Marian Hossa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.87 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Atlanta Thrashers Ottawa Senators
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	January 12, 1979, Stara Lubovna, SVK
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1997 Ottawa Senators
Pro Career	1998 – present

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

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 Career statistics 5 International play 6 Notes 7 See also

[edit] Playing career

Hossa was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] Early in his career he suffered a severe injury to his anterior cruciate ligament while playing in with the Portland Winter Hawks, but recovered.^{[citation needed]}

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 defenceman Bryan Berard in the eye and almost ended Berard's career, an incident that deeply affected Hossa.^{[citation needed]}

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 defenceman Greg de Vries for star forward Dany Heatley. The trade resulted in Hossa's best season ever. He scored 39 goals and added 53 assists for 92 points, surpassing his previous career high by ten points.

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 and 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships. His brother, Marcel Hossa, is a member of the New York Rangers.

[edit] Awards

• 1998 WHL West First All-Star Team
• 1998 Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team
• 1998 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
• Won the 1998 Memorial Cup with the Portland Winterhawks
• 1999 NHL All-Rookie Team
• Played in the 2002 NHL All-Star Game
• Played in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game
• Played in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game

[edit] Records

• In 2003-04 finished fifth in NHL scoring with 82 points
• In 2005-06 finished 11th in NHL scoring with 92 points
• 4th place on Ottawa Senators all-time scoring list with 188 goals and 202 assists

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PP	SH	GW		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997-98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		7	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0		--	--	--	--	--
1998-99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		60	15	15	30	37	+18	1	0	2		4	0	2	2	4
1999-00	Ottawa Senators	NHL		78	29	27	56	32	+5	5	0	4		6	0	0	0	2
2000-01	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	32	43	75	44	+19	11	2	7		4	1	1	2	4
2001-02	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	31	35	66	50	+11	9	1	4		12	4	6	10	2
2002-03	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	45	35	80	34	+8	14	0	10		18	5	11	16	6
2003-04	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	36	46	82	46	+4	14	1	5		7	3	1	4	0
2005-06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		80	39	53	92	67	+17	14	7	7		--	--	--	--	--
2006-07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		29	21	20	41	35	+6	12	0	3
8 years	Totals	NHL		576	248	275	523	343	+87	80	11	42		51	13	21	34	18

Stats as of December 6th, 2006.

[edit] International play

• Played for Team Slovakia in the 1997 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2001 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino
• Played for Team Slovakia in the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Team Slovakia - 66 caps / 31 goals

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL
• Slovaks in the NHL