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{{Short description|Slovak ice hockey player (born 1981)}}
'''Marcel Hossa''' (born [[October 12]], [[1981]] in [[Ilava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) is a Slovak [[ice hockey]] player for the [[New York Rangers]] (he originally played his first three seasons for the Montreal Canadiens) franchise of the [[National Hockey League]]. He wears sweater number 81, playing either left or right wing. He was selected in the first round of the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft]], 16th overall, by the [[Montreal Canadiens]].
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Marcel Hossa
| image = Marcel Hossa.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Hossa with the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]] in 2003
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ilava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 220
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Mora IK]]<br>[[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br>[[Dinamo Riga]]<br>[[Ak Bars Kazan]]<br>[[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]<br>[[HC Lev Praha|Lev Praha]]<br>[[HK Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]]<br>[[Modo Hockey]]<br>[[HC Plzeň|Škoda Plzeň]]<br>[[HC Oceláři Třinec|Oceláři Třinec]]
| ntl_team = SVK
| draft = 16th overall
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| career_start = 2001
| career_end = 2018
}}
'''Marcel Hossa''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈmartsel ˈɦɔsa|sk}}; born 12 October 1981) is a Slovak former professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|left winger]]. Hossa played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[New York Rangers]] and [[Phoenix Coyotes]], having been drafted by the Canadiens in the first round, 16th overall, in the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft]].


Hossa has also played in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL) for [[Dinamo Riga]], [[Ak Bars Kazan]] and [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]. Internationally, Hossa has represented [[Slovakia men's national ice hockey team|Slovakia]] on several occasions, including at the [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]] and [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].
He shoots left-handed. His size (6 feet 2 inches, 211 pounds) is an asset for playing in the corners. He is more suited to the offensive zone, since his defensive skills are sometimes questioned. His older brother, [[Marian Hossa]], is a well known superstar who plays for the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] (Though he made a name for himself on the [[Ottawa Senators]]).


Hossa's older brother is [[Marián Hossa]], also a professional ice hockey player, who is a three-time [[Stanley Cup]] champion and a member of [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].
==Honours and Awards==
* (2002-03) Played in the NHL YoungStars Game
* (2000-01) WHL - West Second All-Star Team


==Playing career==
==Transactions, injuries and suspensions==
Hossa was selected in the first round of the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft]], 16th overall, by the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. Prior to relocating to North America, he first played [[Major junior hockey|junior]] hockey in his native Slovakia with [[HC Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]] before joining the [[Portland Winterhawks|Portland Winter Hawks]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL) ahead of the [[1998–99 WHL season|1998–99 season]].
* [[September 30]], [[2005]] - Traded to [[New York Rangers]] for [[Garth Murray]]
* [[September 25]], [[2004]] - NHL lockout: Signed with the Mora IK of the Elitserein (Sweden).
* [[July 14]], 2004 - Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
* [[November 24]], [[2003]] - Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).


Several seasons later, Hossa led the Winterhawks in scoring and to the WHL finals in [[2000–01 WHL season|2000–01]], his third year in the WHL, before turning professional the following season with the Canadiens' then-[[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Quebec Citadelles]]. He played the majority of the [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02 season]] with the Citadelles, finishing fifth on the team in points with 32. He was recalled by the Canadiens midway through the season and made his NHL debut, ultimately appearing in ten games.
==Trades==
* [[June 24]], [[2000]] - Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2000.


Over the next two seasons, Hossa split time between the Canadiens and the team's new AHL affiliate, the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]], being named in the [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]] [[NHL YoungStars Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/allstar2003/news/2003/0119/1495290.html|title=Three Panthers selected for YoungStars game | publisher =[[ESPN]] | date = 2003-01-19 | accessdate = 2010-03-30}}</ref> Despite showing promise, however, Hossa was unable to establish a full-time role with Montreal at the NHL level. During the 2004 [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], he signed a one-year contract with [[Sweden|Swedish]] team [[Mora IK]] of the [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]] on September 25, 2004, reuniting him with older brother, Marián Hossa; Marcel Hossa finished the year fifth in team scoring with 24 points.

