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Marián Hossa
Born (1979-01-12) January 12, 1979 (age 45)
Stara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1.6 in (187 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft 12th overall, 1997
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1998–present

Marián Hossa (born January 12, 1979) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Hossa has also played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Over the course of his career, he has made four NHL All-Star Game appearances. After being drafted into the NHL, he played one season with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL), winning the Memorial Cup in 1998.

Internationally, Hossa has represented Slovakia in numerous tournaments, but has remained medal-less in two World Junior Championships, seven World Championships, two Winter Olympics and one World Cup.

Playing career

Ottawa Senators

Hossa was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from HC Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. Shortly thereafter, he was selected fifth overall in the 1997 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft by the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL, acquiring his major junior rights in the event that he did not immediately stick with the Senators in the NHL.[1] In fact, after 7 games in the NHL, the Senators assigned Hossa to junior and he tallied 45 goals and 40 assists for 85 points in 53 games with the Winter Hawks in 1997–98, earning him the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year, as well as CHL and WHL West First Team All-Star honors. He led the Winter Hawks to a President's Cup as WHL champions en route to the 1998 Memorial Cup championship.[2] Late in the third period of a tied championship game against the Guelph Storm, Hossa collided with Guelph forward Ryan Davis and suffered a serious knee injury, forcing him out of the game. The Winter Hawks went on to clinch the championship in overtime and Hossa returned to the ice on a chair as his teammates pushed him around with the Memorial Cup to celebrate the victory.[1] With 7 points in 4 tournament games, Hossa was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star team, along with teammate Andrej Podkonický.

The injury kept Hossa from joining the Senators for his rookie season in 1998–99 until December. Despite missing two months, Hossa managed 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points in 60 games to earn NHL All-Rookie honours and finish second to Colorado's Chris Drury in Calder Trophy voting for rookie of the year.[3]

The following year, in 1999–00, Hossa improved to 29 goals and 56 points. However, late in the season, on March 11, 2000, he took part in a tragic on-ice accident, inadvertently high-sticking Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan Berard on a follow-through. The resulting one-inch laceration nearly forced doctors to remove the eye and nearly ended Berard's career. Deeply regretful and concerned, Hossa went to visit Berard in hospital the next day to offer an apology to which Berard absolved him of any responsibility.[4] Berard has since recovered from the injury and continued his NHL career.

Hossa recorded 32 goals and 75 points in 2000–01, finishing second in team scoring behind Alexei Yashin[5] and earning his first NHL All-Star Game appearance in Denver. In the off-season, his rookie contract expired and Hossa became a restricted free agent. Unable to come to terms before training camp for the 2001–02 season, Hossa sat out the first two weeks before signing a three-year, $8.5 million contract on September 26, 2001.[6] Despite Hossa's lucrative new contract, his production would dip to 66 points in the first year of the deal.

He would regain form in 2002–03 with a career-high 45 goals and a team-leading 80 points,[7] while competing in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game in Florida. He then led the Senators to a deep 2003 playoff run where they were eliminated in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup-champion New Jersey Devils in the conference finals. Hossa led the Senators with 16 points in 18 post-season games. The following season, he led the Senators in scoring for the second consecutive season with a personal best 82 points, then added 4 points in 7 games in the playoffs as the Senators were eliminated by the Maple Leafs in the first round.

Due to the NHL lockout, Hossa spent the 2004–05 season in Europe. Beginning the season in Slovakia, he joined Mora IK of the Elitserien to play with his younger brother Marcel after 19 games with HC Dukla Trenčín.[8] After 32 points in 24 games with Mora IK, Hossa returned to HC Dukla Trenčín where he completed the season for a total of 42 points in 22 games with the club.

Atlanta Thrashers

Hossa while a member of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2007

With NHL play set to resume the following season in 2005–06 and Hossa's previous contract expired, he signed a three-year, $18-million deal with the Senators. However, the contract only precipitated a deal that sent him that afternoon to the Atlanta Thrashers along with defenceman Greg de Vries for star forward Dany Heatley, who had requested a trade following the death of teammate Dan Snyder in a car crash for which he was responsible.[9] Hossa joined star winger Ilya Kovalchuk and scored 39 goals and 53 assists for 92 points, surpassing his previous personal best by ten points, in his first season with the Thrashers.

