Tom Marechek
| Tom Marechek | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
August 25, 1968 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Former NCAA team | Syracuse University |
| Former NLL teams | Philadelphia Wings |
| Former MLL teams | Washington Bayhawks |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft |
6th overall, 1992 Buffalo Bandits |
| Pro career | 1994–2007 |
| NLL Hall of Fame, 2007 | |
Tom "Hollywood" Marechek (born August 25, 1968 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a retired professional lacrosse player.
College career
Marechek played college lacrosse at Syracuse University where he teamed with Paul and Gary Gait to form one of the great college lacrosse squads in history, winning national title games in 1989 and 1990. Marechek is the fifth leading college goal scorers in lacrosse history with 182 goals, a four-time All-American, three-time first-team All-American pick, had 76 assists and 258 career points, scored 53 goals during his junior season to lead NCAA Division I, and set a Syracuse freshman record by scoring 46 goals on just 82 shots (56.1 per cent). He is well known for scoring shots behind his back, and has been rumored to have scored more this way than normal. He was inducted into both the NCAA Hall of Fame[1] and the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame[2] in 2008.
Professional career
NLL
He also played indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League, where he played 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Wings. He retired from the NLL after the 2005 season. His number 42 was retired by the Wings and now hangs from the rafters at the Wachovia Center. On February 16, 2007, Marechek was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame.[3]
Post-professional career
He currently coaches the Friends School of Baltimore's boys' varsity lacrosse team in Baltimore, Maryland. Tom founded and coaches for the Team 42 Lacrosse Club. He is also director of a successful Instructional Lacrosse camp AllPro held at Goucher College.
Statistics
Syracuse University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15 | 46 | 19 | 65 | -- | |
| 1990 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 62 | -- | |
| 1991 | 14 | 53 | 23 | 76 | -- | |
| 1992 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 55 | -- | |
| Totals | 58 | 182(a) | 76 | 258 | 4.45 |
- (a) 10th in NCAA Men's Division I all-time Total Goals
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NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1994 | Philadelphia | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | Philadelphia | 8 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Philadelphia | 10 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1997 | Philadelphia | 10 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 65 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Philadelphia | 12 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Philadelphia | 12 | 39 | 19 | 58 | 50 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Philadelphia | 12 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Philadelphia | 13 | 48 | 31 | 79 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2002 | Philadelphia | 16 | 45 | 53 | 98 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Philadelphia | 15 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 58 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Philadelphia | 15 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 51 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Philadelphia | 16 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 69 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Totals | 146 | 399 | 374 | 773 | 698 | 178 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 80 | 10 | |||
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MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2001 | Baltimore | 14 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Baltimore | 14 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | ||
| 2003 | Baltimore | 11 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Baltimore | 11 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | Baltimore | 12 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Baltimore | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007 | Washington | 10 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MLL Totals | 79 | 187 | 2 | 82 | 271 | 109 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 2.5 | |||
Awards
| Preceded by Derek Keenan (1992) |
NLL Rookie of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Charlie Lockwood |
See also
References
- ↑ "NCAA Hall of Fame Class of 2008". Laxpower.
- ↑ "Marechek Inducted into US Lax Hall of Fame". NLL.com. November 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame". NLL.com. February 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-18.