Player's Profile
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- Name: Spencer Machacek
- Position: RW
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 182 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-10-14
- Eligible for Draft: 2007
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Lethbridge, Alberta
- Acquired: Drafted in 2007
- Playing In: CHL
Spencer Machacek
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: Glen Erickson
History
2006-07: The lanky Machacek matched his rookie-season point total this past year with 21 goals and 24 assists in only 63 games. Machacek parlayed an energizing second half of the season into a consistent playoff contribution for the Giants as he collected 20 points in 22 games. The 6'1, 185-pounder from Lethbridge, Alberta already has 40 WHL playoff games under his belt along with nine Memorial Cup game appearances over the past two years. It was only a concussion that slowed him down late in the year. He played on the Giants top line with Wacey Rabbit.
2005-06: He found himself playing right wing with NHL-returnee Gilbert Brule (CLB) in the Memorial Cup by the end of the 2005-06 season. As a WHL rookie, Machacek scored 23 goals and 22 assists and was +14. He was co-winner of the Giants' Rookie of the Year honor.
Machacek had played with Brooks Bandits in the Tier 2 AJHL in 2004-05.
* Read this Hockey's Future article on Spencer Machacek
Talent Analysis
Thrashers GM Don Waddell on draft day: "I got the opportunity to watch him in the Memorial Cup. We all liked the player, but first-hand he's a winner. He's been on championship teams and played a big part. He's a high-character guy - we did a lot of homework on him. Hard-nosed guy who every time he's on the ice something happens. He's a little bit of a fireplug."
"Spencer's been a big surprise for hockey club," Giants Head Coach Don Hay told Hockey's Future at the end of the 2005-06 season. "He came in as a kind of an unknown type of player, but he's really brought a great work ethic and his biggest strength is his skating ability, but he's also a really gritty competitor. He really gets involved around the puck and he's got the skill to get into the open and make things happen with his speed. I think he's going to be a really quality player."
Machacek described himself then to HF as a "gritty guy, two-way player. A grinder who goes to the net and gets some greasy goals."
A possible downside is that he is one of the older players within his draft class, born one month into the cutoff.
Future
Machacek will find himself in a leadership role with the Vancouver Giants.
Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | +14 | 53 |
| 2006 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +9 | 8 |
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +26 | 32 |
| 2007 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 22 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +12 | 14 |
Profile Last Updated: March, 6th 2008
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