Joe Motzko

Joe Motzko
Motzko during his with the Stanley Cup in 2007
Born (1976-08-17) August 17, 1976
Bemidji, Minnesota
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Anaheim Ducks
Washington Capitals
Atlanta Thrashers
ERC Ingolstadt
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Ritten/Renon
NHL draft 234th overall, 1994
New York Rangers
Playing career 1996–2017

Joseph Andrew Motzko (born March 14, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played parts of 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Washington Capitals, and Atlanta Thrashers. Outside of the NHL, Motzko has also played for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL), and Ritten/Renon of Serie A.

Motzko is a one-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Ducks in 2007.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Motzko played parts of one season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and four years with the St. Cloud State Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). He had a successful time with his teams. With the Huskies, Motzko was named WCHA Rookie of the Week and he also won the Broadmoor Trophy with the Huskies.[1][2]

He was not drafted by an NHL team. On May 15, 2003, Motzko signed a multi-year contract to join the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3] He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Syracuse Crunch. On February 2, 2004, the Blue Jackets called him up and Motzko made his NHL debut in a 3–3 overtime tie against the Phoenix Coyotes.[4] On November 25, Boulton scored his first NHL goal against Nikolai Khabibulin in a 5–4 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks.[5] On July 28, 2005, Motzko signed a two-year contract to stay with the Blue Jackets.[6]

On January 26, 2007, the Blue Jackets traded Motzko along with Mark Hartigan and a 2007 fourth-round draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Curtis Glencross, Zenon Konopka, and either a 2007 or 2008 Conditional seven-round draft pick.[7] He helped the Ducks when they went on a run in the playoffs. They defeated the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks, and Detroit Red Wings. They went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators four games to one in the Final to win the Stanley Cup.[8] Motzko played in 3 playoff games for the Ducks.

On July 9, 2007, Motzko signed a two-year, $1.025 million contract to join the Washington Capitals.[9] He scored 2 goals and recorded 2 assists for 4 points in 8 games with the Capitals.

On February 26, 2008, the Capitals traded Motzko to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Alexandre Giroux.[10] He played 6 regular season games with the Thrashers and scored 1 goal.

On September 15, 2009, Motzko left North America and signed a contract to join ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[11] He played parts of four seasons with the team.

On June 26, 2013, Motzko signed a one-year contract to join EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). HE scored 11 goals and recorded 20 assists for 31 points in 45 regular season games. Motzko retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Records Book" (PDF). St. Cloud State Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Broadmoor Trophy winners". USHCO.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Duvie Westcott and Add Forward Joe Motzko From St. Cloud State". Columbus Blue Jackets. Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "2003-04 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Brodeur, Devils blank Rangers, 1-0". Pocono Record. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ducks destroy Senators to win Stanley Cup". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Capitals Sign Right Wing Joe Motzko". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Leafs Deal Belak And Kilger To Florida, Gill To Pittsburgh As NHL Trade Deadline Passes". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Motzko late inclusion to Ingolstadt". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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