Marcel Hossa

Marcel Hossa (; 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 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. 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 25 September 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 30 September 2005, Hossa was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Garth Murray. 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 5 March 2007.

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 16 February 2008. On 26 February, he was then traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with goaltender Al Montoya, in exchange for Fredrik Sjöström, David LeNeveu and Josh Gratton. Hossa played out the season with the Coyotes, going scoreless in 14 games.

On 3 July 2008, as an unrestricted free agent, Hossa signed with Dinamo Riga of the newly-formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). 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. Following his impressive offensive output, he was selected to play internationally for Slovakia—alongside brother Marián—in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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

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

On 16 May 2013, announced that Hossa is returning to Dinamo Riga after signing a one-year contract, later being released from the team on 20 December 2014. On 30 January 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 Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 5532568868 ————— 1998–99 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 707142166 20000 1999–2000 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 6024295358 ————— 2000–01 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 5834569058 16571214 2001–02 Quebec Citadelles AHL 5017153224 30004 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 103142 ————— 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 3719133218 21471112 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 34671314 ————— 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 151128 ————— 2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 5718224045 102358 2004–05 Mora IK SEL 481862469 ————— 2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 641061628 40006 2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 641081826 102244 2007–08 New York Rangers NHL 3617824 ————— 2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 51012 ————— 2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 140004 ————— 2008–09 Dinamo Riga KHL 52222244118 32020 2009–10 Dinamo Riga KHL 5635205544 94154 2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 5116153112 82132 2011–12 Spartak Moscow KHL 356111742 ————— 2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 19861414 73144 2012–13 Lev Praha KHL 508111928 400014 2013–14 Dinamo Riga KHL 5022194133 722411 2014–15 Dinamo Riga KHL 38791624 ————— 2014–15 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 42242 ————— 2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 113360 ————— 2015–16 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 20881635 ————— 2015–16 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 20110 ————— 2016–17 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 5222214330 ————— 2017–18 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 28146208 1761735 NHL totals 237313061106 1422410 KHL totals 351124113227315 381351835

International

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 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