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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Born | February 1 1968 , Kamloops, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 67th overall, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro Career | 1988 – present |
Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
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Recchi played his junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. His number 8 was retired by the team shortly after he left for the NHL. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, first playing in the NHL 1988, and was a key player in their Stanley Cup winning side in 1991.
The following season he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a deal that brought Rick Tocchet and Kjell Samuelsson to Pittsburgh. He played for Philadelphia from 1992 to 1995 as part of the "Crazy Eights" line, including a 53 goal, 70 assist, 123 point season in 1992–93, still the Flyers single-season point scoring record. In 1995, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in a deal for Éric Desjardins and John LeClair, but was reacquired by the Flyers for the 1998–99 season, and was consistently among their top scorers.
During the 1999–2000 season, he was a finalist for the Lester B. Pearson trophy as NHLPA MVP and he finished third in scoring, only 5 points behind Jaromír Jágr. In 2000 and 2004, the Flyers would make the Eastern Conference Finals but they would bow out of each series in seven games.
In 2000, he was named "Kamloops Male Athlete of the 20th Century", and had a street named "Mark Recchi Way" in his honour.
In August 2004, Recchi rejoined the Penguins as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with a two-way option for a third year. The first year was eventually nullified by the NHL lockout; in the second year, with the Penguins languishing at the bottom of the NHL standings, Recchi waived his no-trade clause to be sent to the Stanley Cup-contending Carolina Hurricanes at the deadline for minor-league forward Krystofer Kolanos, left wing Niklas Nordgren, and a 2007 2nd round pick. Recchi won his second Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes that season, and subsequently re-signed with the Penguins during the summer of 2006 off-season.
On January 20, 2007, he scored his 7th career hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and just under a week later, Recchi scored his 500th career goal on January 26, 2007, on the power play against the Dallas Stars.
During the summer of 2007 off-season, Recchi re-signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a one year contract that amounted to $2 million, but on December 4 he was placed on waivers and assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins two days later. On December 8, 2007, Recchi was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers. In his first game against his former team, he scored the game winning goal in a shootout.
Philadelphia Flyers fans have come to know him as the "Recchin' Ball."
On July 7, 2008, Recchi signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On March 4, 2009, Recchi was traded to the Boston Bruins for Mārtiņš Karsums and Matt Lashoff, the Bruins also received a 2010 2nd round draft pick.
On March 7, 2009, Recchi scored his first two goals for the Bruins, as the first and third Bruins goals in a 5-3 home ice defeat of the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
On July 2, 2009, Recchi re-signed with the Boston Bruins for one year. The next day, he stated that the 2009-10 season will be his final year.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 72 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 40 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1987–88 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 62 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 75 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 86 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 40 | 73 | 113 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 33 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 84 | 53 | 70 | 123 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 84 | 40 | 67 | 107 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 61 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Did not play | — | See 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 53 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 62 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,490 | 545 | 897 | 1442 | 964 | 151 | 50 | 73 | 123 | 77 | ||||
| Preceded by Rod Brind'Amour |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 1993 |
Succeeded by Eric Lindros |
| Preceded by Eric Lindros |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2000 |
Succeeded by Roman Čechmánek |
| Preceded by Roman Čechmánek |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2004 |
Succeeded by Simon Gagné |
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