Marcel Goc

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 (1983-08-24) 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

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).

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.[6] 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.[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]

Goc warming up before a game during his tenure with the Nashville Predators

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

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

Regular season and playoffs
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
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place2018 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 0
Tier I junior totals 18 5 7 12 12
Senior totals 73 9 10 19 16

Awards and honours
Award Year
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [17]

References
  1. Schwarzwälder Bote "Eishockey-Stars besuchen ihre Schule", July 6,2010
  2. "Marcel Goc Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Marcel Goc at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank". www.rodi-db.de (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. Hooks Orpik (5 March 2014). "Trade Deadline: Pens acquire Marcel Goc from Florida Panthers". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  8. Pittsburgh Penguins (1 July 2014). "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Marcel Goc". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "Penguins fall to Flyers 5-3". Pittsburgh Penguins. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  10. "Penguins send Goc to Blues for Lapierre". The Sports Network. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  11. "Marcel Goc signs in German League". NBC Sports. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  12. "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. "Marcel Goc bleibt bei den Adlern - in neuer Funktion!". mannheim24.de (in German). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. Keating, Steve. "Ice hockey: Silver is miracle enough for Germany". U.S. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. "RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank". www.rodi-db.de (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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