Mark Recchi
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Rex Recchin' Ball |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | February 1, 1968 , Kamloops, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 67th overall, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro career | 1988 – present |
Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player for the Atlanta Thrashers in the National Hockey League. He plays right wing, is a seven-time All Star selection, and has scored over 1300 career points, including his 500th goal which came against the Dallas Stars on January 26, 2007.
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[edit] Playing career
He played his junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. His number 8 was retired by the team shortly after he left for the NHL. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, first playing in the NHL 1988, and was a key player in their Stanley Cup winning side in 1991.
The following season he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a deal that brought Rick Tocchet and Kjell Samuelsson to Pittsburgh. He played for Philadelphia from 1992 to 1995 as part of the "Crazy Eights" line, including a 53 goal, 70 assist, 123 point season in 1992–93, still the Flyers single-season point scoring record. In 1995, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in a deal for Eric Desjardins and John Leclair, but was reaccquired by the Flyers for the 1998–99 season, and was consistently among their top scorers.
During the 1999–2000 season, he was a finalist for the Lester B. Pearson trophy as NHLPA MVP and he finished third in scoring, only 5 points behind Jaromir Jagr. In 2000 and 2004, the Flyers would make the Eastern Conference Finals but they would bow out of each series in seven games.
In August 2004, Recchi rejoined the Penguins as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with a two-way option for a third year.[1] The first year was eventually nullified by the NHL lockout; in the second year, with the Penguins languishing at the bottom of the NHL standings, Recchi waived his no-trade clause to be sent to the Stanley Cup-contending Carolina Hurricanes at the deadline for minor-league forward Krystofer Kolanos, left wing Niklas Nordgren, and a 2007 2nd round pick. Recchi won his second Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes that season, and subsequently re-signed with the Penguins during the summer of 2006 off-season.
During the summer of 2007 off-season, Recchi re-signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a one year contract that amounted to two million dollars [2] but, on December 4th, he was placed on waivers and assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins two days later. [3] On December 8, 2007, Recchi was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers.[4] In his first game against his former team, he scored the game winning goal in a shootout.
[edit] Other career Information
In 2000, he was named "Kamloops Male Athlete of the 20th Century", and had a street named "Mark Recchi Way" in his honour.
On January 20, 2007 he scored his 7th career hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Scored his 500th career goal on January 26, 2007 on the power play against the Dallas Stars.
Philadelphia Flyers fans have come to know him as the "Recchin Ball"
[edit] Awards and achievements
- 1987–88: West First All-Star Team (WHL)
- 1988–99: Second All-Star Team (IHL)
- 1990–91: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1991–92: Second All-Star Team (NHL)
- 1992–93: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1993–94: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1996–97: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1996–97: All-Star Game MVP (NHL)
- 1997–98: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1998–99: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 1999–00: Played in All-Star Game (NHL
[edit] Records
- Second longest span between Stanley Cup wins (1991–2006), at fifteen years.
- His 123 points (53 goals, 70 assists) in the 1992–1993 season is the Flyers regular season scoring record.
[edit] NHL transactions
- On February 19, 1992 Traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins with Brian Benning and a first round pick in the 1992 draft (Jason Bowen) to the Philadelphia Flyers for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet and Ken Wregget.
- On 1995 Traded from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, John LeClair and Gilbert Dionne.
- On March 10, 1999 Traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Philadelphia Flyers for Dainius Zubrus, a second round pick in the 1999 draft (Matt Carkner) and a sixth round pick in the 2000 draft.
- On March 9, 2006 Traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes for Niklas Nordgren, Krys Kolanos and a second round pick in the 2007 draft.
- On December 4, 2007 Placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the day after his bobble-head night at Mellon Arena.
- On December 6, 2007 Assigned to the Pittsburgh Penguins American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after clearing waivers.
- On December 7, 2007 Claimed off re-entry waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 72 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 40 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1987–88 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 62 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 75 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 86 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 40 | 73 | 113 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 33 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 84 | 53 | 70 | 123 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 84 | 40 | 67 | 107 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 61 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Did not play | — | See 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 53 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 1,410 | 522 | 859 | 1,381 | 942 | 140 | 47 | 70 | 117 | 77 | ||||
[edit] International play
- 1998 — Played for Canada in the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
[edit] Family relations
In 2007, Mark Recchi's little known brother Matt used Mark's all-star repuatation to boost sales of pellet stoves in this rarely heard radio advertisement.
[edit] References
- ^ Molinari, Dave (2006). Recchi softens stance on possible trade. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob (2007). Penguins re-sign Roberts, Recchi. TSN.ca. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ Pittsburgh Penguins assign veteran Recchi to AHL Wilkes-Barre. NHL.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ Thrashers get Recchi off re-entry waivers.
[edit] See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL statistical leaders
[edit] External links
- Mark Recchi's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mark Recchi at TSN.ca
- Mark Recchi's NHL player profile
- Mark Recchi's Day With the Stanley Cup
| Preceded by Rod Brind'Amour |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 1993 |
Succeeded by Eric Lindros |
| Preceded by Eric Lindros |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2000 |
Succeeded by Roman Cechmanek |
| Preceded by Roman Cechmanek |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2004 |
Succeeded by Simon Gagne |
