Canadian professional hockey player Mark Recchi currently plays for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. Recchi is a seven-time NHL All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup Champion.
Recchi was traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Bruins on March 4, 2009, in exchange for Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums.TSN.ca: Bruins Pick Up Veteran Forward Recchi From Lightning
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.Legends of Hockey: Mark Recchi
Career Highlights
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
- 2007-08: Atlanta Thrashers
- 2008-09: Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2009-present: Boston Bruins
Mark Recchi Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Boston Bruins
- Internet Hockey Database: Mark Recchi Career Stats
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 190
- Rookie Year: 1988-1989