Marián Hossa

**Marián Hossa** (born 12 January 1979, in Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger. He played a total of 19 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks. He played in attack, preferably in right-wing. He was considered as one of the fastest skating players of the sport. He wore number 81 on his jersey.

After the 2007-2008 season when his team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup he switched teams to the Detroit Red Wings because he felt he had a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup with them.  When the Penguins again met the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup after the 2008-2009 season, Hossa was once again on the losing team as the Penguins won in 7 games.

Hossa signed a 12-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks that's worth 62.8 million dollars.

After losing two straight Stanley Cup finals with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, He finally won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. On June 24, 2013, He won his second Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was announced that Hossa would miss the entire season because of eczema.

On April 7, 2022, Hossa signed a one-day contract with the Blackhawks and retired from professional ice hockey. On November 20, 2022, the Blackhawks retired Hossa's jersey number #81.

## Career statistics

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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|SVK|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|
|2009–10|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|57|24|27|51|24|22|3|12|15|25|
|2010–11|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|65|25|32|57|32|7|2|4|6|2|
|2011–12|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|81|29|48|77|20|3|0|0|0|0|
|2012–13|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|40|17|14|31|16|22|7|9|16|2|
|2013–14|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|72|30|30|60|20|19|2|12|14|8|
|2014–15|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|82|22|39|61|32|23|4|13|17|10|
|2015–16|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|64|13|20|33|24|7|3|2|5|0|
|2016–17|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|73|26|19|45|8|4|0|0|0|2|

### International

|Year|Team|Event|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||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|||

### All-Star Games

|Year|Location|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||G|A|Pts|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|Denver|0|2|2|||
|2003|Sunrise|0|0|0|||
|2007|Dallas|0|4|4|||
|2008|Atlanta|1|1|2|||

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **name**: Marián Hossa
- **halloffame**: 2020
- **image**: Marián Hossa 1 (aug. 2013).jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Hossa in 2013
- **birth place**: Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lb**: 210
- **position**: Winger (ice hockey), Right wing
- **shot**: Left
- **played for**: HK Dukla Trenčín, Dukla Trenčín
Ottawa Senators
Mora IK
Atlanta Thrashers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
- **ntl team**: SVK
- **draft**: 12th overall
- **draft year**: 1997
- **draft team**: Ottawa Senators
- **career start**: 1996
- **career end**: 2017