Position Centre Name Marcel Goc Spouse Suzanne Goc Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Salary 1.2 million USD (2015) | National team Germany Height 1.85 m Current team Adler Mannheim Playing career Weight 89 kg | |
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Born 24 August 1983 (age 40)
Calw, West Germany ( 1983-08-24 ) DEL team
Former teams Adler Mannheim
Schwenninger Wild Wings
San Jose Sharks
Nashville Predators
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
St. Louis Blues NHL Draft 20th overall, 2001
San Jose Sharks Similar People Sidney Crosby, Ray Shero, David Backes, Mike Johnston, Willie Mitchell | ||
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Marcel Goc (; born 24 August 1983) is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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- Marcel Goc vs Michael Latta Nov 2 2013
- Playing career
- International play
- References
Goc has two brothers who also play professional hockey. His older brother Sascha has played for Team Germany as well and currently plays for the Schwenninger Wild Wings. His younger brother Nikolai also plays for Adler Mannheim and Team Germany.
Marcel Goc vs Michael Latta Nov 2, 2013
Playing career
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.
International play
He 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, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 Winter Olympics, and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Touted for his defensive prowess and faceoff skills, Goc looks to be a fixture on Team Germany for many years.