Spencer Machacek

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size= 170px
prospect_team= Chicago Wolves
prospect_league = AHL
team = Atlanta Thrashers
league = NHL
position = Right wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 182
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|10|14
birth_place = Lethbridge, AB, CAN
draft = 67^th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team = Atlanta Thrashers
career_start = 2008

Spencer Machacek (born October 14, 1988 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, currently playing for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, the Atlanta Thrashers' minor league affiliate.

Playing career

Machacek began his major junior career in 2005-06 with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL. He recorded 45 points in each of his first two seasons, playing an integral part in the Giants' 2006 WHL and 2007 Memorial Cup championships.

In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 3rd round, 67th overall.

At the start of the 2007-08 season, Machacek was named team captain of the Giants (replacing the departed Milan Lucic who was slated for captaincy) [citeweb|title=Giants give 'C' to Machacek|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2007/10/03/giants-give-c-to-machacek.aspx|accessdate=2008-09-19|publisher=The Province] and subsequently recorded career highs that season with 33 goals and 78 points in 70 games. He was named Player of the Month for February after going on a 27-point tear in 14 games.citeweb|title=Giants star is Mr. February in WHL|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2008/03/01/machacek-is-mr-february-in-whl.aspx|accessdate=2008-09-19|publisher=The Province] At the end of the first round of the 2008 WHL playoffs, he signed his first NHL contract with the Thrashers on March 28, 2008. [citeweb|last=Custance|first=Craig|title=Thrashers sign forward Machacek|url=http://www.ajc.com/thrashers/content/sports/thrashers/stories/2008/03/28/thrashersnot_0328.html|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|year=2008|accessdate=2008-04-15]

On September 27, 2008, the Thrashers assigned him to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. [citeweb|title=Thrashers cut 7|url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383719|publisher=The Atlanta Thrashers|year=2008|accessdate=2008-09-27]

Awards

*WHL Player of the Week - November 5-11, 2007 [Citeweb|title=Giants captain gets WHL Player of the Week|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2007/11/12/giants-captain-gets-whl-player-of-the-week.aspx|accessdate=2008-09-19|publisher=The Province]
*WHL Player of the Month - February 2008

Career statistics

External links

*hockeydb|90116
* [http://whl.ca/stats/player.php?id=24151 Official WHL profile]
* [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474146&service=page Official Atlanta Thrashers profile]

References