Marcel Goc (/ɡɒtʃ/; born 24 August 1983) is a German former professional ice hockey player.
| Marcel Goc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goc with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014 | |||
| Born | 24 August 1983 Calw, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | SERC Wild Wings Adler Mannheim San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues | ||
| National team |  Germany | ||
| NHL draft | 20th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2020 | ||
Goc's father Josef played hockey in his native Czechoslovakia,[1] 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,[2] played 388 games in the DEL[3] and won 112 caps for the German men's national team. He won a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Games.[4]
Playing career edit
As a youth, Goc played in the 1996 and 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Baden-Württemberg.[5]
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).[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Goc signed a three-year contract as a free agent worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on 1 July 2011.[6] On 11 October 2011, Goc scored his first goal with the Panthers against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[citation needed]
On 5 March 2014, Goc was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd and a 5th round pick.[7] As a free agent Goc re-signed with the Penguins to a $1.2 million contract.[8]
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.[9] After 43 games with the Penguins on 27 January 2015, Goc was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Maxim Lapierre.[10]
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.[11] In January 2017, he suffered a torn ACL and had to undergo surgery.[12] 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.[13]
International play edit
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.[14] His best result at a World Championships was a fourth place finish in 2010.[15]
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.[16]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | 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 | 342 | 44 | 109 | 153 | 98 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 636 | 75 | 113 | 188 | 157 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | ||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 2018 Pyeongchang | |
| 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 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 73 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [17] |
References edit
- ^ Schwarzwälder Bote "Eishockey-Stars besuchen ihre Schule", July 6,2010
- ^ "Marcel Goc Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Marcel Goc at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank". www.rodi-db.de (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ Hooks Orpik (5 March 2014). "Trade Deadline: Pens acquire Marcel Goc from Florida Panthers". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Pittsburgh Penguins (1 July 2014). "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Marcel Goc". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Penguins fall to Flyers 5-3". Pittsburgh Penguins. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Penguins send Goc to Blues for Lapierre". The Sports Network. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Marcel Goc signs in German League". NBC Sports. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Marcel Goc bleibt bei den Adlern - in neuer Funktion!". mannheim24.de (in German). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Keating, Steve. "Ice hockey: Silver is miracle enough for Germany". U.S. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank". www.rodi-db.de (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ e.V., Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. "Marcel Goc schließt das Nationalmannschafts-Kapitel | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e.V." www.deb-online.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or TSN.ca
- Marcel Goc Official website