December 26, 2010

Marchant Displays Staying Power During Career

The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Todd Marchant appeared December 19 on the Buffalo News Web site.

 

By Bucky Gleason
News NHL Columnist

Todd Marchant usually comes with the same bit when he starts teasing assistant coach Mike Foligno about his age. It's about how Marchant was just a little squirt growing up in Williamsville who listened to games on the radio when Foligno leaped into his career with the Sabres in 1981-82.

Yeah, yeah, blah, blah.

Marchant has little room to talk. He's 37 and skated into the weekend with 1,150 regular-season games over 17 seasons on his NHL resume. His career is older than the Internet. It's old enough to have a driver's license. Heck, he has T-shirts older than NHL veterans who attended his hockey school, which is older than his four children.

Complete article can be accessed via the News Web site by clicking here.