Mason Marchment Fast Facts
Number: 27 Position: Forward
DOB: 6/18/95 Hometown: Uxbridge, Ontario Height: 6-5 Weight: 212
How Acquired By Kraken: July, 2025 trade with Dallas
NHL Seasons as of 2025: 6
Previous NHL Teams: Toronto, (4 games) 2019; Florida, 2020-22; Dallas, 2022-25
Career Bests: Goals-22 (’23-’24, ’24-’25), Assists-31 (2023-24), Points-53 (2023-24)
Notable: A late bloomer, Marchment didn’t play major junior hockey until age 19.
Mason Marchment’s free-agent signing in Seattle went down hard with Dallas Stars fans, who loved the feisty winger as much as other fan bases despised him. Several posted gifs of crying or screaming. A magnanimous Stars fan wrote, “Y’all are going to love Mason!”
My favorite sentiments came from “Paige,” who first posted, “I’m throwing myself off of the AAC now,” but rallied later to write, “I can’t even be mad because look at how well his eyes match the (Kraken) jersey.” Stay strong, Paige!
As Stars blog BladesOfSteel.com pointed out, “Marchment’s style of play, a mix of physicality and offensive punch, made him a perfect depth piece for the Stars during their recent playoff runs. He wasn’t just another forward; he became part of the locker room identity and a player that fans rallied around.”
In hockey-speak, Marchment plays “on the edge.” Mason explained to the Associated Press, “I just try to get in the other team’s face and score some goals while I’m at it (22 in each of the last two seasons).” The 6-foot-5, 212 pound forward is a villain at enemy rinks, as Robert Tiffin wrote at StarsThoughts.com. “Mason Marchment, who opposing fans love to point to any time their blood boils and they need to find a reason why Dallas’ team is less ethical than their own.”
Like anyone who lives on the edge, sometimes he falls over. One Dallas hockey writer called this “The Mason Marchment Experience.”
D Magazine described the Yin and Yang on display in Game 3 of the Stars’ 2025 opening round playoff series against Colorado. “Marchment opening up Brock Nelson’s face in the final minute of regulation with a stick that was more careless than foolish (a double minor that extended into overtime), only to show more poise on his skates than you could have imagined to set up Tyler Seguin for the overtime winner.”
Mason credits much of his development to a female power skating coach, Barb Underhill. (As it happens, the Kraken have their own female former power skating guru, assistant coach Jessica Campbell.) “She never thought we would get to here,” the forward told NHLPA.com. “Once we started working, she realized that I really wanted to get better. She said, ‘As long as you’re working hard out here, I’ll never give up on you.’”
According to Marchment, Underhill, a past world champion figure skater, greatly improved his edge work. In this case, Mason was referring to his skating. The rest of his considerable edge, he’s perfected all on his own.
Marchment’s cellys are the stuff of legend. And when he embraces a teammate after a victory, it’s not called a hug. It’s known as a Smush. A Mush Smush.
Marchment’s nickname of “Mush” is a family legacy. His dad was nicknamed “Mush.” His granddad was nicknamed “Mush.” Speaking of dad, the late Bryan Marchment played 17 NHL seasons for nine different teams. Bryan’s toxic reputation was built on 13 suspensions and 2,307 career penalty minutes, including 313 PIMs in 1992-93 for the Blackhawks.
Marchment, who carries a cap hit of $4.5 million this year, will become a free agent next summer, should he get to that point. That could make him an attractive trade deadline target if Seattle is out of the playoff race.