Marc Methot

Marc Methot
Born June 21, 1985 (1985-06-21) (age 26)
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Columbus Blue Jackets
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 168th overall, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2007–present

Marc Methot (born June 21, 1985) is a Canadian ice-hockey player currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Methot was drafted 168th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Methot is most famous for a hip check on Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks and another one on Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers. Columbus commentator Jeff Rimer described the hit on Versteeg as "Resurrecting a lost art of the game". Methot won the Memorial Cup with the London Knights in the 04-05 season. On July 5, 2011, the Blue Jackets signed Methot to a four-year contract.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 London Knights OHL 68 2 13 15 46 14 2 4 6 6
2003–04 London Knights OHL 63 2 9 11 66 15 0 3 3 18
2004–05 London Knights OHL 67 4 12 16 88 18 2 1 3 32
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 2 11 13 75 5 0 0 0 8
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 59 1 15 16 58
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 20 0 4 4 12
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 66 7 6 13 130 13 0 6 6 14
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 0 0 8
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 4 13 17 55 4 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 60 2 6 8 51
2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 74 0 15 15 58
NHL totals 229 6 38 44 184 4 0 0 0 2

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