Marcel Goc

Marcel Goc
Goc warming up before a game during his tenure with the Nashville Predators.
Born	August 24, 1983 (1983-08-24) (age 28) Calw, FRG
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators
National team	Germany
NHL Draft	20th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2003–present

Marcel Goc (pronounced /ˈɡɒtʃ/; born August 24, 1983) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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 2003–2004 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). 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.

Goc has two brothers who also play professional hockey. Sascha Goc has played for Team Germany as well, and a younger brother Nikolai, who alongside Sascha plays for the Hannover Scorpions.

On August 20, 2009, Goc signed a one year $550,000 two-way contract with the Nashville Predators and after a very successful first half of the 2009/2010 season, he was rewarded with a $775,000 one year contract extension.

Goc signed a three-year contract worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2011.^[1]

Playoff success

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.

Marcel Goc in warmups on March 28, 2008

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		51	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		58	13	28	41	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		45	8	9	17	24		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Mannheim Eagles	DEL		8	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Mannheim Eagles	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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				389	41	67	108	96		43	3	6	9	10

References

1. ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 

External links

• Goc's website
• Marcel Goc's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Marcel Goc's NHL player profile
• Marcel Goc at TSN.ca
• Goc's blog at SanJoseSharks.com

Preceded by Jeff Jillson

San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 2001

Succeeded by Mike Morris

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Name	Goc, Marcel
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Date of birth	August 24, 1983
Place of birth	Calw, FRG
Date of death	none
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