Mike Marson
Mike Marson | |||
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Born |
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | July 24, 1955||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL Draft |
19th overall, 1974 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1974–1981 |
Michael Robert Marson (born July 24, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals and the Los Angeles Kings.
Hockey career[]
Amateur[]
As a youth, Marson played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.[1] During the 1973–74 OHA season, he was named a second team all-star, and led the Sudbury Wolves with 94 points at age 18.[citation needed]
Professional[]
Marson was drafted in the 2nd Round, 19th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] He signed a five-year contract with the Capitals and would become the second Black Canadian to play in the NHL.[2] He was available in the 1974 NHL amateur draft because of league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year.[citation needed] His first NHL game was also the first game in Washington Capitals franchise history.[citation needed]
During his career in the American Hockey League, Marson played for the Baltimore Clippers, Springfield Indians, Hershey Bears, Philadelphia Firebirds, and Binghamton Dusters.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
Marson attended classes at the University of Maryland during his playing days in Washington.[citation needed]
After his hockey playing career ended in 1980 he studied Martial arts. Marson became a seventh degree black belt in the Japanese style of Shotokan, attaining the status of Master-Shihan.[3] Marson has developed an off-ice martial arts training program for hockey players designed to improve timing, focus and confidence. Former NHL player Rick Nash was a student of the program.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Brown, Katie (March 28, 2016). "Mike Marson honored by Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Amato, Michael (March 27, 2017). "BACKCHECKING: MIKE MARSON". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Hockey Fight School
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Binghamton Dusters players
- Black Canadian ice hockey players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian male karateka
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players
- Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
- Springfield Indians players
- Sudbury Wolves players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players