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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| league =
| played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] [[Detroit Red Wings]] [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] [[Severstal Cherepovets]] [[SKA St. Petersburg]] [[Barys Astana]] [[Pelicans (ice hockey)|Pelicans]] [[Hamburg Freezers]]
| image =
| image_size =
| position = [[Goaltender (ice hockey)|Goalie]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 214
| catches = Left
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|27}}
| birth_place = [[Temiskaming Shores|New Liskeard]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| ntl_team =
| draft = 92nd overall
| draft_year = 1992
| draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2011
}}
'''Marc Lamothe''' (born February 27, 1974 in [[New Liskeard, Ontario|New Liskeard]], [[Ontario]]) is a professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who is currently a [[Free Agent]]. He last played in the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] for [[Hamburg Freezers]] during the [[2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2010–11]] season.

== Playing career ==
=== Montreal Canadiens ===
Lamothe began his Junior hockey career with the [[Kingston Frontenacs]] before being drafted by the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Montreal Canadiens]], 92nd Overall, in the [[1992 NHL Entry Draft]]. When he turned pro in the 1994–95 season, the Canadiens assigned [[Patrick Labrecque]] and [[Martin Brochu]] to their top minor league affiliate, the [[Fredericton Canadiens]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]], leaving Lamothe to spend the majority of his rookie season with the [[Wheeling Thunderbirds]] of the [[East Coast Hockey League|ECHL]]. Despite this, Lamothe did play in 9 contests for the Fredericton Canadiens that year.
During the 1995–96 season, Montreal gave him a spot on their AHL team. However, he did not see much action aside from 23 appearances. By season's end, it was clear he was not going to factor into the Canadiens plans and was subsequently released to free agency.

=== Chicago Blackhawks ===
The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] signed Lamothe to a contract on 21 August 1996. Lamothe spent the next three seasons with Chicago's top minor league affiliate, the [[Indianapolis Ice]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]. With Indianapolis, Lamothe honed his game while waiting for his chance to be called up to the NHL. At the start of the 1999–2000 season, Lamothe left Indianapolis to play for the [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]], though his rights were still maintained by Chicago. Early in the 1999–2000 campaign, Lamothe got the call from the Blackhawks who needed him to suit up as [[Jocelyn Thibault]]'s back up as in injury fill in for [[Steve Passmore]].

Just four minutes into the game, Thibault went down with an injury and Lamothe made his NHL debut. The [[St. Louis Blues]], however, were merciless, scoring seven times en route to an 8–3 victory. He was able turn things around after this tough first game a week later, when he stopped 22 of 25 shots against the [[Boston Bruins]] and posted his first NHL victory.

=== Columbus Blue Jackets ===
After the season was over Lamothe signed a deal with the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] on 1 September 2000. Lamothe spent the entire year in the minors, playing for the [[Syracuse Crunch]] of the AHL.

=== Edmonton Oilers ===
After a year with Columbus, Lamothe signed on with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] for the 2001–02 season. Despite having a strong showing in training camp, the Oilers elected to go with [[Jussi Markkanen]] to back up [[Tommy Salo]], leaving Lamothe to play for the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]] for the AHL.

=== Detroit Red Wings ===
The [[Detroit Red Wings]] signed Lamothe on 6 August 2002 to a one-year contract. Upon his arrival with the organization, he was assigned to the club's AHL affiliate, the [[Grand Rapids Griffins]], to act as a mentor for the developing goaltender [[Joey MacDonald]]. Lamothe had a strong season in the AHL that year, winning the [[Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award]] for being the AHL's best goaltender and sharing the [[Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award]] with MacDonald for combining to have the lowest [[Goals against average]] in the AHL. His efforts did not go unnoticed by the Red Wings organization. On 1 July 2003, the first day of NHL free agency, Lamothe was re-signed to another year-long contract with the Red Wings. He would again begin the season assigned to the Griffins with MacDonald. However, as the season progressed, [[Dominik Hašek]] left the team due to injury while [[Curtis Joseph]] would become injured as well, leaving the Red Wings to call up Lamothe to support [[Manny Legace]]. While he was never needed to relieve Legace, Lamothe would start against his former club, the Edmonton Oilers, on 23 February 2004, skating to a 1–1 tie. The next morning, newspaper articles were printed in Canada documenting Lamothe's story, where he spent 10 years almost exclusively in the minors before starting in net for one of hockey's most popular and successful teams. Lamothe would get one more start before the season was over, making 26 saves for a 3–2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.

