Brian Marchinko

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Brian Marchinko 1973.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Marchinko in 1973

| position = Centre

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|8|2}}

| birth_place = Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|5|12|1948|8|2}}

| death_place = Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1977

}}

Brian Nicholas Wayne Marchinko (August 2, 1948 – May 12, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 47 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1970 and 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1969 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and died in Chilliwack, British Columbia.{{Cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Brian-Marchinko&lc=3730&pid=171026331&mid=5969384|title = Brian Marchinko Obituary - Chilliwack, BC}}