Prior to the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]], on September 30, 2005, Hossa was traded to the [[New York Rangers]] in exchange for [[Garth Murray]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2177372|title=Rangers acquire Hossa from Habs via trade | publisher =[[ESPN]] | date = 2005-09-30 | access-date = 2010-03-30}}</ref> In his first season with the Rangers, Hossa appeared in a career-high 64 games and scored ten goals. In [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]], after a slow start to the year, he was later shifted to the team's top line in February, responding with eight goals in 11 games, finishing the season with an NHL career-high 18 points. His season was then halted, however, after injuring his right knee in a 2–1 victory over the [[New York Islanders]] on March 5, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/rangers/2007-03-06-hossa-injury_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip|title=Knee injury claims Rangers Hossa | newspaper =[[USA Today]] | date = 2007-03-06 | accessdate = 2010-03-30}}</ref>

In the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 season]], Hossa struggled to regain his offensive form and played in 36 games with the Rangers before he was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the [[Hartford Wolf Pack]], on a conditioning stint on February 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493484|title=Hossa assigned to Hartford for conditioning | website =[[New York Rangers]] | date = 2008-02-16 | accessdate = 2010-03-30}}</ref> On February 26, he was then traded to the [[Phoenix Coyotes]], along with goaltender [[Al Montoya]], in exchange for [[Fredrik Sjöström]], [[David LeNeveu]] and [[Josh Gratton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=376590|title=Hossa joins his brother on the move | publisher =[[NHL]] | date = 2008-02-26 | accessdate = 2009-04-01}}</ref> Hossa played out the season with the Coyotes, going scoreless in 14 games.

On July 3, 2008, as an [[unrestricted free agent]], Hossa signed with [[Dinamo Riga]] of the newly-formed [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.delfi.lv/news/hockey/news/article.php?id=21318772|title=Dinamo Riga sign NHL Phoenix Coyote, Marcel Hossa | publisher =(in Latvian)Sports.delfi.lv | date = 2008-07-03 | accessdate = 2008-11-10}}</ref> After leading Riga with 22 goals in the [[2008–09 KHL season|2008–09 season]], Hossa went a step further in [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10]], leading the KHL in goals with 35.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=4849|title=Riga "Dinamo" forward Kariya becomes scoring leader in playoffs | publisher =baltic-course | date = 2010-03-16 | accessdate = 2010-03-30}}</ref> Following his impressive offensive output, he was selected to play internationally for [[Slovakia men's national ice hockey team|Slovakia]]—alongside brother Marián—in the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=384112.html|title=Hossa, Gaborik, Chara headline Slovakia team | publisher =[[NBC]] | date = 2010-01-07 | accessdate = 2010-03-30}}</ref>

On May 7, 2010, Hossa left Riga and after signing a two-year contract with reigning KHL champions [[Ak Bars Kazan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://parsportu.lv/articles/1/40575/ | title = Hossa confirms two-year contract with Kazan | publisher = parSportu.lv | date = 2010-05-07 | accessdate = 2010-05-10 | language = Latvian | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100511003634/http://parsportu.lv/articles/1/40575 | archivedate = 2010-05-11 }}</ref>

On July 26, 2011, Hossa signed a one-year contract with [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.spartak.ru/press/news/item6917/ | title = Hossa chooses Spartak | date = 2011-07-26 | accessdate = 2011-08-11 | language = Russian | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319094811/http://www.spartak.ru/press/news/item6917/ | archivedate = 2012-03-19 }}</ref>

