| Marc Methot | |
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 lb (102 kg) |
| NHL Team | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Born | June 21, 1985, Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 168th overall, 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Pro Career | 2007 – present |
Marc Methot (born June 21, 1985) is a Canadian ice-hockey player currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Methot was drafted 168th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Methot is most famous for a hip check on Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks and another one on Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers. Columbus commentator Jeff Rimer described the hit on Versteeg as "Resurrecting a lost art of the game". Methot won the Memorial Cup with the London Knights in the 04-05 season. On July 5, 2011, the Blue Jackets signed Methot to a four-year contract.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | London Knights | OHL | 68 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | London Knights | OHL | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | London Knights | OHL | 67 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | ||
| 2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 59 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 66 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 66 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 74 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 229 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 184 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
External links[]
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