Marchant began his collegiate career in 1994 with the Lake Superior State Lakers having previously played junior hockey with the Niagara Scenic of the NAHL.
[3] After his junior year however, the team's top scorer Bates Battaglia signed with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, which allowed Marchant to become more offensive-minded.
In November 2000 he moved to Europe in order play for the London Knights of the BISL,[10][11] where he was subsequently joined by former Aeroes team-mate Grant Richison.
Although Swiss side ZSC Lions would ultimately win the Cup, the Knights would take the silver medal and their performance in the competition was considered to be the best by a British team at the time.
[1] For the 2002–03 season, Marchant signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones,[16] with whom he played until February 2004, when he was traded to the Augusta Lynx in exchange for Josh Bennett.
[1] The following season, Marchant signed for the Flint Generals of the UHL, where he had a career year, leading the team in points with 85 in 76 games.
[1][19] The 2006–07 season saw Marchant return to Flint, he was once again the team's leading scorer before being traded to the Fort Wayne Komets, in exchange for Bogdan Rudenko and Ryan Jorde.