On May 16, 2013, announced that Hossa is returning to Dinamo Riga after signing a one-year contract, later being released from the team on December 20, 2014. On January 30, 2015, however, he signed a contract with [[Modo Hockey]] in Sweden to play out the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1997–98
| [[Dukla Trenčín]]
| SVK U20
| 55||32||56||88||68
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1998–99 WHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Portland Winter Hawks]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
| 70||7||14||21||66
| 2||0||0||0||0
|-
| [[1999–2000 WHL season|1999–2000]]
| Portland Winter Hawks
| WHL
| 60||24||29||53||58
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2000–01 WHL season|2000–01]]
| Portland Winter Hawks
| WHL
| 58||34||56||90||58
| 16||5||7||12||14
|-
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Quebec Citadelles]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 50||17||15||32||24
| 3||0||0||0||4
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 10||3||1||4||2
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| AHL
| 37||19||13||32||18
| 21||4||7||11||12
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 34||6||7||13||14
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 15||1||1||2||8
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 57||18||22||40||45
| 10||2||3||5||8
|-
| [[2004–05 Elitserien season|2004–05]]
| [[Mora IK]]
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SEL]]
| 48||18||6||24||69
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 64||10||6||16||28
| 4||0||0||0||6
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 64||10||8||18||26
| 10||2||2||4||4
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 36||1||7||8||24
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
| [[Hartford Wolf Pack]]
| AHL
| 5||1||0||1||2
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2007–08
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| NHL
| 14||0||0||0||4
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2008–09 KHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Dinamo Riga]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 52||22||22||44||118
| 3||2||0||2||0
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Dinamo Riga]]
| KHL
| 56||35||20||55||44
| 9||4||1||5||4
|-
| [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11]]
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
| KHL
| 51||16||15||31||12
| 8||2||1||3||2
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12]]
| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| KHL
| 35||6||11||17||42
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| 2011–12
| [[Dinamo Riga]]
| KHL
| 19||8||6||14||14
| 7||3||1||4||4
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
| [[HC Lev Praha|Lev Praha]]
| KHL
| 50||8||11||19||28
| 4||0||0||0||14
|-
| [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Dinamo Riga]]
| KHL
| 50||22||19||41||33
| 7||2||2||4||11
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2014–15 KHL season|2014–15]]
| [[Dinamo Riga]]
| KHL
| 38||7||9||16||24
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season|2014–15]]
| HK Dukla Trenčín
| [[Slovak Extraliga|SVK]]
| 4||2||2||4||2
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2014–15 SHL season|2014–15]]
| [[Modo Hockey]]
| SHL
| 11||3||3||6||0
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2015–16 Czech Extraliga season|2015–16]]
| [[HC Škoda Plzeň]]
| [[Czech Extraliga|ELH]]
| 20||8||8||16||35
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2015–16
| [[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
| ELH
| 2||0||1||1||0
| —||—||—||—||—
|-
| [[2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season|2016–17]]
| HK Dukla Trenčín
| SVK
| 52||22||21||43||30
| —||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season|2017–18]]
| HK Dukla Trenčín
| SVK
| 28||14||6||20||8
| 17||6||1||7||35
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 237!!31!!30!!61!!106
! 14!!2!!2!!4!!10
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals
! 351!!124!!113!!227!!315
! 38!!13!!5!!18!!35
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|name = }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|SVK}} }}
{{MedalSport |Men's [[ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World U18 Championships|IIHF U18 Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999 Germany]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012 Helsinki]] | }}
{{MedalBottom}}
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]]
| [[Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Slovakia]]
| [[IIHF World U18 Championship|U18]]
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2000]]
| [[Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team|Slovakia]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
|-
| [[2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2001]]
| Slovakia
| WJC
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]]
| [[Slovakia men's national ice hockey team|Slovakia]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| Slovakia
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 6
|-
| [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 4
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
| Slovakia
| OG
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| Slovakia
| OG
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Junior totals
! 21
! 3
! 4
! 7
! 30
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals
! 49
! 7
! 11
! 18
! 14
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="2" | '''[[Western Hockey League|WHL]]'''
|-
| [[CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game|CHL Top Prospects Game]]
| [[1999–2000 WHL season|2000]]
|-
| West Second All-Star Team
| [[2000–01 WHL season|2001]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="2" | '''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''
|-
| [[NHL YoungStars Game]]
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="2" | '''[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]'''
|-
| [[Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[2009 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2009]], [[2010 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2010]], [[2014 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2014]]
|-
| [[KHL Best Sniper Award|Best Sniper]]
| [[2009–10 KHL season|2010]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Notable families in the NHL]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ice hockey stats}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|marcel-hossa}}
* {{Olympic.sk|marcel-hossa}}

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Latest revision as of 06:59, 27 December 2024

Marcel Hossa
Hossa with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2003
Born (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981 (age 43)
Ilava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Mora IK
New York Rangers
Phoenix Coyotes
Dinamo Riga
Ak Bars Kazan
Spartak Moscow
Lev Praha
Dukla Trenčín
Modo Hockey
Škoda Plzeň
Oceláři Třinec
National team  Slovakia
NHL draft 16th overall, 2000
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2001–2018

Marcel Hossa (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartsel ˈɦɔsa]; born 12 October 1981) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey left winger. Hossa played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Phoenix Coyotes, having been drafted by the Canadiens in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Hossa has also played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for Dinamo Riga, Ak Bars Kazan and Spartak Moscow. Internationally, Hossa has represented Slovakia on several occasions, including at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Hossa's older brother is Marián Hossa, also a professional ice hockey player, who is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a member of Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career

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Hossa was selected in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to relocating to North America, he first played junior hockey in his native Slovakia with Dukla Trenčín before joining the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) ahead of the 1998–99 season.

Several seasons later, Hossa led the Winterhawks in scoring and to the WHL finals in 2000–01, his third year in the WHL, before turning professional the following season with the Canadiens' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Quebec Citadelles. He played the majority of the 2001–02 season with the Citadelles, finishing fifth on the team in points with 32. He was recalled by the Canadiens midway through the season and made his NHL debut, ultimately appearing in ten games.

Over the next two seasons, Hossa split time between the Canadiens and the team's new AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, being named in the 2003 NHL YoungStars Game.[1] Despite showing promise, however, Hossa was unable to establish a full-time role with Montreal at the NHL level. During the 2004 2004–05 NHL lockout, he signed a one-year contract with Swedish team Mora IK of the Elitserien on September 25, 2004, reuniting him with older brother, Marián Hossa; Marcel Hossa finished the year fifth in team scoring with 24 points.