In the 2006–07 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. He was named to his third All-Star Game in Dallas where he notched four assists. In the final game of the regular season, Hossa recorded two assists against the Tampa Bay Lightning to achieve the 100-point mark,[10] which still stands as the franchise's single-season points record. The season also marked the first division title and post-season appearance for the Thrashers, clinching the Southeast for the third playoff seed. Hossa, however, only managed 1 point in 4 games as the Thrashers were eliminated in the first round by the New York Rangers.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Hossa with the Penguins in 2008

In the last year of his contract with the Thrashers in 2007–08 and with the increasing likelihood of the team missing the playoffs, Hossa was acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the trade deadline on February 26, 2008, along with Pascal Dupuis, in exchange for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, prospect Angelo Esposito, and the Penguins' first-round pick in 2008 (Daultan Leveille).[11] In his Penguins debut two days later, Hossa injured his medial collateral ligament in a knee-on-knee collision with Glen Murray of the Boston Bruins.[12] He missed the next six contests before rejoining the team for the conclusion of the regular season, playing on a line with Dupuis and Sidney Crosby. Hossa completed the regular season with 66 points in 72 games split between the Thrashers and Penguins. He had also appeared in his fourth All-Star Game while still with the Thrashers as the host-city.

Complementing an already high-powered offense led by Evgeni Malkin and Crosby, Hossa proved to be a vital cog in the Penguins run to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. He scored his first playoff overtime goal[citation needed] in Game 5, of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, his second of the contest, against Henrik Lundqvist to clinch the series, putting the Penguins into the Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.[13] Eliminating the Flyers in five games, Hossa and the Penguins met the Detroit Red Wings in the Finals. After scoring the opening goal to help stave off elimination in a triple-overtime Game 5 victory,[14] Hossa scored his team-leading 12th and final post-season goal in sixth and deciding game to pull the Penguins within one goal. However, the Penguins were ultimately defeated by the Red Wings 3–2. Hossa nearly forced overtime with the tying goal, but was stopped by goaltender Chris Osgood in the final seconds of the game.[15] He finished third in playoff scoring with 26 points, behind Conn Smythe Trophy-winner Henrik Zetterberg of the Red Wings and linemate Sidney Crosby. Hossa's performance helped shed a reputation for postseason underachievement, as indicated by previous playoff dryspells with the Senators and Thrashers.[14][13]

Detroit Red Wings

Despite a reported five-year contract offer worth $7 million annually from the Penguins in attempts to retain his services, on July 1, 2008, Hossa signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings worth $7.45 million. Hossa had also reportedly turned down a multi-year offer from the Edmonton Oilers worth at least $9 million per season.[16] Hossa explained that he opted for the shorter-term contract in hopes of a better opportunity to win a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings.[17] With Wings' veteran forward Kirk Maltby already wearing Hossa's number 18, Hossa switched to 81 with Detroit.[18] Hossa notched his first goal as a Red Wing on October 18, an overtime winner against the New York Rangers, which also marked the 300th goal of his career.[19] Hossa scored a goal in his return to Pittsburgh with the Red Wings on February 8, where he was heavily booed by the Pittsburgh fans.

After missing two games due to a neck injury late in the season, Hossa was taken off the ice in a stretcher after falling head first into the boards following a check from St. Louis Blues defenceman Roman Polák on March 3, 2009. Escaping serious injury after having laid motionless on the ice for several minutes, it was revealed that in addition to minor neck complications, Hossa also suffered a bruised knee and was listed as day-to-day. At the time of the injury, Hossa had been enjoying a productive first year with the Red Wings, leading the team in scoring with 34 goals.[20][21] He did finish the season with a team leading 40 goals, the third time in his career he scored 40.