===European career===
At the end of the season, economic woes befell the NHL and ultimately lead to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. Despite his success at the AHL level, Lamothe never caught on as a NHL goaltender before the lockout. However, Lamothe was generating interest from Russian Super League, which offered both a higher level of competition and a higher salary than the AHL could offer. On 14 June 2004, Lamothe moved overseas and signed with the [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]. He appeared in 54 contests for them that season.

On 22 July 2005, Lamothe signed with the [[Severstal Cherepovets]]. He would appear in 83 contests with them over 2 seasons, in addition to 8 playoff games during that same timeframe. With [[Severstal Cherepovets|Severstal]] Lamothe won LenVO cup in August 2005. On 16 July 2007, Lamothe was signed by [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] and played with them for the remainder of that season. Lamothe left after the season was over and signed with Barys Astana for the 2008–09 season.

Lamothe left Russia in the 2009–10 season, signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with [[Pelicans (ice hockey)|Pelicans]] of the Finnish [[SM-liiga]]. Lamother played in 14 games with Pelicans before his season was abruptly ended in suffering a medial ligament tear in his knee.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.welt.de/die-welt/sport/article7093521/Freezers-setzen-auf-Erfahrung-im-Tor-und-holen-Kanadier-Lamothe.html | title = Freezers rely on experience in goal and get Canadian Lamothe | language = German | publisher = ''welt.de'' | date = 2010-04-07 | accessdate = 2010-04-07}}</ref>

