Bryan Marchment

Bryan Marchment
Born (1969-05-01)May 1, 1969
Scarborough, Ontario,
Canada
Died July 6, 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 53)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Chicago Blackhawks
Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
Tampa Bay Lightning
San Jose Sharks
Colorado Avalanche
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft 16th overall, 1987
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1989–2006

Bryan William Marchment (May 1, 1969 – July 6, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Calgary Flames between 1989 and 2006. He worked as a scout for the Sharks at the NHL level and as a part-time coach in the Sharks organization following his playing career.

Early life

Marchment was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on May 1, 1969. He played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga. He began his junior career by playing four seasons with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1985 to 1989. Marchment was a high-scoring defenceman, more noted for assists, including 51 assists in 56 games during the 1987–88 season. He was selected in the first round (16th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

Professional career

Marchment made his NHL debut for the Jets on March 29, 1989, against the Los Angeles Kings at Great Western Forum. Despite a promising future, he spent most of his Jets career in the American Hockey League with the Moncton Hawks. However, he did get some moments in a Jets jersey as well, playing 28 games in the 1990–91 NHL season. He was traded with Chris Norton to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 22, 1991, in exchange for Troy Murray and Warren Rychel.

Marchment enjoyed more playing time for the Blackhawks, scoring 15 points in the 1991–92 NHL season and 20 points in the next season. On November 2, 1993, Marchment was sent to the Hartford Whalers with Steve Larmer in a trade for Eric Weinrich and Patrick Poulin. Marchment only played 42 games for the Whalers before he was sent to the Edmonton Oilers on August 30, 1994 as compensation for Hartford signing Steven Rice.

After 3 seasons with the Oilers, it was during his fourth that Marchment was traded with Jason Bonsignore and Steve Kelly to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Roman Hamrlík and Paul Comrie on December 30, 1997. During the 1997 season, Marchment suffered a severe concussion and began convulsing on the rink. Marchment only managed to play 22 games for the Lightning until he was once again traded; on March 24, 1998 Marchment, along with David Shaw and a first round pick in the 1998 draft (David Legwand) were sent to the San Jose Sharks for Andrei Nazarov and a first round pick in the 1998 draft (Vincent Lecavalier).

It was with the Sharks that Marchment enjoyed more success, including a career-high 22 points in the 2001–02 NHL season, 20 of which were assists. After a four-and-a-half-year stay with the Sharks he was once again traded; on March 8, 2003, Marchment was traded to Colorado for two draft picks. He only played 14 regular-season games for Colorado and 7 playoff games. A free agent at the end of the season, Marchment signed a one-year deal with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on July 11, 2003. In the 2003–04 season Marchment played in 75 regular-season games, scoring just 4 points, and appeared in a further 13 playoff games.

Marchment sat out the 2004–05 NHL lockout-affected season, and was signed by the Calgary Flames as a free agent on October 11, 2005. After the 2005–06 season ended, he became a free agent. As of March 2008, Marchment was a scout and in charge of player development for the Sharks.

Reputation as a player

Marchment was known as a physical, hard-nosed defenseman. He was suspended for deliberate attempts to injure other players numerous times throughout his playing career. He was suspended 13 times by the league in his first 12 NHL seasons, and his hits were blamed for injuries suffered by Mike Modano, Joe Nieuwendyk, Greg Adams, Mike Gartner, Kevin Dineen, Peter Zezel, Pavel Bure, Sami Salo, Magnus Arvedson, Paul Kariya, Wendel Clark, and Martin Ručínský. On February 3, 1995, while the Toronto Maple Leafs were visiting Marchment's Oilers, a hit by Marchment partially collapsed one of Gartner's lungs; the severely injured Gartner had to return to Toronto by train. Doug Weight attacked him in 2000 after Marchment applied a knee-on-knee hit to him.

Personal life

Marchment and his wife Kim had two children: son Mason, who is currently a member of the Florida Panthers, and daughter Logan. The family resided in Uxbridge, Ontario. Marchment's niece, Kennedy Marchment, played for HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League and the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation.

Marchment died on July 6, 2022, in Montreal at the age of 53. He was in town with Sharks management preparing for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. No cause of death has been released to the public.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Belleville Bulls OHL 57 5 15 20 225 21 0 7 7 83
1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL 52 6 38 44 238 6 0 4 4 17
1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 56 7 51 58 200 6 1 3 4 19
1988–89 Belleville Bulls OHL 43 14 36 50 198 5 0 1 1 12
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 56 4 19 23 217
1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 0 2 2 28
1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 33 2 11 13 101
1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 2 2 4 91
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 5 10 15 168 16 1 0 1 36
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 5 15 20 313 4 0 0 0 12
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 1 4 5 42
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 42 3 7 10 124
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 1 5 6 184
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 3 15 18 202
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 13 16 132 3 0 0 0 4
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 27 0 4 4 58
1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 22 2 4 6 43
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 12 0 3 3 43 6 0 0 0 10
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 2 6 8 101 6 0 0 0 4
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 49 0 4 4 72 11 2 1 3 12
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 7 11 18 204 5 0 1 1 2
2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 2 20 22 178 12 1 1 2 10
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 2 9 11 108
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14 0 3 3 33 7 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 1 3 4 106 13 0 0 0 8
2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 37 1 2 3 75
NHL totals 926 40 142 182 2307 83 4 3 7 102
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