Danny Markov

Daniil Yevgenyevich Markov (Template:Langx; born 30 July 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played a nine-year career in the National Hockey League. He also played 11 seasons in the top tier Russian leagues.

Playing career

As a youth, Markov played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Moscow.

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Markov, alongside Nicklas Lidström, with the Red Wings.

Markov began his career in 1993, playing for HC Spartak Moscow in Russia. The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the 9th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. However, partway through the 1996–97 season, he left Moscow and began playing for the Maple Leafs' farm team, the St. John's Maple Leafs. He made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 1997–98 season.

After four seasons in Toronto, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Travis Green, Robert Reichel, and Craig Mills. He played two seasons for the Coyotes before joining the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2003–04 season; once again, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Justin Williams partway through the season. On March 5, 2004, he scored the 10,000th goal in Flyers history against Patrick Lalime and the Ottawa Senators during a 5–3 win at the Wachovia Center.

In the time leading up to the 2005–06, the Flyers found themselves in potential trouble with the new salary cap and needed to unload some salary. Thus, they traded Markov to the Nashville Predators for a third round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On 26 July 2006, the Detroit Red Wings signed Markov as a free agent. Markov then signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow in Russia.

Markov is noted for his toughness. One game which Markov played for the Leafs involved him receiving an injury below his eye which required stitches. He took the stitches without anesthetic in order to keep playing. Markov is also well known for returning to Jaromír Jágr his infamous "goal-salute" after the Maple Leafs knocked the Penguins out of the 1999 NHL playoffs during an Eastern Conference Semi-Finals overtime win.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Spartak Moscow	IHL		13	1	0	1	6		1	0	0	0	0
1994–95	Spartak Moscow	IHL		39	0	1	1	36		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Spartak Moscow	RSL		38	2	0	2	12		2	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Spartak Moscow	RSL		39	3	6	9	41		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		10	2	4	6	18		11	2	6	8	14
1997–98	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		52	3	23	26	124		2	0	1	1	0
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		25	2	5	7	28		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		57	4	8	12	47		17	0	6	6	18
1999–2000	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	0	10	10	28		12	0	3	3	10
2000–01	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	3	13	16	34		11	1	1	2	12
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		72	6	30	36	67		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		64	4	16	20	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		44	4	10	14	37		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		34	2	3	5	58		18	1	2	3	25
2004–05	Vityaz Chekhov	RUS II		26	5	7	12	16		12	0	3	3	6
2005–06	Nashville Predators	NHL		58	0	11	11	62		5	0	0	0	6
2006–07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		66	4	12	16	59		18	0	0	0	13
2007–08	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		29	0	4	4	74		9	2	1	3	12
2008–09	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		24	3	4	7	12		10	1	4	5	22
2009–10	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		42	5	9	14	30		3	0	0	0	4
2010–11	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		45	5	8	13	28		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		4	0	3	3	2		10	1	3	4	8
2011–12	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		27	0	5	5	39		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		10	0	5	5	8		12	3	1	4	4
2012–13	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		43	1	1	2	98		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	CSKA Moscow	KHL		4	0	0	0	4		9	0	1	1	0
2013–14	CSKA Moscow	KHL		12	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				538	29	118	147	456		81	2	12	14	84
RSL totals				106	5	10	15	127		11	2	1	3	14
KHL totals				211	15	36	51	221		44	5	9	14	38

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Russia	WC	5th		4	0	0	0	0
2002	Russia	OG	Template:Bronze3		5	0	1	1	0
2006	Russia	OG	4th		8	0	2	2	4
2008	Russia	WC	Template:Gold1		8	0	1	1	2
Senior totals					25	0	4	4	6

External links

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