Joe Motzko

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Joe Motzko
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Motzko in 2007
Born (1980-03-14) March 14, 1980 (age 44)
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Anaheim Ducks
Washington Capitals
Atlanta Thrashers
ERC Ingolstadt
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Ritten/Renon
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2014

Joseph Andrew Motzko (born March 14, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and in European leagues.

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Playing career

Undrafted, Motzko played for St. Cloud State University in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. After his senior year with St. Cloud, Motzko was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 15, 2003. He was then sent to join its affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

In the 2003–04 season, his first full professional season, Motzko appeared in his first NHL game with the Blue Jackets on February 2, 2004, against the Phoenix Coyotes.

In his fourth season with the Blue Jackets, mainly spent with the Syracuse Crunch, Motzko was traded by the Blue Jackets along with Mark Hartigan to the Anaheim Ducks for Curtis Glencross and Zenon Konopka on January 26, 2007. [1] Ten days earlier, Motzko scored his first career NHL goal at the United Center in Chicago against Nikolai Khabibulin and the Chicago Blackhawks in a 5-4 Blue Jackets victory. [2] Motzko was then assigned to the Portland Pirates before he was called up to the Ducks during the 2007 playoffs. Motzko appeared in 3 post-season games for the Stanley Cup-winning Ducks.

On July 9, 2007, Motzko was signed by the Washington Capitals. [3] He appeared in 8 games with the Capitals (in his Capitals debut, he had 3 points scoring 2 goals and one assist) before he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Alexandre Giroux on February 26, 2008. [4] [5] Motzko was assigned to the Thrashers affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, where he won the 2008 Calder Cup Championship. Motzko made his Thrashers debut in the 2008–09 season on January 31, 2009, in a 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. [6]

On July 16, 2009, Motzko signed with Russian team HC MVD of the Kontinental Hockey League. However, before ever appearing in a game with MVD, Motzko was released on September 11, and four days later signed with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. [7]

After four seasons with Ingolstadt, Motzko left as a free agent and joined neighbouring league in Austria on a one-year deal with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL on June 26, 2013.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Omaha Lancers USHL 511521366012731012
1999–00 St. Cloud State WCHA 369152452—————
2000–01 St. Cloud StateWCHA4117203754—————
2001–02 St. Cloud StateWCHA399303934—————
2002–03 St. Cloud StateWCHA3817254259—————
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20000—————
2003–04 Syracuse CrunchAHL701724413872246
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 20000—————
2004–05 Syracuse CrunchAHL7928386672—————
2005–06 Syracuse CrunchAHL612734615430000
2005–06 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL20000—————
2006–07 Syracuse CrunchAHL3313233629—————
2006–07 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL71010—————
2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL3415142920—————
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL—————30002
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL4821274844—————
2007–08 Washington Capitals NHL82240—————
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL24616221616291112
2008–09 Chicago WolvesAHL7329275682—————
2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL61010—————
2009–10 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 48181634741035810
2010–11 ERC IngolstadtDEL502822506630114
2011–12 ERC IngolstadtDEL44820285083036
2012–13 ERC IngolstadtDEL5215213642632514
2013–14 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 45112031341417816
2014–15 Ritten/Renon ITL 10000—————
NHL totals25426030002

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  2. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — January 16, 2007".
  3. ↑ "Capitals sign right wing Joe Motzko". capitals.nhl.com. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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