Remembering Todd Marchant
The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Todd Marchant appeared June 30 on the Edmonton Journal Web site.
By Bruce McCurdy
The quality of the above video is terrible, best I could find on short notice. Oiler fans of a certain vintage won’t mind, as the sequence is emblazoned in their minds like “Henderson has scored for Canada!” resonates for others. The click of Doug Weight’s perfect pass finding the stick of a bursting Todd Marchant, the grainy image of the Oiler speedster blowing past a stumbling Grant Ledyard, the excitement rising in Bob Cole’s voice and exploding to the climactic moment; who can forget such things? It’s somehow right that Marchant is represented by a blur.
Todd Marchant retired Thursday after an unlikely 17-year career. He spent the better part of that time, including all of his best time, as a member of the Edmonton Oilers.
Marchant was acquired for Craig MacTavish at the trade deadline of 1994 in one of those classic deals that helps both teams – MacT provided the Rangers with the last veteran piece of the puzzle to put them over the top and finally win their only Stanley Cup of the last 70 years; meanwhile Marchant brought to Edmonton an intriguing package of youth, speed and grit. Still just 20, Marchant had been stolen in the 7th round by the Rangers in the previous year’s Entry Draft, and had even played his first NHL game with the Broadway Blueshirts. His next 678 games would be in copper and blue.
Complete article can be accessed via the Journal Web site by clicking here.
