| Danny Markov | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1976 Moscow, Russian SFSR, URS |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Vityaz Chekhov Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Phoenix Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs Spartak Moscow Dynamo Moscow SKA St. Petersburg |
| National team | Russia |
| NHL Draft | 223rd overall, 1995 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Playing career | 1993–present |
Daniil Yevgenyevich "Danny" Markov (Russian: Даниил Евгеньевич Марков; born July 30, 1976) is a professional ice hockey player and current captain for Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League.
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Danny Markov began his career in 1993, playing for HC Spartak Moscow in Russia. The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the 9th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. However, partway through the 1996–97 season, he left Moscow and began playing for the Maple Leafs' farm team, the St. John's Maple Leafs. He made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 1997–98 season. After four seasons in Toronto, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Travis Green, Robert Reichel, and Craig Mills. He played two seasons for the Coyotes before joining the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2003–04 season; once again, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Justin Williams partway through the season. In the time leading up to the 2005–06, the Flyers found themselves in potential trouble with the new salary cap and needed to unload some salary. Thus, they traded Markov to the Nashville Predators for a third round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On July 26, 2006, the Detroit Red Wings signed Markov as a free agent. Markov then signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow in Russia.
Markov is noted for his toughness. One game which Markov played for the Leafs involved him receiving an injury below his eye which required stitches. He took the stitches without anesthetic in order to keep playing. Markov is also well known for returning to Jaromír Jágr his infamous "goal-salute" after the Maple Leafs knocked the Penguins out of the 1999 NHL playoffs during an Eastern Conference Semi-Finals overtime win.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Moscow Spartak | RSL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Moscow Spartak | RSL | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Moscow Spartak | RSL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 52 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1999–00 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 72 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 58 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 42 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Vityaz Chekhov | KHL | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 538 | 29 | 118 | 147 | 456 | 81 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 84 | ||||
| RSL totals | 158 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 169 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| KHL totals | 115 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Russia | WC | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Russia | Oly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Russia | Oly | 4th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Russia | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||