Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft; after playing for the Senators, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings. Over the course of his career, he has made four NHL All-Star Game appearances. Hossa played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals\' with three different teams before finally winning the Stanley Cup in 2009–10 with the Blackhawks.
Hossa was born in Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia, to František Hossa, a former head coach of the Slovak national ice hockey team, and Mária Hossová, a clothing designer. His younger brother by two years, Marcel Hossa, drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2000, followed in his footsteps playing for both of Marián\'s previous junior teams, HC Dukla Trenčín and the Portland Winter Hawks; while the two have played together for Mora IK of the Elitserien during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and on the Slovak national team in the World Championships and Winter Olympics. Coincidentally, they were both dealt by their NHL teams on the day of the 2007–08 trade deadline – Marián from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marcel from the New York Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes. The younger Hossa is currently playing overseas with AK-Bars KAZAN of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Marian is good friends with fellow Slovakian, Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers.
He married his long-time girlfriend Jana Ferová on July 17, 2010 in Trenčín.
On July 1, 2009, Hossa signed a 12 year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks worth $62.8 million. The contract is front-loaded with $59.3 million due in the first eight years for an average cap hit of $5.2 million per season. It was also the most lucrative deal in team history until defenceman Duncan Keith signed a 13-year, $72 million contract several months later in December 2009. The signing of Hossa by the Blackhawks coincided with the departure of the team\'s leading scorer and MVP from the previous season, Martin Havlat, to the Minnesota Wild that same day. blackhawks jersey black Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that the veteran forward was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous postseason. The injury required Hossa to undergo surgery, and caused him to miss the first eight weeks of the season.
The recent news of Marián Hossa
Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa won\'t be at training camp for several days as he mourns the loss of close friend Pavol Demitra.
Demitra, a former Slovakia national team captain, was among 37 players, coaches and staff of Russia\'s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club who died last week when their Yak-42 jet crashed outside Yaroslavl en route to their first game of the Continental Hockey League season. Of the 45 people on the plane, 44 died.
Hossa, along with fellow Slovak NHL players Zdeno Chara and Marian Gaborik, attended Demitra\'s funeral service Thursday in western Slovakia, where Demitra began his career in the top Slovak league in 1992.
The Blackhawks want to give Hossa a few extra days to be ready.
\"He\'ll be here in a couple days,\" general manager Stan Bowman said. \"Marian has gone through a tough time here. I spoke to him the other day. It\'s a tough situation for him. blackhawks jersey black On a positive note, he had his first child a couple days ago. He\'s getting that settled as well. We want to give him the time to be ready to step on the ice. Our thoughts are with blackhawks jersey black him.\"
The Blackhawks\' first practice is Saturday. Their first preseason game is Tuesday against Edmonton.
