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Don Marcotte
Donald Michel Marcotte (born April 15, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who served his entire National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins and was noted as a premier defensive forward, while being versatile enough to play any forward position.
Marcotte was born in Arthabaska, Quebec. His family were longtime residents of the area. At the age of three, Don first laced up his first pair of skates and by the age of six was enrolled in youth hockey in his community. In 1963, at the age of 16, Marcotte left the local youth programs for the Victoriaville Bruins of the QPJHL. After one season with Victoriaville the Boston Bruins signed him to continue his development with the B’s Junior “A” affiliate in Ontario, the Niagara Falls Flyers. He played junior league hockey for the Flyers in 1965, 1966, and 1967.
During the 1964-65 OHA season, Marcotte appeared in 56 games, tallying 51 points. In the postseason, he appeared in 24 games, scoring 16 goals and 11 assists, helping the team win the J. Ross Robertson Cup, George Richardson Memorial Trophy and Memorial Cup.
He made his NHL debut during the 1965-66 season appearing in one game for the Bruins, then making a handful of appearances for the CPHL Blazers and helping them win the league title. Marcotte then left the OHA for good after the 1966-67 season to join the Boston Bruins American Hockey League team in Hershey.
Marcotte turned fully professional in the 1968 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League helping lead them to the Calder cup in 1969. After three starring seasons for the Bears, Marcotte was recalled by the Boston Bruins for the 1970 season
Marcotte became a defensive mainstay on Boston's checking line with Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall. Marcotte scored his first NHL goal in a 3–1 Boston loss to the Montreal Canadiens on February 15, 1969, at the Montreal Forum. During the season, Marcotte scored the first of 4 career hat-tricks on February 8th, 1970, in a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. With Boston, Marcotte reached the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals where they ended their 29 year drought to win the championship.
He was capable of playing multiple forward positions along with being a forechecker for most of his career. Being a two-way defensive forward, he became noteworthy for his defense and penalty-killing, with a great ability to disrupt plays and win puck battles. Marcotte was assigned to shadow superstar wingers like the Chicago Black Hawks' Bobby Hull (the "Golden Jet") and Montreal Canadiens' Guy Lafleur (the "Flower"); Lafleur in turn "considered Marcotte the toughest checker he ever faced" after the 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs. Described by teammate Terry O'Reilly, Marcotte was said to have "tremendous concentration. He never takes his eyes off of his winger and he never stops skating. What he lacks in speed and finesse he compensates for with hustle and disciplined play. He is a hard body checker who believes in playing the man before the puck, yet as the small number of minutes he spends in the penalty box indicate, he is not a dirty player".
Marcotte played twelve more seasons in Boston. He remained a key contributor to Boston's Stanley Cup win in 1972. He also played in three more Stanley Cup Finals with Boston, in 1974, 1977, and 1978. In both the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons, Marcotte finished in the top three of voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward. During the 1978–79 NHL season, Marcotte was honoured when he was selected for the NHL All-Stars team for the 1979 Challenge Cup.
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Don Marcotte
Donald Michel Marcotte (born April 15, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who served his entire National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins and was noted as a premier defensive forward, while being versatile enough to play any forward position.
Marcotte was born in Arthabaska, Quebec. His family were longtime residents of the area. At the age of three, Don first laced up his first pair of skates and by the age of six was enrolled in youth hockey in his community. In 1963, at the age of 16, Marcotte left the local youth programs for the Victoriaville Bruins of the QPJHL. After one season with Victoriaville the Boston Bruins signed him to continue his development with the B’s Junior “A” affiliate in Ontario, the Niagara Falls Flyers. He played junior league hockey for the Flyers in 1965, 1966, and 1967.
During the 1964-65 OHA season, Marcotte appeared in 56 games, tallying 51 points. In the postseason, he appeared in 24 games, scoring 16 goals and 11 assists, helping the team win the J. Ross Robertson Cup, George Richardson Memorial Trophy and Memorial Cup.
He made his NHL debut during the 1965-66 season appearing in one game for the Bruins, then making a handful of appearances for the CPHL Blazers and helping them win the league title. Marcotte then left the OHA for good after the 1966-67 season to join the Boston Bruins American Hockey League team in Hershey.
Marcotte turned fully professional in the 1968 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League helping lead them to the Calder cup in 1969. After three starring seasons for the Bears, Marcotte was recalled by the Boston Bruins for the 1970 season
Marcotte became a defensive mainstay on Boston's checking line with Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall. Marcotte scored his first NHL goal in a 3–1 Boston loss to the Montreal Canadiens on February 15, 1969, at the Montreal Forum. During the season, Marcotte scored the first of 4 career hat-tricks on February 8th, 1970, in a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. With Boston, Marcotte reached the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals where they ended their 29 year drought to win the championship.
He was capable of playing multiple forward positions along with being a forechecker for most of his career. Being a two-way defensive forward, he became noteworthy for his defense and penalty-killing, with a great ability to disrupt plays and win puck battles. Marcotte was assigned to shadow superstar wingers like the Chicago Black Hawks' Bobby Hull (the "Golden Jet") and Montreal Canadiens' Guy Lafleur (the "Flower"); Lafleur in turn "considered Marcotte the toughest checker he ever faced" after the 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs. Described by teammate Terry O'Reilly, Marcotte was said to have "tremendous concentration. He never takes his eyes off of his winger and he never stops skating. What he lacks in speed and finesse he compensates for with hustle and disciplined play. He is a hard body checker who believes in playing the man before the puck, yet as the small number of minutes he spends in the penalty box indicate, he is not a dirty player".
Marcotte played twelve more seasons in Boston. He remained a key contributor to Boston's Stanley Cup win in 1972. He also played in three more Stanley Cup Finals with Boston, in 1974, 1977, and 1978. In both the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons, Marcotte finished in the top three of voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward. During the 1978–79 NHL season, Marcotte was honoured when he was selected for the NHL All-Stars team for the 1979 Challenge Cup.