Marcel Hossa

Marcel Hossa (; born October 12, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). His older brother Marián plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Hossa was selected in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens. He originally played Junior hockey with Slovakian team HC Dukla Trencin before linking up with North American team the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League for the 1998–99 season.
Marcel led the Winterhawks in scoring and to the WHL finals in the 2000–01 season, his third in the WHL, before turning professional the following season with the Canadiens American Hockey League affiliate, the Quebec Citadelles.
Hossa 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 appearing in 10 games.
Over the next two seasons, Hossa split time between the Canadiens and AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He was named in the 2003 NHL YoungStars Game. But despite promise was unable to establish a full-time role with the Canadiens in the NHL. During the 2004 NHL Lockout, Marcel signed a one-year deal with Swedish team, Mora IK of the Elitserien on September 25, 2004. Marcel reunited with older brother, Marian, and finished fifth in scoring with 24 points.
Prior to the 2005–06 season, and his return to the NHL, Hossa was traded by the Canadiens to the New York Rangers in exchange for Garth Murray on September 30, 2005. In his first season with the Rangers, he appeared in a career-high 64 games and notched 10 goals. In the 2006–07 season, after a slow start he was used on the top line in February and blossomed with 8 goals in 11 games and recorded a career high with 18 points. His season was then harmed after injuring his right knee in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on March 5, 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 affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on a conditioning stint on February 16, 2008. On February 26, he was then traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with Al Montoya, for Fredrik Sjöström, David LeNeveu and Josh Gratton. He played out the season with the Coyotes going scoreless in 14 games.
On July 3, 2008, as a free agent, Hossa signed with Dinamo Riga of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. After leading Riga with 22 goals in the 2008–09 season, Marcel went a step further in the 2009–10 season, leading the KHL in goals with 35. He was selected to play for Slovakia, alongside his brother Marian, in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
On May 7, 2010, Hossa left Riga and signed a two-year contract with reigning Champions Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL.
On July 26, 2011, Hossa signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow.
==Awards and achievements==
*2000–01 WHL - West Second All-Star Team
*2002–03 Played in the NHL YoungStars Game
==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
1998–99 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		70 	7 	14 	21 	66 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		237 	31 	30 	61 	106 	 	14 	2 	2 	4 	10
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		159 	73 	67 	140 	174 	 	12 	6 	1 	7 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1999 	Slovakia 	WJC18 	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
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	21	3	4 	7 	30
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	33	6	11	17 	12
==References==
==External links==
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