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EditDonald Michel Marcotte - Born April 15, 1947 in Arthabaska, Quebec is a retire ice Hockey left winger and forward.
- Memorial Cup Champion 1965 with Niagara Falls Flyers.
- George Richardson Memorial Trophy Champion 1965 with Niagara Falls Flyers.
- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1965 with Niagara Falls Flyers.
- Adams Cup Champion 1966 with Oklahoma City Blazers.
- Calder Cup Champion 1969 with Hershey Bears.
- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1968, 1969 with Hershey Bears.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1970, 1972 with Boston Bruins.
Stanley Cup finalist 1974, 1977, 1978.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1971, 1972, 1974 with Boston Bruins.
Marcotte was playing in his 2nd season with Niagara Falls Flyers of Ontario Hockey Association 1965-66 season when he made his NHL debut with Boston Bruins on December 8, 1965 vs Montreal Canadiens at Montreal Forum in a 8-3 Canadiens win.
Marcotte was also sent to Oklahoma City late in the 1965-66 season when the Blazers were getting ready for the playoffs. He scored 3 goals in 7 games, helping the Blazers win the Adams Cup championship.
Marcotte then played the whole 1966-67 season back with Niagara Falls Flyers. He then joined the Hershey Bears in the AHL from 1967-70, helping them win a Calder Cup championship. Marcotte was called back to Boston in mid January 1969, playing in 7 games, also scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Gump Worsley of Montreal Canadiens at 19:48 of 2nd period on February 15, 1969 at Montreal Forum in a 3-1 Canadiens win.
Marcotte would become a full time Bruins player in January 1970, playing the rest of his career in Black 'N' Gold, becoming a legendary Bruins defensive forward and fierce forechecker.
Marcotte scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Jacques Plante of St Louis Blues on February 8, 1970 at Boston Garden in a 7-1 Bruins win.
Marcottes NHL numbers are quite impressive, achieving 31 goals in a season once, while at the same time he was sent out as a checker to the leagues best players. He helped the Bruins reach 5 Stanley Cup finals, winning 2. Marcotte's penalty minutes are also quite low, suggesting he was not a dirty player, while also being hard-nosed.
Marcotte played in 868 regular season NHL games, scoring 230 goals (30 GWG), 254 assists with 317 penalty minutes. Marcotte also had 21 shorthanded goals in the regular season, which ranks him 4th in Bruins' history behind only Brad Marchand, Rick Middleton, and Derek Sanderson.
Marcotte played in 132 NHL playoff games, scoring 34 goals (4 GWG), 27 assists with 81 penalty minutes,
Marcotte was selected to play on the NHL All-Stars Team vs the Soviet Union in the 1979 Challenge Cup. Marcotte only played in 1 game in the 3 game series which the Soviets won 2 games to 1.
In 2023, Marcotte would be named one of the top 100 Best Bruins Players of all time.
