Marcel Goc

Marcel Goc; born 24 August 1983 in Calw, West Germany) is a German former professional ice hockey player.
Goc's father Josef played hockey in his native Czechoslovakia,Schwarzwälder Bote "Eishockey-Stars besuchen ihre Schule", July 6,2010 he has two brothers who also play professional hockey. His older brother Sascha has played for Team Germany as well. His younger brother Nikolai also previously played for Adler Mannheim and Team Germany.
Goc saw action in 699 NHL contests, played 388 games in the DEL and won 112 caps for the German men's national team. He won a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Games.
==Playing career==
As a youth, Goc played in the 1996 and 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Baden-Württemberg.
Goc was drafted in the first round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. He spent all of the 2003–04 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' then minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs. He holds the franchise record in Cleveland for longest assist streak (7 games).
In his first NHL game, Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the St. Louis Blues, Goc assisted on the series-clinching goal by deflecting the puck away from Blues goaltender Chris Osgood and right to Mark Smith. Then, in his second game, Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, he scored the series-clinching goal by deflecting a shot past Avalanche goaltender David Aebischer.
On 20 August 2009, Goc signed a one-year $550,000 two-way contract with the Nashville Predators and after a very successful first half of the 2009–10 season, he was rewarded with a $775,000 one-year contract extension.
Goc signed a three-year contract as a free agent worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on 1 July 2011. On 11 October 2011, Goc scored his first goal with the Panthers against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On 5 March 2014, Goc was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd and a 5th round pick. As a free agent Goc re-signed with the Penguins to a $1.2 million contract.
In the following 2014–15 season, on 22 October 2014, in a 5–3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Goc scored his first goal with the Penguins. After 43 games with the Penguins on 27 January 2015, Goc was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Maxim Lapierre.
On September 1, 2015, as a free agent, Goc signalled the end of his NHL career in returning to Germany to sign a five-year contract with reigning Champions, Adler Mannheim of the DEL. In January 2017, he suffered a torn ACL and had to undergo surgery. Goc announced his retirement as a player in March 2020, but stayed with the Mannheim club, joining the coaching staff as a skills and development coach.
==International play==
Goc has played for Team Germany in numerous tournaments, including the 2000 (as a sixteen-year-old) and 2001 World Junior Championships, the 2001 U18 Championships, the 2002 World Junior tournament, the 2003 Swiss Cup, eight World Championships, the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2018, he led Germany to a silver medal, serving as the team captain during the tournament. The NHL didn't release its players for the tournament, but Goc was able to participate as he was playing professionally in Germany. His best result at a World Championships was a fourth place finish in 2010.
Touted for his defensive prowess and faceoff skills, Goc was a fixture on Team Germany for 18 years. In April 2018, he announced the end of his international career after 112 caps, 17 goals and 18 assists for Germany.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–2000 	SERC Wild Wings 	DEL 		51 	0 	3 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	SERC Wild Wings 	DEL 		58 	13 	28 	41 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	SERC Wild Wings 	DEL 		45 	8 	9 	17 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		8 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		36 	6 	14 	20 	16 		8 	1 	2 	3 	0
2003–04 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		78 	16 	21 	37 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2004–05 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		76 	16 	34 	50 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		81 	8 	14 	22 	22 		11 	0 	3 	3 	0
2006–07 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		78 	5 	8 	13 	24 		11 	2 	1 	3 	4
2007–08 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		51 	5 	3 	8 	12 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		55 	2 	9 	11 	18 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		73 	12 	18 	30 	14 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
2010–11 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		51 	9 	15 	24 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		57 	11 	16 	27 	10 		7 	2 	3 	5 	0
2012–13 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		18 	4 	15 	19 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		42 	9 	10 	19 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		62 	11 	12 	23 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 		12 	0 	2 	2 	4 		9 	0 	1 	1 	4
2014–15 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 		43 	2 	4 	6 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		31 	1 	2 	3 	4 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2015–16 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		3 	1 	2 	3 	6
2016–17 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		38 	9 	19 	28 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		42 	4 	12 	16 	6 		10 	1 	2 	3 	0
2018–19 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		9 	0 	2 	2 	4 		14 	1 	3 	4 	4
2019–20 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		34 	0 	5 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		342 	44 	109 	153 	98 		35 	4 	9 	13 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		636 	75 	113 	188 	157 		63 	5 	10 	15 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
2000 	Germany 	WJC B 	12th 		5 	1	1 	2 	2
2000 	Germany 	WJC18 	7th 		6 	2	1 	3 	10
2001 	Germany 	WJC D1 	12th 		5 	0	1 	1 	2
2001 	Germany 	OGQ 	Q 		3 	0	0 	0 	0
2001 	Germany 	WC 	8th 		7 	0	0 	0 	2
2001 	Germany 	WJC18 	5th 		6 	2	4 	6 	0
2002 	Germany 	WJC D1 	11th 		5 	4	2 	6 	2
2003 	Germany 	WJC 	9th 		6 	1	2 	3 	2
2003 	Germany 	WC 	6th 		7 	1	2 	3 	0
2004 	Germany 	WCH 	8th 		3 	0	1 	1 	2
2005 	Germany 	WC 	15th 		6 	2	0 	2 	0
2006 	Germany 	OG 	10th 		5 	1	0 	1 	0
2008 	Germany 	WC 	10th 		3 	0	0 	0 	0
2010 	Germany 	OG 	11th 		4 	2	1 	3 	0
2010 	Germany 	WC 	4th 		9 	2	0 	2 	4
2012 	Germany 	WC 	12th 		7 	0	0 	0 	2
2013 	Germany 	WC 	9th 		7 	0	4 	4 	4
2016 	Germany 	WC 	7th 		8 	1	1 	2 	2
2016 	Germany 	OGQ 	Q 		3 	1	1 	2 	2
2018 	Germany 	OG 	 		7 	0	1 	1 	0
Tier I junior totals	Tier I junior totals	Tier I junior totals	Tier I junior totals		18	5	7 	12 	12
Senior totals 	Senior totals 	Senior totals 	Senior totals 		73	9	10	19 	16
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
DEL 	DEL 	DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim)	2019	
==References==
==External links==
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*Marcel Goc Official website
Category:1983 births
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