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USA Joe Motzko

#20 Ritten/Renon / Italy - 14/15
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Date of Birth
Mar 14, 1980
Position
RW
Age
43
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Bemidji, MN, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Bemidji High USHS-MN 25 24 28 52 - - |
1998-99 Omaha Lancers USHL 51 15 21 36 60 - | Playoffs 12 7 3 10 12 -
1999-00 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 36 9 15 24 52 - |
2000-01 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 41 17 20 37 56 - |
2001-02 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 39 9 30 39 34 8 |
2002-03 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 38 17 25 42 59 9 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 17 24 41 38 0 | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 0
2004-05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 79 28 38 66 72 -8 |
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 61 27 34 61 54 -18 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 1 0 1 0 0 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 13 23 36 29 4 |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
Portland Pirates AHL 34 15 14 29 20 9 |
2007-08 Washington Capitals NHL 8 2 2 4 0 1 |
Hershey Bears AHL 48 21 27 48 44 4 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 24 6 16 22 16 6 | Playoffs 16 2 9 11 12 5
2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 6 1 0 1 0 1 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 73 29 27 56 82 -13 |
2009-10 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 48 18 16 34 74 -5 | Playoffs 10 3 5 8 10 0
2010-11 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 28 22 50 66 7 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -4
2011-12 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 44 8 20 28 50 1 | Playoffs 8 3 0 3 6 -3
2012-13 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 15 21 36 42 -2 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 14 1
2013-14 EC Salzburg “A” EBEL 45 11 20 31 34 11 | Playoffs 14 1 7 8 16 2
2014-15 Ritten/Renon Italy 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team USA International 3 1 2 3 2 - |
2012-13 ERC Ingolstadt ET 8 5 2 7 10 - |
2013-14 EC Salzburg ET 6 2 1 3 6 - |
2014-15 Ritten/Renon Continental Cup 3 0 1 1 2 -1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 424 156 203 359 0.85 355 -16 | 3 26 4 11 15 0.58 18 6
Continental Cup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 -1 | 0
DEL 4 194 69 79 148 0.76 232 1 | 4 28 8 9 17 0.61 36 -6
ET 2 14 7 3 10 0.71 16 - | 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 45 11 20 31 0.69 34 11 | 1 14 1 7 8 0.57 16 2
International 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 2 - | 0
Italy 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
NCAA 4 154 52 90 142 0.92 201 17 | 0
NHL 5 25 4 2 6 0.24 0 0 | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0
USHL 1 51 15 21 36 0.71 60 - | 1 12 7 3 10 0.83 12 -
USHS-MN 1 25 24 28 52 2.08 - - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Mark Hartigan (F) 1999-2007 7 Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Portland Pirates, St. Cloud State Univ., Syracuse Crunch
Duvie Westcott (D) 1999-2007 6 Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Cloud State Univ., Syracuse Crunch
Ryan Malone (F) 1998-2003 5 Omaha Lancers, St. Cloud State Univ.
Pascal Leclaire (G) 2002-2007 5 Columbus Blue Jackets, Syracuse Crunch
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/03/2014
11/03/2014 Confirmed EC Salzburg Ritten/Renon
06/26/2013
06/26/2013 Confirmed ERC Ingolstadt EC Salzburg
04/29/2012
04/29/2012 Extension ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt
03/21/2011
03/21/2011 Extension ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt
05/03/2010
05/03/2010 Extension ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt
09/16/2009
09/16/2009 Confirmed HK MVD ERC Ingolstadt
07/19/2009
07/19/2009 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers HK MVD
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