Spencer Machacek

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| team = Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| league = DEL

| former_teams = Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
Augsburger Panther
Eisbären Berlin
Düsseldorfer EG

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 182

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|14}}

| birth_place = Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

| draft = 67th overall

| draft_year = 2007

| draft_team = Atlanta Thrashers

| career_start = 2008

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Spencer Machacek (born October 14, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract to Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

=Junior=

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

Image:Spencer Machacek 2.jpg in 2007]]

Ranked 54th among North American skaters by the Central Scouting Service at the mid-season mark of his draft year,{{cite web|title=Central Scouting Services Midterm Rankings - January 2007|url=http://cdn.nhl.com/futures/cssrankings/na_skater0107.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724014137/http://cdn.nhl.com/futures/cssrankings/na_skater0107.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-24|access-date=2008-11-15|publisher=National Hockey League}} Machacek was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 3rd round, 67th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Machacek returned to the WHL and was named team captain of the Giants (replacing the departed Brett Festerling) at the start of the 2007–08 season.{{cite news|title=Giants give 'C' to Machacek|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2007/10/03/giants-give-c-to-machacek.aspx|access-date=2008-09-19|newspaper=The Province|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521190545/http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2007/10/03/giants-give-c-to-machacek.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-21|url-status=dead}} Former teammate Milan Lucic had originally been chosen as Fersterling's successor, but made the Boston Bruins roster out of training camp.{{cite news|title=Close friends Lucic, Machacek ready for life on opposite teams|url=http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/canadianvoices/archive/2009/09/23/close-friends-lucic-machacek-ready-for-life-on-opposite-teams.aspx|access-date=2009-09-23|date=2009-09-23|newspaper=The Province|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709033653/http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/canadianvoices/archive/2009/09/23/close-friends-lucic-machacek-ready-for-life-on-opposite-teams.aspx|archive-date=2012-07-09|url-status=dead}} As team captain, he recorded career highs with 33 goals and 78 points in 70 games and was named Player of the Month for February after going on a 27-point tear in 14 games.{{cite news|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|access-date=2008-09-19|newspaper=The Province|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521190746/http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2008/03/01/machacek-is-mr-february-in-whl.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-21|url-status=dead}}

=Professional=

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.{{cite news|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|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|year=2008|accessdate=2008-04-15}} Reporting to the Thrashers' training camp for the 2008–09 season, he was assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) on September 27.{{cite web|title=Thrashers cut 7|url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383719|publisher=Atlanta Thrashers|year=2008|accessdate=2008-09-27|archive-date=2008-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929050428/http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383719|url-status=dead}} Late in the season, he was called up by the Thrashers and made his NHL debut on March 16, 2009, in a 5–1 win against the Washington Capitals recording 7 minutes and 21 seconds of playing time. Machacek played two games total for the Thrashers in his professional rookie season while recording 48 points in 77 games in the AHL.

During the inaugural 2011–12 season for the Winnipeg Jets, Machacek scored his first NHL goal on March 23, 2012, against Washington's Michal Neuvirth. He finished the season with the Jets posting a promising 9 points in 13 games.

In the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, whilst with affiliate the St. John's IceCaps, he was traded by the Jets to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Tomas Kubalik on March 10, 2013.{{cite web| url = http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=659426 | title = Blue Jackets acquire Spencer Machacek from Jets in exchange for Tomas Kubalik | publisher = Columbus Blue Jackets | date = 2013-03-10 | accessdate = 2013-03-10}}

In his first full season with Blue Jackets affiliate, the Springfield Falcons in the 2013–14 season, Machacek was again traded on February 6, 2014, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Paul Thompson.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=443166 | title = Penguins trade Thompson to Blue Jackets for Machacek | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 2014-02-06 | accessdate = 2014-02-06}}

On October 8, 2014, after an unsuccessful try-out with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Machacek opted to sign his first contract abroad with German club, Augsburger Panther of the DEL.{{cite web| url = http://www.aev-panther.de/panther/news_news,-Panther-holen-Machacek-_naid,1408.html | title = Panther pick Machacek | publisher = Augsburger Panther | date = 2014-10-08 | accessdate = 2014-10-07 | language = German}}