On April 7, 2010, Lamothe signed a one-year contract with the [[Hamburg Freezers]] of the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/cgi-bin/adframe/de/news/detail.html?ADFRAME_MCMS_ID=1711 | title = Freezers complete Marc Lamothe signing | publisher = ''[[Hamburg Freezers]]'' | date = 2010-04-07 | language= German | accessdate = 2010-04-07}}</ref> With a lack of form, Lamothe was relegated to backup goaltender and seldom used after 15 games, he released by the Freezers and returned to North America on November 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hamburgfreezers.de/index.php?link=http://www.hamburgfreezers.de/html/news_1a66a15d-2b56-4e1b-a4e0-ef599f98cf37.html | title = Marc Lamothe leaves the Hamburg Freezers | publisher = ''[[Hamburg Freezers]]'' | date = 2010-11-23 | accessdate = 2010-11-23 | language = German}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! MIN
! GA
! SO
! GAA
! SV%
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 OHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Kingston Frontenacs]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 42
| 10
| 25
| 2
| 2378
| 189
| 1
| 4.77
|
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1992–93 OHL season|1992–93]]
| Kingston Frontenacs
| OHL
| 45
| 23
| 12
| 6
| 2489
| 162
| 1
| 3.91
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 OHL season|1993–94]]
| Kingston Frontenacs
| OHL
| 48
| 23
| 20
| 5
| 2828
| 177
| 2
| 3.76
|
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Fredericton Canadiens]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 428
| 32
| 0
| 4.49
| .873
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| [[Wheeling Thunderbirds]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 737
| 38
| 0
| 3.09
| .892
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1995–96 AHL season|1994–95]]
| Fredericton Canadiens
| AHL
| 23
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 1165
| 73
| 1
| 3.76
| .894
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| [[Indianapolis Ice]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 38
| 20
| 14
| 4
| 2271
| 100
| 1
| 2.64
| .918
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1997–98
| Indianapolis Ice
| IHL
| 31
| 18
| 10
| 2
| 1773
| 72
| 3
| 2.44
| .920
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| Indianapolis Ice
| IHL
| 32
| 9
| 16
| 6
| 1823
| 115
| 1
| 3.78
| .881
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1999–2000
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| IHL
| 44
| 23
| 18
| 4
| 2455
| 112
| 2
| 2.74
| .915
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 116
| 10
| 0
| 5.17
| .800
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Syracuse Crunch]]
| AHL
| 42
| 17
| 15
| 7
| 2323
| 112
| 2
| 2.89
| .921
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| AHL
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 59
| 5
| 0
| 5.05
| .821
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 45
| 22
| 19
| 2
| 2569
| 102
| 3
| 2.38
| .918
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Grand Rapids Griffins]]
| AHL
| 60
| 33
| 18
| 8
| 3438
| 122
| 6
| 2.13
| .923
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Grand Rapids Griffins
| AHL
| 43
| 21
| 16
| 5
| 2535
| 87
| 4
| 2.06
| .924
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 125
| 3
| 0
| 1.44
| .948
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2004–05
| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]
| [[Russian Super League|RSL]]
| 55
| 30
| 14
| 11
| 3357
| 90
| 6
| 1.61
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| [[Severstal Cherepovets]]
| RSL
| 42
|
|
|
| 2379
| 79
| 4
| 1.99
| .920
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2006–07
| Severstal Cherepovets
| RSL
| 41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2.21
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| [[SKA St. Petersburg]]
| RSL
| 41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2.10
| .912
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008-09 KHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Barys Astana]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 15
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 687
| 47
| 0
| 4.10
| .881
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009-10 SM-liiga season|2009–10]]
| [[Pelicans (ice hockey)|Pelicans]]
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 14
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 766
| 43
| 0
| 3.37
| .905
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2010–11]]
| [[Hamburg Freezers]]
| [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]
| 15
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 865
| 44
| 0
| 3.05
| .912
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 4
! 2
! 1
! 1
! 242
! 13
! 0
! 3.22
! .880
|}

===Post season===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! W
! L
! MIN
! GA
! SO
! GAA
! SV%
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| Kingston Frontenacs
| OHL
| 15
| 8
| 5
| 733
| 46
| 1
| 3.77
|
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1993–94
| Kingston Frontenacs
| OHL
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 224
| 12
| 0
| 3.21
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96
| Fredericton Canadiens
| AHL
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 160
| 9
| 0
| 3.38
|
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1996–97
| Indianapolis Ice
| IHL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
| .909
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| Indianapolis Ice
| IHL
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 178
| 10
| 0
| 3.37
| .896
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1998–99
| Indianapolis Ice
| IHL
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 338
| 10
| 2
| 1.78
| .934
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| [[Detroit Vipers]]
| IHL
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 80
| 5
| 0
| 3.75
| .885
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1999–2000
| Cleveland Lumberjacks
| IHL
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 325
| 12
| 0
| 2.21
| .924
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 9
| 6
| 3
| 551
| 18
| 0
| 1.96
| .933
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2002–03
| Grand Rapids Griffins
| AHL
| 15
| 10
| 5
| 945
| 29
| 1
| 1.84
| .935
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04
| Grand Rapids Griffins
| AHL
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 200
| 12
| 0
| 3.60
| .890
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2004–05
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
| RSL
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 521
| 21
| 0
| 2.41
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| Severstal Cherepovets
| RSL
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
| 2.26
|
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2006–07
| Severstal Cherepovets
| RSL
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.64
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| SKA St. Petersburg
| RSL
| 9
|
|
|
|
|
| 2.02
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{hockeydb|13789}}
*[http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/lamothe.html Marc Lamothe's Profile at hockeygoalies.org]

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[[Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Temiskaming Shores]]
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[[Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks]]
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