Marián Hossa

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Hoss
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1.6 in (1.87 m)
210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Born January 12, 1979 (1979-01-12) (age 29),
Stara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft 12th overall, 1997
Ottawa Senators
Pro career 1998 – present

Marián Hossa (born January 12, 1979 in Stara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in 1997, Hossa has also played for the Atlanta Thrashers. After being drafted into the NHL, he played one season with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL, winning the Memorial Cup. He has played in four NHL All-Star games.

Aside from his NHL career, Hossa also has had an extensive international career, appearing for Slovakia in several major hockey tournaments and two Olympics.

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[edit] Playing career

Hossa was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from HC Dukla Trencin of the Slovak Extraliga, and shortly thereafter joined the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. In his only Junior season, Hossa tallied 45 goals and 40 assists for 85 points in 53 games, and led the Winter Hawks to the 1998 Memorial Cup Championship.[1] In the third period of the championship game, he suffered a tear to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, yet returned to the ice to celebrate the 4-3 overtime victory with his teammates.

Hossa joined the Senators full—time during the 1998–99 season and was the runner-up to the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.[1]

In 2000, while playing for the Senators, Hossa accidentally clipped Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan Berard in the eye and almost ended Berard's career, an incident that deeply affected Hossa.[citation needed]

Hossa while a member of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2007
Hossa while a member of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2007

On the morning of August 23rd, 2005 it was announced that he had signed a three year $18 million deal with the Senators; however, that afternoon he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with defenseman Greg de Vries for star forward Dany Heatley. That season he scored 39 goals and added 53 assists for 92 points, surpassing his previous career high by ten points. In the 2006–2007 season, he made franchise history as the first Thrasher to score 100 points in one season, finishing with 43 goals and 57 assists; along with a plus/minus rating of 18. On the NHL 2007/2008 season trade deadline day (February 26th, 2008), he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Pascal Dupuis for Angelo Esposito, Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, and a 2008 1st round draft pick.

Hossa has represented the Slovak National Hockey Team on numerous occasions including the Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City in 2002 and Winter Olympics at Torino in 2006. He also played for Team Slovakia in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships. His brother, Marcel Hossa, is a member of the Phoenix Coyotes. Coincidentally, both of the Hossa brothers were traded on February 26th, 2008.

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995-96 HC Dukla Trenčín Jr. Slovak-Jr. 53 42 49 91 26 — — — — —
1996-97 HC Dukla Trenčín Slovakia 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 Slovakia 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 Slovakia 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
NHL Totals 701 299 349 648 395 75 25 36 61 36

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] International play

Marián Hossa (right) in Nesluša, Slovakia
Marián Hossa (right) in Nesluša, Slovakia

Hossa has had an extensive international career playing for Slovakia. He has played in seven World Championships, and two Olympics. While Slovakia has won three medals in the World Championships, Hossa was not a member of any of the medal winning teams.

[edit] Awards

[edit] WHL and CHL

Award Year
WHL West First All-Star Team 1998
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year) 1998
CHL First All-Star Team 1998
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team 1998

[edit] NHL

Award Year(s)
NHL All-Rookie Team 1999

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b NHLPA PLAYER BIO: Marian Hossa. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.

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NAME Hossa, Marian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Ice Hockey Player
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Stara Lubovna, Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH