Joe
Motzko
played for Bemidji in the 1991 and 1992 Paul Bunyan Tournaments. Motzko
was a semi-finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey Award. He also played for
the Omaha
Lancers of the USHL, and had a successful career at St. Cloud State of
the WCHA. He became SCSU’s number four all-time scorer and was WCHA
rookie of the week in 1999. Motzko was a member of the 2001
SCSU WCHA Final Five
Champion team. Later he was signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets in
2003 and has played for the affiliate Syracuse Crunch where he was one
of the top rookie scorers in the AHL. He debuted in the NHL with
Columbus on February 2, 2004. |