Hector Marini
Joseph Hector Marini | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1957 Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Ice hockey forward |
| Years active | 1979–1984 |
| Known for | NHL player for New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, 1983 NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup champion (1981, 1982) |
Joseph Hector Marini (born January 27, 1957) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.
Hailing from Timmins, Ontario, Marini launched his NHL journey with the New York Islanders and later joined the New Jersey Devils roster. His professional tenure lasted from 1979 until 1984. Marini was selected for the 1983 NHL All-Star Game and contributed to the Islanders’ Stanley Cup victories in both 1981 and 1982.
His playing career was cut short following an injury sustained on December 5, 1985, while representing the Fort Wayne Komets, which resulted in the loss of his left eye.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 69 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1975–76 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 66 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 102 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | ||
| 1976–77 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 64 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans / Muskegon Mohawks | CHL / IHL | 82 | 33 | 60 | 93 | 131 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Islanders / Fort Worth Texans | NHL / CHL | 75 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 174 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 1979–80 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 76 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Islanders / Indianapolis Checkers | NHL / CHL | 68 | 19 | 44 | '63 (combined) | '124 (combined) | |||||||
| '1981–82 | 'New York Islanders | 'NHL | '30 | '4 | '9 | '13 | '53 | |||||||
| '1982–83 | 'New Jersey Devils | 'NHL | '77 | '17 | '28 | '45 | '105 | |||||||
| '1983–84 | 'New Jersey Devils / Maine Mariners | 'NHL / AHL | '49 | '9 | '6 | '15 | '94 | |||||||
| '1984–85 | 'Maine Mariners | 'AHL | '30 | '1 | '5 | '6 | '67 | |||||||
| '1985–86 | 'Maine Mariners / Fort Wayne Komets | 'AHL / IHL | '13 | '1 | '6 | '7 | '22 | |||||||
| CHL totals | 206 | 65 | 98 | 163 | 405 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | ||||
| NHL totals | 154 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 246 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||||