Marc Methot | |||
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With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs.
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Born |
Ottawa, Ontario |
June 21, 1985 ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 168th overall, 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Playing career | 2005–present |
Marc Philippe Methot (born June 21, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, who drafted him 168th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Methot is commonly described as a stay-at-home defenceman with veteran leadership ability and great size for the NHL game. In March 2017, Methot suffered a severe finger laceration after a violent slash from Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who was not penalized, fined or suspended.
Methot played major junior ice hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) beginning in the 2002–03 season. Following his first season in the OHL, he was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 168th overall in the sixth round.
In the 2004–05 season, Methot and the Knights won the 2005 Memorial Cup, prevailing over the Rimouski Oceanic in the final.
Methot made his professional debut during the 2005–06 season with the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He spent the entire year with the Crunch, playing in 70 games and scoring two goals and 11 assists for 13 points.