Marián Hossa

Marián Hossa
Hossa with the Blackhawks in December 2014
Born	January 12, 1979 (1979-01-12) Stara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1.6 in (1.87 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right wing/left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1997 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1998–present

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
NHL totals				775	339	380	719	458		97	31	45	76	46

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's NHL player profile