Marián Hossa

Marián Hossa
Hossa in August 2013
Born	(1979-01-12) January 12, 1979 (age 38) Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Chicago Blackhawks Dukla Trenčín Ottawa Senators Mora IK Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1997 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1996–present

Marián Hossa (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmarijaːn ˈɦosa]; born January 12, 1979) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round, 12th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. After spending his first seven NHL seasons with the Senators, he has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and his current team, the Chicago Blackhawks. Over the course of his career, he has made five NHL All-Star Game appearances and played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams, finally winning the Stanley Cup in 2009–10 with the third team, the Chicago Blackhawks. He won two additional Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks during the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons. Hossa became the 44th player in NHL history to score 500 goals on October 18, 2016.

Hossa was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. Shortly thereafter, he was selected fifth overall in the 1997 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft by the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL), acquiring his major junior rights in the event that he did not immediately stick with the Senators in the NHL.