Bryan Marchment

Bryan William Marchment (May 1, 1969 – July 6, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a defenceman 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. 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. 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. 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). He only played 14 regular-season games for Colorado and 7 playoff games. In the 2003–04 season Marchment played in 75 regular-season games, scoring just 4 points, and appeared in a further 13 playoff games.

Reputation as a player Marchment was known as a physical, hard-nosed defenseman. Joe Nieuwendyk, Greg Adams, Mike Gartner, Kevin Dineen, Peter Zezel, Pavel Bure, Sami Salo, Magnus Arvedson, Paul Kariya, Wendel Clark, 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. Marchment's niece, Kennedy Marchment, currently plays for Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League and has 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. According to the coroner's report released in January 2023, he died of a massive stroke. Sharks general manager Mike Grier began the announcement of the Sharks' first-round draft pick the following night by eulogizing Marchment.

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 2,307 83 4 3 7 102 Sources: