Marek Schwarz

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Marek Schwarz
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Schwarz with the Peoria Rivermen in 2006
Born (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38)
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for HC Sparta Praha
HC Plzeň
HC Oceláři Třinec
St. Louis Blues
BK Mladá Boleslav
TPS
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Orli Znojmo
NHL draft 17th overall, 2004
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2003–2023

Marek Schwarz (born 1 April 1986) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 2006 to 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2023, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Schwarz played for the Czech national junior team at several junior tournaments, winning bronze medals at both the 2004 under-18 championships and 2005 World Junior Championships.

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Playing career

As a youth, Schwarz played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov. [1] He played junior ice hockey in his native Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha.[ citation needed ] He made his debut at the senior level with Sparta Praha playing one game in the Czech Extraliga in 2002–03. The following season, he joined the Extraliga full-time at seventeen-years-old and played between three teams – HC Plzeň, HC Oceláři Třinec and Sparta Praha. That off-season, Schwarz was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ]

Upon being drafted, he moved to North America to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants. He posted a 2.67 GAA and a winning record before moving back to the Czech Republic the following season to continue to play for Sparta Praha.[ citation needed ]

In 2006–07, he began playing for the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He was called up that season and played in his first NHL game on 12 December 2006 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Schwarz made 21 saves on 24 shots as the Blues lost 3–2. [2] At 20 years old, he became the third youngest goaltender in Blues history to play in a game.[ citation needed ]

On 25 October 2008 Schwarz combined with third-string goalie Ben Bishop for a 4-0 shutout against the Florida Panthers. With Manny Legacé and Chris Mason out due to injuries, Schwarz was called up to play backup to Bishop when Bishop also went down with an injury in the third period. Schwarz completed the shutout with 15 minutes to go. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1999–00TJ Mlada Boleslav U18CZE U18-225———————2.43—————————
2000–01TJ Mlada Boleslav U18CZE U18455370—196915404.69.887————————
2001–02 Sparta Praha U18 CZE U18453370—26928691.92.929————————
2001–02Sparta Praha U20CZE U201——————012.86.8246323681602.61.899
2002–03 Sparta Praha CZE 1010—1000.001.000————————
2002–03Sparta Praha U18CZE U18171110———21.44.935101——01.00.967
2002–03Sparta Praha U20CZE U2016———————2.43.924101——04.00882
2003–04 Sparta PrahaCZE8160—3352003.58.896————————
2003–04 HC Plzeň CZE10450—6033303.28.922————————
2003–04 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE5320—2801202.57.931————————
2003–04 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE-2 1010—63605.71.867————————
2003–04Sparta Praha U20CZE U207————352——2.39.930————————
2004–05 Vancouver Giants WHL 5626244—330414722.67.9006243781802.86.903
2005–06 Sparta PrahaCZE1578—07463212.57.9201————00.001.000
2005–06 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE404—0173204.45.878————————
2005–06Sparta Praha U20CZE U203————1785—1.69.946————————
2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 201—060303.00.880————————
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 341913—019128812.76.899————————
2007–08 St. Louis BluesNHL201—050607.25.647————————
2007–08 Peoria RivermenAHL331414—218088402.79.891————————
2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 660—03751302.08.924852———3.21.911
2008–09 St. Louis BluesNHL200—016000.001.000————————
2008–09 Peoria RivermenAHL1044—05233123.56.868————————
2008–09 Alaska AcesECHL522—13041603.15.904————————
2008–09 HC Mladá BoleslavCZE826—0——13.67.907————————
2009–10 HC Mladá BoleslavCZE431726—0230210922.84.917————————
2010–11 HC Mladá BoleslavCZE44——————22.84.914————————
2011–12 TPS FIN 35919—5189590—2.84.89410129204.08.857
2012–13 Sparta PrahaCZE1688—07454903.95.886————————
2012–13 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE1578—08354603.31.898————————
2013–14 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE19712—09746003.70.898————————
2013–14 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-21495—0——51.68.949523——03.37.912
2014–15 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE624—03121703.27.873————————
2014–15 HC Benátky nad JizerouCZE-21477—0——22.52.920————————
2015–16 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE18135—09753231.97.919321——01.80.925
2015–16 HC Benátky nad JizerouCZE-21367—0——12.75.918————————
2016–17 Orli Znojmo EBEL 311516—016958402.97.906404——02.79.910
2017–18 Orli ZnojmoEBEL471725—0262313203.02.893————————
2018–19 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE633—0197902.74.904————————
2018–19 HC Benátky nad JizerouCZE-223716—0——12.85.911————————
2019–20 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE624—03581612.68.897————————
2019–20 HC Benátky nad JizerouCZE-21467—0——12.55.918————————
2020–21 HC Mladá BoleslavCZE110—060202.00.931————————
2020–21 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem CZE-2844—0——03.18.876————————
2021–22 HC Mladá BoleslavCZE201—062302.90.857————————
2022–23HC Mladá Boleslav-2CZE-49———————3.56—101———3.12—
NHL totals1,044489392339159,8792,515772.52.9197034354,29517852.49.918

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2003 Czech Republic U18 51302801002.14.940
2004 Czech Republic WJC 62413891812.78.904
2005 Czech RepublicWJC64203621312.15.925
2006 Czech RepublicWJC3120141602.56.909
Junior totals20811111724722.41—


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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Chicago vs. St. Louis". USA Today . 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Blues beat Panthers 4-0". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Tysons Corner, VA: Gannett. USA Today. 2008-10-26. ISSN   0734-7456. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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