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
     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 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 NHL totals 1309 525 609 1134 628 205 52 97 149 95

International

 Year Team Event   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 Junior Int'l totals 12 9 6 15 14 Senior int'l totals 74 25 31 56 30
All-Star Games

 Year Location   G A Pts 2001 Denver 0 2 2 2003 Sunrise 0 0 0 2007 Dallas 0 4 4 2008 Atlanta 1 1 2 All-Star totals 1 7 8

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Category:1979 births
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
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Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Portland Winterhawks players
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Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Swedish Hockey League players