Marek Schwarz (born 1 April 1986) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 2006 to 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2023, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Schwarz played for the Czech national junior team at several junior tournaments, winning bronze medals at both the 2004 under-18 championships and 2005 World Junior Championships.

Marek Schwarz
Schwarz with the Peoria Rivermen in 2006
Born (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38)
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for HC Sparta Praha
HC Plzeň
HC Oceláři Třinec
St. Louis Blues
BK Mladá Boleslav
TPS
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Orli Znojmo
NHL draft 17th overall, 2004
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2003–2023

Playing career

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As a youth, Schwarz played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.[1] He played junior ice hockey in his native Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha.[citation needed] He made his debut at the senior level with Sparta Praha playing one game in the Czech Extraliga in 2002–03. The following season, he joined the Extraliga full-time at seventeen-years-old and played between three teams – HC Plzeň, HC Oceláři Třinec and Sparta Praha. That off-season, Schwarz was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]

Upon being drafted, he moved to North America to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants. He posted a 2.67 GAA and a winning record before moving back to the Czech Republic the following season to continue to play for Sparta Praha.[citation needed]

In 2006–07, he began playing for the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He was called up that season and played in his first NHL game on 12 December 2006 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Schwarz made 21 saves on 24 shots as the Blues lost 3–2.[2] At 20 years old, he became the third youngest goaltender in Blues history to play in a game.[citation needed]

On 25 October 2008 Schwarz combined with third-string goalie Ben Bishop for a 4-0 shutout against the Florida Panthers. With Manny Legacé and Chris Mason out due to injuries, Schwarz was called up to play backup to Bishop when Bishop also went down with an injury in the third period. Schwarz completed the shutout with 15 minutes to go.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1999–00 TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 CZE U18-2 25 2.43
2000–01 TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 CZE U18 45 5 37 0 1969 154 0 4.69 .887
2001–02 Sparta Praha U18 CZE U18 45 33 7 0 2692 86 9 1.92 .929
2001–02 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 1 0 12.86 .824 6 3 2 368 16 0 2.61 .899
2002–03 Sparta Praha CZE 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.000
2002–03 Sparta Praha U18 CZE U18 17 11 1 0 2 1.44 .935 1 0 1 0 1.00 .967
2002–03 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 16 2.43 .924 1 0 1 0 4.00 882
2003–04 Sparta Praha CZE 8 1 6 0 335 20 0 3.58 .896
2003–04 HC Plzeň CZE 10 4 5 0 603 33 0 3.28 .922
2003–04 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 5 3 2 0 280 12 0 2.57 .931
2003–04 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE-2 1 0 1 0 63 6 0 5.71 .867
2003–04 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 7 352 2.39 .930
2004–05 Vancouver Giants WHL 56 26 24 4 3304 147 2 2.67 .900 6 2 4 378 18 0 2.86 .903
2005–06 Sparta Praha CZE 15 7 8 0 746 32 1 2.57 .920 1 0 0.00 1.000
2005–06 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE 4 0 4 0 17 32 0 4.45 .878
2005–06 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 3 178 5 1.69 .946
2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00 .880
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 34 19 13 0 1912 88 1 2.76 .899
2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 1 0 50 6 0 7.25 .647
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 33 14 14 2 1808 84 0 2.79 .891
2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 6 6 0 0 375 13 0 2.08 .924 8 5 2 3.21 .911
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 16 0 0 0.00 1.000
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 10 4 4 0 523 31 2 3.56 .868
2008–09 Alaska Aces ECHL 5 2 2 1 304 16 0 3.15 .904
2008–09 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE 8 2 6 0 1 3.67 .907
2009–10 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE 43 17 26 0 2302 109 2 2.84 .917
2010–11 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE 44 2 2.84 .914
2011–12 TPS FIN 35 9 19 5 1895 90 2.84 .894 1 0 1 29 2 0 4.08 .857
2012–13 Sparta Praha CZE 16 8 8 0 745 49 0 3.95 .886
2012–13 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 15 7 8 0 835 46 0 3.31 .898
2013–14 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 19 7 12 0 974 60 0 3.70 .898
2013–14 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-2 14 9 5 0 5 1.68 .949 5 2 3 0 3.37 .912
2014–15 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 6 2 4 0 312 17 0 3.27 .873
2014–15 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-2 14 7 7 0 2 2.52 .920
2015–16 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 18 13 5 0 975 32 3 1.97 .919 3 2 1 0 1.80 .925
2015–16 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-2 13 6 7 0 1 2.75 .918
2016–17 Orli Znojmo EBEL 31 15 16 0 1695 84 0 2.97 .906 4 0 4 0 2.79 .910
2017–18 Orli Znojmo EBEL 47 17 25 0 2623 132 0 3.02 .893
2018–19 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 6 3 3 0 197 9 0 2.74 .904
2018–19 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-2 23 7 16 0 1 2.85 .911
2019–20 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 6 2 4 0 358 16 1 2.68 .897
2019–20 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-2 14 6 7 0 1 2.55 .918
2020–21 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .931
2020–21 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem CZE-2 8 4 4 0 0 3.18 .876
2021–22 HC Mladá Boleslav CZE 2 0 1 0 62 3 0 2.90 .857
2022–23 HC Mladá Boleslav-2 CZE-4 9 3.56 1 0 1 3.12
NHL totals 1,044 489 392 33 91 59,879 2,515 77 2.52 .919 70 34 35 4,295 178 5 2.49 .918

International

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Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2003 Czech Republic U18 5 1 3 0 280 10 0 2.14 .940
2004 Czech Republic WJC 6 2 4 1 389 18 1 2.78 .904
2005 Czech Republic WJC 6 4 2 0 362 13 1 2.15 .925
2006 Czech Republic WJC 3 1 2 0 141 6 0 2.56 .909
Junior totals 20 8 11 1 1172 47 2 2.41


References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Chicago vs. St. Louis". USA Today. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. ^ "Blues beat Panthers 4-0". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Tysons Corner, VA: Gannett. USA Today. 2008-10-26. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
2004
Succeeded by