Joe Motzko

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 196
team = Atlanta Thrashers
prospect_team = Chicago
prospect_league = AHL
league = NHL
nationality = United States
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|3|14|mf=y
birth_place = Bemidji, MN, USA
career_start = 2004
former_teams = Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets
Anaheim Ducks

Joe Motzko (born March 14, 1980 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey forward with the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.

Prior to joining the Capitals, Motzko played for the Anaheim Ducks. He appeared in his first NHL game on February 2, 2004 against the Phoenix Coyotes. On January 26, 2007, he was dealt to the Ducks along with Mark Hartigan for Curtis Glencross and Zenon Konopka.

He helped the Anaheim Ducks win the 2007 Stanley Cup. He was signed by the Washington Capitals on July 10, 2007.

He won the 2008 Calder Cup Championship with the Chicago Wolves.

External links

*hockeydb|49589
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3305/gamelog;_ylt=AqtHycRjPpap7ABVYQ4YGwNivLYF?year=2003 Yahoo bio]