Marek Svatoš
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | THE MAN |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team | [[Colorado Avalanche]] |
| Nationality |  Slovakia |
| Born | June 17, 1982 , Košice, CSSR now Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 227th overall, 2001 Colorado Avalanche |
| Pro career | 2004 – present |
Marek Svatoš (born 17 June 1982 in Košice, Slovakia) is a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.
Svatoš was drafted 227th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first NHL games for the Avalanche in the 2003–2004 season. Following a strong performance in the Avalanche's second round loss in the playoffs before the lock out, Svatoš recorded his first career hat-trick in the NHL against the Calgary Flames in a 7–3 win on October 10. Svatoš was chosen to play in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy as part of the Slovakian national team.
On March 9, 2006, it was announced that Svatoš sustained a fracture on his right shoulder that forced him to miss the rest of the 2005–06 NHL season. At the time of his injury, Svatoš led the NHL in game-winning goals with nine, which tied an NHL record for game-winning goals by a rookie. He was also one of the top rookie scorers with 32 goals.
Svatoš's numbers dropped in 2006–07 NHL season, his second season. He recorded 15 goals and 15 assists in 66 games and was also a healthy scratch on several nights.
Svatoš was leading the Avalanche with 26 goals during the 2007–08 NHL season when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in a game against the Los Angeles Kings on March 1, 2008. Svatoš missed the final sixteen games of the season but still finished second in goals on the team. Svatoš also missed all of the playoffs.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 39 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 53 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 40 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 66 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 62 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 193 | 75 | 44 | 119 | 138 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Marek Svatoš's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Marek Svatoš's NHL player profile
- Marek Svatoš at the Avalanche website
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