Brad Marsh

Brad Marsh
Born March 31, 1958 (1958-03-31) (age 53)
London, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Atlanta Flames
Calgary Flames
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Ottawa Senators
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 11th overall, 1978
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 1978–1993

Charles Bradley Marsh (born March 31, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators.

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Playing career

Originally selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Marsh played with the Flames and followed the organization when they relocated to Calgary. He also played with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators. His number has been retired by his junior team, the London Knights.

He scored 23 goals and added 175 assists in 1086 NHL games, which is a record for fewest goals scored by a player who played at least 1000 games.

Marsh was one of the last NHL players not to wear a helmet during league play.

Post-retirement

After his retirement, he moved into the Senators' front office as Director of Team and Business Development and remained there for several years. He also coached various levels of minor hockey over the years.[1]

He owned a sports bar known as "Marshy's" located in the Centrepointe area of Nepean, a suburb in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada which closed in January 2011.

Brad Marsh was announced as the head coach of the Ottawa Senators (CWHL) on August 31, 2009.[2]

He was also announced as an assistant coach for Queen's University's hockey team, the Gaels, on August 26, 2011.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 London Knights OHA 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1974–75 London Knights OMJHL 70 4 17 21 160 — — — — —
1975–76 London Knights OMJHL 61 3 26 29 184 5 1 2 3 18
1976–77 London Knights OMJHL 63 7 33 40 121 20 3 5 8 47
1977–78 London Knights OMJHL 62 8 55 63 192 11 2 10 12 21
1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 0 19 19 101 2 0 0 0 17
1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 2 9 11 119 4 0 1 1 2
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 80 1 12 13 87 16 0 5 5 8
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 17 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 2 22 24 106 4 0 0 0 2
1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 2 11 13 52 2 0 1 1 0
1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 3 14 17 83 3 1 1 2 2
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 2 18 20 91 19 0 6 6 65
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 0 13 13 123 5 0 0 0 2
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 2 9 11 124 26 3 4 7 16
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 3 9 12 57 7 1 0 1 8
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 1 15 16 79 — — — — —
1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 1 13 14 95 5 1 0 1 2
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22 0 0 0 15 — — — — —
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20 1 3 4 16 1 0 0 0 0
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55 3 4 7 53 3 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 59 0 3 3 30 — — — — —
NHL totals 1086 23 175 198 1241 97 6 18 24 124
OHA/OMJHL totals 269 22 131 153 659 36 6 17 23 86

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1977 Canada WJC 7 1 3 4 14
1978 Canada WJC 6 0 4 4 2
1979 Canada WC 6 1 0 1 4
Junior int'l totals 13 1 7 8 16
Senior int'l totals 6 1 0 1 4

Coaching statistics

  
Season  Team                  Lge   Type            GP  W    L  T OTL    Pct    Result  
2009-10 Ottawa Senators       CWHL  Head Coach      -   -    -  -  -      -     In progress

References

  1. ^ OSWH.ca Bio Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ OSWH.ca press release Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. ^ <= Queen's press release Retreived 1 September 2011.

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Preceded by
Harold Phillipoff		 Atlanta Flames' first round draft pick
1978		 Succeeded by
Paul Reinhart
Preceded by
Atlanta Flames captains
Jean Pronovost		 Calgary Flames captain
1980–81		 Succeeded by
Phil Russell