Mark Recchi

Mark Recchi

Canadian professional hockey player Mark Recchi currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers in the National Hockey League. Recchi is a seven-time NHL All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup Champion.

Fast Facts

Full name: Mark L. Recchi
Born: February 1, 1968
Birthplace: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Nicknames: Recchin Ball, Rex
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Position: Right wing
Shoots: Left
Draft year: 1988

NHL Career

Recchi was drafted 67th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made his NHL debut the same year and split his first two seasons between the Penguins and their International Hockey League affiliate, the Muskegon Lumberjacks. On February 19, 1992, Recchi was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. He played two seasons in Philadelphia before another trade sent him to the Montreal Canadiens on February 9, 1995. Recchi returned to the Flyers on March 10, 1999, where he played for additional four seasons. He signed as a free agent with the Penguins on July 9, 2004. Recchi then spent a short time with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 before returning to the Penguins on July 25, 2006. The Penguins waived Recchi and he was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers on December 7, 2007.¹

Career Highlights

NHL All-Star Game: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
NHL All-Star Game MVP: 1997
Stanley Cup Championships: 1991, 2006
Bobby Clarke Trophy: 1993, 2000, 2004

Timeline

1984-86: New Westminster Bruins, WHL
1986-88: Kamloops Blazers, WHL
1988-92: Pittsburgh Penguins
1992-95: Philadelphia Flyers
1995-99: Montreal Canadiens
1999-04: Philadelphia Flyers
2004-06: Pittsburgh Penguins
2006: Carolina Hurricanes
2006-07: Pittsburgh Penguins
2007-present: Atlanta Thrashers

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- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 190
- Rookie Year: 1988-1989

Mark Recchi Timeline

February 1, 1968: Born
1986: Joined the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League
1988: Drafted 67th overall in the 4th round of the NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins
1991: Selected for his 1st of 7 NHL All-Star Games
1991: Won the Stanley Cup Championship with the Pittsburgh Penguins
1992: Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
1994: Traded to the Montreal Canadiens
1998: Represented Team Canada at the Winter Olympics
1999: Traded back to the Philadelphia Flyers
2004: Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins
2006: Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes and won his 2nd Stanley Cup Championship
2006: Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins

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