DANIIL MARKOV

'Daniil "Danny" Markov' (Даниил Евгеньевич Марков, ''Daniil Jevgenjevič Markov'') (born 30 July, 1976 in Moscow, U.S.S.R.) is a professional ice hockey player who is a free agent in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Trivia

See also

References

Playing career

Danny Markov began his career in 1993, playing for Moscow Spartak in Russia. The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the 9th round of the 1995. However, partway through the 1996-97 season, he left Moscow and began playing for the Maple Leafs' farm team, the St. John's Maple Leafs. He made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 1997-98 season. After four seasons in Toronto, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Travis Green, Robert Reichel, and Craig Mills. He played two seasons for the Coyotes before joining the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2003-04 season; once again, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Justin Williams partway through the season. In the time leading up to the 2005-06, the Flyers found themselves in potential trouble with the new salary cap and needed to unload some salary. Thus, they traded Markov to the Nashville Predators for a third round pick in 2006. On July 26, 2006, the Detroit Red Wings signed Markov as a free agent.
Markov is noted for his toughness. One game which Markov played for the Leafs involved him receiving an injury below his eye which required stitches. He took the stitches without anesthetic in order to keep playing.

Trivia

★ Scored the 10,000th goal in Flyers history against Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils.

★ Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov.

See also

★ List of NHL seasons

★ List of NHL players

References

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