Marcel Goc

Marcel Goc
Marcel Goc
Born	August 24, 1983 (age 40); Calw, FRG
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team; Former teams	Nashville Predators; San Jose Sharks
National team	Germany
NHL draft	20th overall, 2001; San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2003–present

Marcel Goc (Template:Pron-en; born August 24, 1983) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators 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, Marcel 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.

Playoff success

Goc will always be remembered ^{[how do we know?]} in San Jose for his performance debut in the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. 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.

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
NHL totals			338	32	52	84	90	43	3	6	9	10

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Preceded by Jeff Jillson	San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 2001	Succeeded by Mike Morris

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