Bert Marshall

Albert Leroy "Moose" Marshall (born November 22, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals, New York Rangers and New York Islanders.

Playing career

Marshall was a rugged, stay-at-home defenceman who could also provide crisp outlet passes to his forwards. In his rookie season with the Detroit Red Wings, his fine play made him a contender for the Calder Memorial Trophy. The Red Wings made the Stanley Cup Final that season before Montreal defeated them in six games.

After a slump year for the Red Wings, they decided to trade Marshall, with Ted Hampson, to the Oakland Seals for defenceman Kent Douglas in 1968. The Seals finished second in 1968–69 and fourth in 1969–70 in the NHL West Division, and Marshall's fine play was part of the reason. The Oakland Seals became the California Golden Seals in 1970–71, and Marshall was injured much of the year, which contributed to the Seals' last place finish.

Marshall was traded to the New York Rangers late in the 1972–73 season but only played eight games. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Intra-League Draft and it was here that he played his best hockey. He developed shot-blocking abilities and his play and leadership helped the Islanders make the Stanley Cup semifinals in 1975 and 1976.

Marshall's skating began to decline in the 1978–79 season. He announced his retirement as an active player on June 12, 1979. He later coached minor league hockey before coaching the NHL's Colorado Rockies for 24 games in 1981–82 before he was fired and replaced by Marshall Johnston.

Marshall now lives in Poulsbo, Washington, and currently is an amateur scout for the Carolina Hurricanes. He won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006. On January 7, 2017, he was selected to drop the ceremonial first puck at the San Jose Sharks game vs. the Detroit Red Wings when the Sharks honored the Golden Seals.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1962–63 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1962–63 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 17 0 2 2 10 1963–64 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL 30 28 35 63 78 5 1 3 4 6 1963–64 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 19 8 21 29 10 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CPHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Memphis Wings CPHL 51 3 11 14 43 — — — — — 1965–66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 0 19 19 45 12 1 3 4 16 1965–66 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 12 2 0 2 8 — — — — — 1966–67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57 0 10 10 68 — — — — — 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 1 5 6 56 — — — — — 1967–68 Oakland Seals NHL 20 0 4 4 18 — — — — — 1968–69 Oakland Seals NHL 68 3 15 18 81 7 0 7 7 20 1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 72 1 15 16 109 4 0 1 1 12 1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 32 2 6 8 48 — — — — — 1971–72 California Golden Seals NHL 66 0 14 14 68 — — — — — 1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL 55 2 6 8 71 — — — — — 1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 8 0 0 0 14 6 0 1 1 8 1973–74 New York Islanders NHL 69 1 7 8 84 — — — — — 1974–75 New York Islanders NHL 77 2 28 30 58 17 2 5 7 16 1975–76 New York Islanders NHL 71 0 16 16 72 13 1 3 4 12 1976–77 New York Islanders NHL 72 4 21 25 61 6 0 0 0 6 1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 58 0 7 7 44 7 0 2 2 9 1978–79 New York Islanders NHL 45 1 8 9 29 — — — — — 1979–80 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 6 0 0 0 6 — — — — — NHL totals 868 17 181 198 926 72 4 22 26 99

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Finish ResultColorado Rockies1981–82243174(49)5th in SmytheMissed playoffs