Marcel Goc
| Marcel Goc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goc with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014. | |||
| Born |
24 August 1983 Calw, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Adler Mannheim Schwenninger Wild Wings San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
20th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Marcel Goc (/ˈɡɒtʃ/; born 24 August 1983) is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Goc has two brothers who also play professional hockey. Sascha Goc has played for Team Germany as well and currently plays for the Schwenninger Wild Wings. His younger brother Nikolai also plays for Adler Mannheim and Team Germany.
Playing career
Goc was drafted in the first round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. He spent all of the 2003–04 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' then minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs. He holds the franchise record in Cleveland for longest assist streak (7 games).
In his first NHL game, Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the St. Louis Blues, Goc assisted on the series-clinching goal by deflecting the puck away from Blues goaltender Chris Osgood and right to Mark Smith. Then, in his second game, Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, he scored the series-clinching goal by deflecting a shot past Avalanche goaltender David Aebischer.
On 20 August 2009, Goc signed a one-year $550,000 two-way contract with the Nashville Predators and after a very successful first half of the 2009–10 season, he was rewarded with a $775,000 one-year contract extension.
Goc signed a three-year contract as a free agent worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on 1 July 2011.[1] On 11 October 2011, Goc scored his first goal with the Panthers against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On 5 March 2014, Goc was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd and a 5th round pick.[2] As a free agent Goc re-signed with the Penguins to a $1.2 million contract.[3]
In the following 2014–15 season, on 22 October 2014, in a 5–3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Goc scored his first goal with the Penguins.[4] After 43 games with the Penguins on 27 January 2015, Goc was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Maxim Lapierre.[5]
On September 1, 2015, as a free agent, Goc signalled the end of his NHL career in returning to Germany to sign a five-year contract with reigning Champions, Adler Mannheim of the DEL.[6] In January 2017, he suffered a torn ACL and had to undergo surgery.[7]
International play
He has played for Team Germany in numerous tournaments, including the 2000 (as a sixteen-year-old) and 2001 World Junior Championships, the 2001 U18 Championships, the 2002 World Junior tournament, the 2003 Swiss Cup, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 Winter Olympics, and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Touted for his defensive prowess and faceoff skills, Goc looks to be a fixture on Team Germany for many years.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 58 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 45 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 76 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 81 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 78 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 51 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 73 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 51 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 57 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 18 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 38 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 636 | 75 | 113 | 188 | 157 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | ||||
References
- ↑ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Hooks Orpik (5 March 2014). "Trade Deadline: Pens acquire Marcel Goc from Florida Panthers". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ Pittsburgh Penguins (1 July 2014). "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Marcel Goc". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Penguins fall to Flyers 5-3". Pittsburgh Penguins. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Penguins send Goc to Blues for Lapierre". The Sports Network. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Marcel Goc signs in German League". NBC Sports. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-01-18.
External links
- Marcel Goc Official website
- Marcel Goc career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Marcel Goc player profile at NHL.com
- Marcel Goc player profile at TSN.ca
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jeff Jillson |
San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 2001 |
Succeeded by Mike Morris |