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.
| Marcel Hossa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hossa with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2003 | |||
| Born |
12 October 1981 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 | ||
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
editHossa 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Slovakia
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
 |
1999 Germany | |
| World Championships | ||
 |
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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Three Panthers selected for YoungStars game". ESPN. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Rangers acquire Hossa from Habs via trade". ESPN. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Knee injury claims Rangers Hossa". USA Today. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Hossa assigned to Hartford for conditioning". New York Rangers. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Hossa joins his brother on the move". NHL. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Dinamo Riga sign NHL Phoenix Coyote, Marcel Hossa". (in Latvian)Sports.delfi.lv. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Riga "Dinamo" forward Kariya becomes scoring leader in playoffs". baltic-course. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Hossa, Gaborik, Chara headline Slovakia team". NBC. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hossa chooses Spartak" (in Russian). 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Marcel Hossa at Olympedia
- Marcel Hossa at Olympics.com
- Marcel Hossa at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
