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Todd Marchant (born August 12, 1973 in Buffalo, New York, USA) is a National Hockey League center who is currently playing for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL. He has played 9 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and one season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, as well as AHL games with the Binghamton Rangers and Cape Breton Oilers, and a single game with the New York Rangers.

Background and early career

Marchant played high school hockey at Williamsville East High School. He then played two years in the NCAA with Clarkson University, from 1991-1993. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round, 164th overall. In 1993-94, his first pro season, he played games with the Rangers, their AHL affiliate in Binghamton, and the Oilers and their own affiliate in Cape Breton. He was acquired by the Oilers in a trade for Craig MacTavish (and in his last couple of seasons with the Oilers, had the distinction of being one of the few NHL players to be coached by an ex-player for whom he was once traded).

Edmonton Oilers

Marchant played nine full seasons as an Oiler (1994-2003), serving as an alternate captain for his last few seasons in Edmonton. He is known as one of the fastest players in the League, and uses his speed mostly in a defensive capacity. He scored the overtime goal that eliminated the Dallas Stars from the 1997 playoffs, taking a pass from captain Doug Weight and speeding by a stumbling Stars defenceman to score on Andy Moog.

Columbus Blue Jackets

In the summer of 2003, Marchant was signed by the Blue Jackets after he gained early unrestricted free agency from the Oilers. He played the full 2003-04 season with Columbus, along with fellow ex-Oilers Tyler Wright and Luke Richardson.

Recently, Marchant refused to waive his no trade clause, which would have allowed Columbus to send him to Anaheim as part of the Sergei Federov trade. After trading for Federov, Columbus placed Marchant on waivers in order to free up some salary cap space (as Marchant makes $2.5 Million/Year). Anaheim picked Marchant up on waivers on November 21, 2005 to make him a Mighty Duck.

Notable achievements

Marchant represented the United States at the 1993 World Junior Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics. Also, Todd Marchant is known for getting many breakaway opportunities due to his speed, but he is not very adept at scoring on these chances, and is known to often miss the net entirely.

Career Statistics

Stats as of March 8, 2006.

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