Josef Marha facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Josef Marha |
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| Born | 2 June 1976 Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HC Dukla Jihlava Colorado Avalanche Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Chicago Blackhawks HC Davos HC Pardubice HK Hradec Kralove |
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| National team |  Czech Republic |
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| NHL Draft | 35th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques |
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| Playing career | 1992–2014 | ||
Josef Marha (born 2 June 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player.
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Playing career
Marha played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 159 regular season games with 21 goals and 32 assists for 53 points, picking up 32 penalty minutes. On the Chicago Blackhawks, he was commonly referred to at the 'Captain of the 4th Line'. He was drafted 35th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Marha left the NHL to join HC Davos of the Swiss National League A (NLA) in 2001. He spent the next 12 years of his professional career, capturing 5 league titles with Davos, before announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the clubs involvement in the 2012–13 season on March 17, 2013.
In his return to his native Czech Republic, Marha announced the continuation of his playing career by agreeing to a multi-year deal with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga on April 29, 2013. After only 23 games with Pardubice, Marha opted to terminate his contract with the club, and transfer to fellow Extraliga club, HK Hradec Kralove on November 30, 2013.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE | 41 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 74 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 60 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Davos | NLA | 43 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Davos | NLA | 48 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Davos | NLA | 49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Davos | NLA | 48 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Davos | NLA | 40 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 45 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Pardubice | CZE | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HK Hradec Kralove | CZE | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NLA totals | 531 | 137 | 172 | 309 | 379 | 144 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 92 | ||||
| NHL totals | 159 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1994 | Czech Republic | EJC18 |  |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997 | |
| All-Star Game | 1998, 2001 | |
