Josef Marha Explained

Played For:HC Dukla Jihlava
Colorado Avalanche
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Chicago Blackhawks
HC Davos
HC Pardubice
HK Hradec Kralove
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:176
Ntl Team:CZE
Birth Date:2 June 1976
Birth Place:Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
Draft:35th overall
Draft Year:1994
Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1992
Career End:2014

Josef Marha (born 2 June 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player.

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.[1]

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.[2] 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1992–93HC Dukla JihlavaCZE72240
1993–94HC Dukla JihlavaCZE41729030110
1994–95HC Dukla JihlavaCZE3537100
1995–96Cornwall AcesAHL7418304830812310
1995–96Colorado AvalancheNHL20110
1996–97Hershey BearsAHL6723497244196162210
1996–97Colorado AvalancheNHL60110
1997–98Hershey BearsAHL556465230
1997–98Colorado AvalancheNHL112574
1997–98Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL1274110
1998–99Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL100110
1998–99Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL31014
1998–99Portland PiratesAHL80882
1998–99Chicago BlackhawksNHL222574
1999–00Chicago BlackhawksNHL8110122218
2000–01Norfolk AdmiralsAHL601828464491896
2000–01Chicago BlackhawksNHL150336
2001–02HC DavosNLA44181432361669158
2002–03HC DavosNLA43141832511746106
2003–04HC DavosNLA411210223062130
2004–05HC DavosNLA441822403015291114
2005–06HC DavosNLA4491625441323510
2006–07HC DavosNLA41913223219861426
2007–08HC DavosNLA4815823201314512
2008–09HC DavosNLA49111425442028102
2009–10HC DavosNLA481122333061012
2010–11HC DavosNLA44715223495374
2011–12HC DavosNLA4098171630000
2012–13HC DavosNLA45412161271018
2013–14HC PardubiceCZE232468
2013–14HK Hradec KraloveCZE200331040002
NLA totals 53113717230937914435498492
NHL totals 15921325332

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1994Czech RepublicEJC1854594
Czech Republic WJC5th5 4 0 4 2
Czech Republic WJC 6th7 5 5 10 0
Junior totals 17131023 6

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears)1997
All-Star Game1998, 2001[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josef Marha announces retirement . hockeyfans.ch . 2013-03-17 . 2013-03-17 . German.
  2. Web site: Changes in the League: Pardubice strengthen with Sykora, Marha . isport.cz . 2013-04-29 . 2013-04-29 . Czech.
  3. Web site: Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10 . . 2001-01-15 . 2019-02-01.