Prior to the 2005–06 season, on September 30, 2005, Hossa was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Garth Murray.[2] In his first season with the Rangers, Hossa appeared in a career-high 64 games and scored ten goals. In 2006–07, after a slow start to the year, he was later shifted to the team's top line in February, responding with eight goals in 11 games, finishing the season with an NHL career-high 18 points. His season was then halted, however, after injuring his right knee in a 2–1 victory over the New York Islanders on March 5, 2007.[3]

In the 2007–08 season, Hossa struggled to regain his offensive form and played in 36 games with the Rangers before he was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on a conditioning stint on February 16, 2008.[4] On February 26, he was then traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with goaltender Al Montoya, in exchange for Fredrik Sjöström, David LeNeveu and Josh Gratton.[5] Hossa played out the season with the Coyotes, going scoreless in 14 games.

On July 3, 2008, as an unrestricted free agent, Hossa signed with Dinamo Riga of the newly-formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6] After leading Riga with 22 goals in the 2008–09 season, Hossa went a step further in 2009–10, leading the KHL in goals with 35.[7] Following his impressive offensive output, he was selected to play internationally for Slovakia—alongside brother Marián—in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[8]

On May 7, 2010, Hossa left Riga and after signing a two-year contract with reigning KHL champions Ak Bars Kazan.[9]

On July 26, 2011, Hossa signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow.[10]

On May 16, 2013, announced that Hossa is returning to Dinamo Riga after signing a one-year contract, later being released from the team on December 20, 2014. On January 30, 2015, however, he signed a contract with Modo Hockey in Sweden to play out the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 55 32 56 88 68 — — — — —
1998–99 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 7 14 21 66 2 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 60 24 29 53 58 — — — — —
2000–01 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 58 34 56 90 58 16 5 7 12 14
2001–02 Quebec Citadelles AHL 50 17 15 32 24 3 0 0 0 4
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 37 19 13 32 18 21 4 7 11 12
2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 34 6 7 13 14 — — — — —
2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 57 18 22 40 45 10 2 3 5 8
2004–05 Mora IK SEL 48 18 6 24 69 — — — — —
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 64 10 6 16 28 4 0 0 0 6
2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 64 10 8 18 26 10 2 2 4 4
2007–08 New York Rangers NHL 36 1 7 8 24 — — — — —
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 14 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Dinamo Riga KHL 52 22 22 44 118 3 2 0 2 0
2009–10 Dinamo Riga KHL 56 35 20 55 44 9 4 1 5 4
2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 51 16 15 31 12 8 2 1 3 2
2011–12 Spartak Moscow KHL 35 6 11 17 42 — — — — —
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 19 8 6 14 14 7 3 1 4 4
2012–13 Lev Praha KHL 50 8 11 19 28 4 0 0 0 14
2013–14 Dinamo Riga KHL 50 22 19 41 33 7 2 2 4 11
2014–15 Dinamo Riga KHL 38 7 9 16 24 — — — — —
2014–15 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 4 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 11 3 3 6 0 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 20 8 8 16 35 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2016–17 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 52 22 21 43 30 — — — — —
2017–18 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 28 14 6 20 8 17 6 1 7 35
NHL totals 237 31 30 61 106 14 2 2 4 10
KHL totals 351 124 113 227 315 38 13 5 18 35

International

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Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Men's ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Helsinki
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Slovakia U18 7 2 0 2 14
2000 Slovakia WJC 7 0 1 1 8
2001 Slovakia WJC 7 1 3 4 8
2005 Slovakia WC 2 0 0 0 0
2006 Slovakia OG 6 0 0 0 0
2006 Slovakia WC 7 1 3 4 6
2008 Slovakia WC 5 2 5 7 2
2009 Slovakia WC 6 3 2 5 4
2010 Slovakia OG 7 0 1 1 0
2011 Slovakia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2012 Slovakia WC 6 0 0 0 0
2014 Slovakia OG 4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 21 3 4 7 30
Senior totals 49 7 11 18 14

Awards and honors

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Award Year
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2000
West Second All-Star Team 2001
NHL
NHL YoungStars Game 2003
KHL
All-Star Game 2009, 2010, 2014
Best Sniper 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Three Panthers selected for YoungStars game". ESPN. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Rangers acquire Hossa from Habs via trade". ESPN. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Knee injury claims Rangers Hossa". USA Today. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Hossa assigned to Hartford for conditioning". New York Rangers. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Hossa joins his brother on the move". NHL. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Dinamo Riga sign NHL Phoenix Coyote, Marcel Hossa". (in Latvian)Sports.delfi.lv. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Riga "Dinamo" forward Kariya becomes scoring leader in playoffs". baltic-course. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Hossa, Gaborik, Chara headline Slovakia team". NBC. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Hossa confirms two-year contract with Kazan" (in Latvian). parSportu.lv. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Hossa chooses Spartak" (in Russian). 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
2000 		Succeeded by
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