After one season with Augsburg, Machacek opted to remain in the DEL for the 2015–16 season in signing with Eisbären Berlin on May 7. 2015.{{cite web| url = http://www.eishockeynews.de/aktuell/artikel/2015/05/07/eisbaeren-berlin-lotsen-dupont-und-machacek-in-die-hauptstadt.html | title = Eisbaeren Berlin pilot Dupont and Machacek in the capital | publisher = EishockeyNews.de | date = 2015-05-07 | accessdate = 2015-05-27 | language = German}} After two seasons in Berlin, Machacek left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with his third DEL club, Düsseldorfer EG, on May 7, 2017.{{cite web | publisher = Düsseldorfer EG | url = http://www.deg-eishockey.de/aktuelles/news.html?article=987 | title = DEG strengthen offense with Spencer Machacek | date = 2017-05-07 | access-date = 2017-05-07 | language = German | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170515160057/http://www.deg-eishockey.de/aktuelles/news.html?article=987 | archive-date = 2017-05-15 | url-status = dead }} In the 2017–18 season, Machacek set new career DEL high of 13 goals for 28 points in 52 games with DEG.

On April 9, 2018, Machacek joined his fourth DEL club in five seasons by agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with Grizzlys Wolfsburg.{{cite web| url = https://www.grizzlys.de/news_863.html | title = Grizzlys sign Spencer Machacek | publisher = Grizzlys Wolfsburg | date = 2018-04-09 | accessdate = 2018-04-09}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2004–05

| Brooks Bandits

| AJHL

| 59

| 16

| 20

| 36

| 41

| —

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| 2005–06

| Vancouver Giants

| WHL

| 70

| 23

| 22

| 45

| 53

| 18

| 6

| 8

| 14

| 8

2006–07

| Vancouver Giants

| WHL

| 63

| 21

| 24

| 45

| 32

| 22

| 9

| 11

| 20

| 14

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| 2007–08

| Vancouver Giants

| WHL

| 70

| 33

| 45

| 78

| 69

| 10

| 5

| 2

| 7

| 6

2008–09

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 77

| 23

| 25

| 48

| 23

| —

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| 2008–09

| Atlanta Thrashers

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| —

2009–10

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 79

| 20

| 29

| 49

| 68

| 13

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 8

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| 2010–11

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 67

| 21

| 32

| 53

| 45

| —

2010–11

| Atlanta Thrashers

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| —

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| 2011–12

| St. John's IceCaps

| AHL

| 61

| 18

| 32

| 50

| 48

| 11

| 0

| 7

| 12

2011–12

| Winnipeg Jets

| NHL

| 13

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 7

| —

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| 2012–13

| St. John's IceCaps

| AHL

| 57

| 11

| 14

| 25

| 45

| —

2012–13

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 18

| 5

| 9

| 14

| 13

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2013–14

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 34

| 9

| 10

| 19

| 24

| —

2013–14

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 22

| 10

| 4

| 14

| 15

| 13

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 18

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| 2014–15

| Augsburger Panther

| DEL

| 43

| 8

| 27

| 35

| 100

| —

2015–16

| Eisbären Berlin

| DEL

| 52

| 8

| 21

| 29

| 38

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 4

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| 2016–17

| Eisbären Berlin

| DEL

| 51

| 6

| 10

| 16

| 40

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 6

2017–18

| Düsseldorfer EG

| DEL

| 52

| 13

| 15

| 28

| 42

| —

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| 2018–19

| Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| DEL

| 49

| 18

| 13

| 31

| 26

| —

2019–20

|Grizzlys Wolfsburg

|DEL

|52

|15

|17

|32

|26

|—

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| 2020–21

| Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| DEL

| 36

| 14

| 11

| 25

| 10

| 9

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 2

2021–22

|Grizzlys Wolfsburg

|DEL

|54

|18

|21

|39

|63

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| 2022–23

| Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| DEL

| 55

| 27

| 28

| 55

| 21

| 14

| 6

| 2

| 8

2023–24

| Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| DEL

| 52

| 23

| 16

| 39

| 40

| 4

| 0

| 6

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| 2024–25

| Grizzlys Wolfsburg

| DEL

| 51

| 12

| 22

| 34

| 60

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 25

! 2

! 7

! 9

! 7

! —

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 547

! 162

! 200

! 362

! 466

! 48

! 12

! 6

! 18

! 35

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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Player of the Week (November 5–11)

| 2007

| {{cite news|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|access-date=2008-09-19|newspaper=The Province|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521190933/http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/dubhub/archive/2007/11/12/giants-captain-gets-whl-player-of-the-week.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-21|url-status=dead}}

Player of the Month (February)

| 2008

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| colspan="3" | Chicago Wolves

Dan Snyder Man of the Year Award

| 2011