Hector Marini

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| played_for = NHL
New York Islanders
New Jersey Devils
AHL
Maine Mariners

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 204

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|1|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Timmins, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 50th overall

| draft_year = 1977

| draft_team = New York Islanders

| career_start = 1978

| career_end = 1986

}}

Joseph Hector Marini (born January 27, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward.

Born in Timmins, Ontario, Marini started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders. He also played with the New Jersey Devils. His career lasted from 1979 to 1984. Marini also played in the 1983 NHL All-Star Game. He won the Stanley Cup with the Islanders in 1981 and 1982.

Marini's career ended with an injury on December 5, 1985 while playing for the Fort Wayne Komets.{{cite web |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13528 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Hector Marini |website=www.hhof.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802202634/http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13528 |archive-date=2017-08-02}} The injury resulted in the loss of his left eye.{{cite web|last1=Finn|first1=Robin|title=Nystrom Undergoes Surgery on Eye|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/17/sports/nystrom-undergoes-surgery-on-eye.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=26 December 2017|date=17 January 1986}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1974–75

| Sudbury Wolves

| OMJHL

| 69

| 12

| 19

| 31

| 70

| 15

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 9

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| 1975–76

| Sudbury Wolves

| OMJHL

| 66

| 32

| 45

| 77

| 102

| 17

| 7

| 5

| 12

| 32

1976–77

| Sudbury Wolves

| OMJHL

| 64

| 32

| 58

| 90

| 89

| 6

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 9

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| 1977–78

| Fort Worth Texans

| CHL

| 2

| 0

| 4

| —

1977–78

| Muskegon Mohawks

| IHL

| 80

| 33

| 60

| 93

| 127

| 6

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 5

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| 1978–79

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 0

1978–79

| Fort Worth Texans

| CHL

| 74

| 21

| 27

| 48

| 172

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 7

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| 1979–80

| Indianapolis Checkers

| CHL

| 76

| 29

| 34

| 63

| 144

| 7

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 20

1980–81

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 14

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 39

| 9

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 14

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| 1980–81

| Indianapolis Checkers

| CHL

| 54

| 15

| 37

| 52

| 85

| —

1981–82

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 30

| 4

| 9

| 13

| 53

| —

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| 1982–83

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 77

| 17

| 28

| 45

| 105

| —

1983–84

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 32

| 2

| 4

| 47

| —

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| 1983–84

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 17

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 23

| —

1984–85

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 30

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 67

| —

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| 1985–86

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 6

| 0

| 5

| 17

| —

1985–86

| Fort Wayne Komets

| IHL

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 5

| —

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! colspan="3" | CHL totals

! 206

! 65

! 98

! 163

! 405

! 12

! 2

! 8

! 10

! 27

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 154

! 27

! 46

! 73

! 246

! 10

! 3

! 6

! 9

! 14

References

External links

{{icehockeystats|legends=13528}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061031054418/http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_14.shtml Picture of Hector Marini's Name on the 1982 Stanley Cup Plaque]

Category:1957 births

Category:Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent

Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards

Category:Fort Wayne Komets players

Category:Fort Worth Texans players

Category:Indianapolis Checkers (CHL) players

Category:Living people

Category:Maine Mariners (AHL) players

Category:Muskegon Mohawks players

Category:National Hockey League All-Stars

Category:New Jersey Devils players

Category:New York Islanders draft picks

Category:New York Islanders players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Ice hockey people from Timmins

Category:Stanley Cup champions

Category:Sudbury Wolves players

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen