Spencer Machacek

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Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg/13 st 0 lb)
WHL Team	Vancouver Giants
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 14, 1988 (1988-10-14) (age 19), Lethbridge, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	67th overall, 2007 Atlanta Thrashers
Pro career	– present

Spencer Machacek (born October 14, 1988 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a Canadian junior ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for and captains the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Playing career

Machacek began his major junior career in 2005-06 with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL. He recorded 45 points in each of his first two seasons, playing an integral part in the Giants' 2006 WHL and 2007 Memorial Cup championships.

In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 3rd round, 67th overall.

At the start of the 2007-08 season, Machacek was named team captain of the Giants, and subsequently recorded career highs that season with 33 goals and 78 points in 70 games. At the end of the first round of the 2008 WHL playoffs, he signed his first NHL contract with the Thrashers on March 28, 2008.^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004-05	Brooks Bandits	AJHL		59	16	20	36	41		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Vancouver Giants	WHL		70	23	22	45	53		18	6	8	14	8
2006-07	Vancouver Giants	WHL		63	21	24	45	32		22	9	11	20	14
2007-08	Vancouver Giants	WHL		70	33	45	78	69		10	5	2	7	6
WHL totals				203	77	91	168	154		50	20	21	41	28

[edit] External links

• Spencer Machacek's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Official WHL profile
• Official Atlanta Thrashers profile

[edit] References