Marián Hossa

Marián Hossa
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2020
Hossa in 2013
Born	(1979-01-12) 12 January 1979 Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Dukla Trenčín Ottawa Senators Mora IK Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1997 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1996–2017

Marián Hossa (born 12 January 1979, in Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player.

His current club is the Chicago Blackhawks, an ice hockey team in the NHL. He plays in attack, preferably in right-wing. He is considered as one of the fastest skating players of the sport. He wears number 81 on his jersey.

After the 2007-2008 season when his team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup he switched teams to the Detroit Red Wings because he felt he had a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup with them. When the Penguins again met the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup after the 2008-2009 season, Hossa was once again on the losing team as the Penguins won in 7 games.

Hossa signed a 12-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks that's worth 62.8 million dollars.

In his career in the NHL he also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.

After losing two straight Stanley Cup finals with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, He finally won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. On June 24, 2013, He won his second Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	HC Dukla Trenčín Jr.	SVK-Jr.		53	42	49	91	26		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HC Dukla Trenčín	SVK		46	25	19	44	33		7	5	5	10	—
1997–98	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		53	45	40	85	50		16	13	6	19	6
1997–98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		7	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		60	15	15	30	37		4	0	2	2	4
1999–00	Ottawa Senators	NHL		78	29	27	56	32		6	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	32	43	75	44		4	1	1	2	4
2001–02	HC Dukla Trenčín	SVK		8	3	4	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	31	35	66	50		12	4	6	10	2
2002–03	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	45	35	80	34		18	5	11	16	6
2003–04	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	36	46	82	46		7	3	1	4	0
2004–05	Mora IK	SEL		24	18	14	32	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Dukla Trenčín	SVK		25	22	20	42	38		5	4	5	9	14
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		80	39	53	92	67		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		82	43	57	100	49		4	0	1	1	6
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		60	26	30	56	30		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		12	3	7	10	6		20	12	14	26	12
2008–09	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		74	40	31	71	63		22	6	9	15	10
2009–10	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		57	24	27	51	24		22	3	12	15	25
2010–11	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		65	25	32	57	32		7	2	4	6	2
2011–12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	29	48	77	20		3	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		40	17	14	31	16		22	7	9	16	2
2013–14	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		72	30	30	60	20		19	2	12	14	8
2014–15	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	22	39	61	32		23	4	13	17	10
2015–16	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		64	13	20	33	24		7	3	2	5	0
2016–17	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		73	26	19	45	8		4	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				1309	525	609	1134	628		205	52	97	149	95

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Slovakia	WJC		6	5	2	7	2
1997	Slovakia	WC		8	0	2	2	0
1998	Slovakia	WJC		6	4	4	8	12
1999	Slovakia	WC		6	5	2	7	8
2001	Slovakia	WC		6	1	2	3	2
2002	Slovakia	Oly		2	4	2	6	0
2004	Slovakia	WC		9	2	5	7	2
2004	Slovakia	WCp		4	1	0	1	2
2005	Slovakia	WC		7	4	3	7	6
2006	Slovakia	Oly		6	5	5	10	4
2006	Slovakia	WC		5	1	6	7	0
2007	Slovakia	WC		6	2	4	6	6
Junior Int'l totals				12	9	6	15	14
Senior int'l totals				74	25	31	56	30

All-Star Games

Year	Location		G	A	Pts
2001	Denver		0	2	2
2003	Sunrise		0	0	0
2007	Dallas		0	4	4
2008	Atlanta		1	1	2
All-Star totals			1	7	8

Other websites

• Marián Hossa player profile at NHL.com