On March 23, 2009, Hossa was quoted as saying he would like to sign a long term career deal with the Red Wings for the upcoming season. He also stated he is willing to take less money to continue to play for Detroit, saying, "I know if I go somewhere else, I could have more, but I'm willing to take less to stay here. Hopefully things work out." If the Red Wings do sign Hossa for a long term contract, it will be just a few months after signing current Red Wing Henrik Zetterberg to a twelve year career contract extension.[22]

On June 12, 2009 Detroit lost to Pittsburgh 2-1 in game 7 of the Stanley Cup final, making Hossa part of the Stanley Cup runner-up team for the second year in row.[23]

International play

Early in his career, Hossa represented Slovakia in two World Junior Championships, in 1997 and 1998. Also appearing in his first World Championships in 1997, tallying two points as an eighteen-year-old, Hossa has made seven appearances in the tournament throughout his career. Despite personal World Championship best 7-point performances in 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006, Hossa has remained medal-less with Slovakia.

He made his Olympics debut at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, tallying 6 points in a limited 2 games for Slovakia. In the subsequent 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Hossa accumulated 10 points in 6 games, but Slovakia was kept from the podium.

Marián Hossa (right) in Nesluša, Slovakia

Hossa also competed for Slovakia at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, held prior to the NHL lockout, but managed just 1 goal in 4 games.

Personal life

Hossa was born in Stara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia, to Maria Hossa, a clothing designer.[4] His younger brother by two years, Marcel Hossa, drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2000, followed in his footsteps playing for both of Marián's previous junior teams, HC Dukla Trenčín and the Portland Winter Hawks; while the two have played together for Mora IK of the Elitserien during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and on the Slovak national team in the World Championships and Winter Olympics. Coincidentally, they were both dealt by their NHL teams on the day of the 2007–08 trade deadline – Marián from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marcel from the New York Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes.[24] The younger Hossa is currently playing overseas with Riga Dynamo of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Transactions

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HC Dukla Trenčín Jr. SVK-Jr. 53 42 49 91 26 — — — — —
1996–97 HC Dukla Trenčín SVK 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 SVK 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
2008–09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 40 31 71 63 22 6 9 15 10
NHL totals 775 339 380 719 458 97 31 45 76 46

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

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

Awards

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
President's Cup (WHL champions) 1998
Memorial Cup 1998
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team 1998

NHL

Award Year(s)
NHL All-Rookie Team 1999
NHL All-Star Game 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2008
NHL All-Star Team 2009

References

  1. ^ a b "1997-98". Portland Winter Hawks. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  2. ^ "NHLPA PLAYER BIO: Marian Hossa". Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  3. ^ "NHLPA PLAYER BIO: Marian Hossa". Retrieved 2006–09–13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Playing with a heavy heart". Sports Illustrated. 2000-04-24. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "2000-01 Ottawa Senators [NHL]". Hockeydb. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  6. ^ a b "Hossa, Senators reach deal". CBC. 2001-09-26. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  7. ^ "2002-03 Ottawa Senators [NHL]". Hockeydb. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  8. ^ "Hossa jumps to Swedish league". CBC. 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  9. ^ a b c "Thrashers Trade Heatley to Senators for Hossa". New York Times. 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Playoff-Bound Thrashers Win Finale". Washington Post. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Penguins get Hossa, hoping he's the missing piece". ESPN. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  12. ^ "Hossa injured knee in Penguins debut". International Herald Tribune. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b "Hossa's OT goal gives Penguins 3-2 win, ends Rangers season". USA Today. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b "Hossa's playoff performance silencing critics". National Hockey League. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  15. ^ "Penguins' late rally falls short". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ a b Red Wings sign Hossa to one-year contract
  17. ^ a b "Hossa signs one-year deal with Stanley Cup champs". ESPN.
  18. ^ "The official word on Hossa: no presser, and he's wearing #81".
  19. ^ "Hossa's OT goal gives Wings 5-4 win over Rangers". USA Today. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Wings Hossa leaves ice on stretcher". National Post. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Marian Hossa has bruise knee too, is day-to-day". Detroit Free Press. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Hossa says he is willing to take less money". Detroit Free Press. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-05-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ St. James, Helene (June 13, 2009). "Marian Hossa laments being Cup runner-up again". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  24. ^ "Hossa deal highlight of trade deadline". CBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

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