). The award goes to that Bruin player fans believe best exemplifies the player performing most beyond expectations.
Marchand scored 2 goals in Game 7 vs the Canucks en route to his first Stanley Cup. He had 11 goals in 2011 Playoffs tied with Jeremy Roenick for second most for a rookie in the NHL all time.
The Bruins signed Marchand to a two-year contract, announced on September 14, 2011.[3]
Personal
Brad has taken on the moniker of "Nose Face Killah", which is a play on the stage name of rapper Ghost Face Killah. The nickname had gained a lot of steam during Boston's 2011 playoff run.[4] Brad is known to do his post-game interviews wearing a shirt with the nickname and logo on it. The nickname was coined and made popular by the website "Barstool Sports." Marchand has also been referred to as "Marshmont" which came from a caller known as "Rick from Natick" mispronouncing his name on the Felger and Mazz show on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub in Boston. Among his Bruins teammates, Marchand is known as "Honey Badger."[5]
Brad received a tattoo following the Bruins' Stanley Cup victory, unintentionally misspelled "Stanley Cup Champians".[6] The spelling error has since been fixed.[7]
In 2011, Marchand was named one of "The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians" by Boston.com.[8]
Career statistics
Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey World Junior Championships Gold 2008 Czech Republic Gold 2007 Sweden Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Halifax Subway Midget AAA NSAAA 49 34 42 79 64 — — — — — 2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 61 9 20 29 52 11 1 0 1 7 2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 68 29 37 66 83 20 5 14 19 34 2006–07 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 57 33 47 80 108 20 16 24 40 36 2007–08 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 33 21 23 44 36 — — — — — 2007–08 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 26 10 19 29 40 14 3 16 19 18 2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 79 18 41 59 67 16 7 8 15 26 2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 34 13 19 32 51 — — — — — 2009–10 Boston Bruins NHL 20 0 1 1 20 — — — — — 2010–11 Boston Bruins NHL 77 21 20 41 51 25 11 8 19 40 NHL totals 97 21 21 42 71 25 11 8 19 40 References
- ^ "Begin lifts Bruins to 3–2 win over Predators". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-10-21. http://stats.cbc.ca/nhl/recap.asp?g=2009102101&home=1&vis=27. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Brad Marchand's 2010-11 season stats, NHL.com". http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473419. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Marchands signs two year deal with Bruins, NHL.com". http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588435. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Thomas in the zone for Game 6". Comcast Sports net New England. http://www.csnne.com/06/12/11/Notes-Thomas-in-the-zone-for-Game-6/landing_bruins.html?blockID=534451&feedID=4945. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Haggerty, Joe. "Ference: Marchand is a 'Honey Badger'". CSNNE. http://www.necn.com/06/19/11/Ference-Marchand-is-a-Honey-Badger/landing_sports.html?blockID=535923&feedID=6097. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ Wyshynski, Greg. "Brad Marchand confirms his Stanley Cup tattoo wasn’t spell-checked". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports. http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/home/blogs/article?offset=0&urn=urn%3Anewsml%3Asports.yahoo%2Cyhoo%3A20050301%3Anhl%2Carticle%2Cyhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-wp13420%3A1&.ts=1317054835&.ysid=lK.oamgZ2.TYpRxMtjxBfRHi&.intl=US&.lang=en. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Marchand, Brad. "http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/bruins/post/_/id/7521/marchand-diary-on-offseason-expectations-more". ESPN Boston. ESPN.
- ^ "The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2011". Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/gallery/moststylish_boston_2011/. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
External links
- Brad Marchand's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Prospect Profile: Brad Marchand, Boston Globe, March 29, 2009
Categories:- 1988 births
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Halifax Mooseheads alumni
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
- Living people
- Moncton Wildcats alumni
- Providence Bruins players
- Val-d'Or Foreurs alumni
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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