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Mark Katic
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Mark Katic (born May 9, 1989) is a Canadian born Croatian professional ice hockey player. Katic is currently playing for EC VSV in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). Katic played previously with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Katic is of Croatian descent.[1]
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Playing career
[edit]Katic was selected by the New York Islanders in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
He made his NHL debut on February 24, 2011, when he was called up from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on an emergency basis, to play defence in an away game against the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first NHL game he recorded an assist and logged 15:37 of ice time, although the Flyers beat the Islanders 4–3 in overtime.[2]
On July 4, 2012, it was announced that Katic has signed a contract with six time German champion Eisbären Berlin.[3] He helped the Eisbären team win the 2012-13 national German championship.
On June 12, 2013, it was announced that Katic has signed a contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb from Croatia, newest member of KHL.[4] In December 2016, Katic won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.[5] He left Zagreb on February 13, 2017, and transferred to Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[6] In the 2017–18 campaign, Katic won silver in the SHL.
In April 2018, Katic inked a two-year deal with German DEL side, Adler Mannheim.[7]
Katic remained with Adler Mannheim for five seasons before leaving as a free agent to sign in the neighbouring ICEHL, on a one-year contract with EC VSV, on April 28, 2023.[8]
International Play
[edit]Born in Canada, Katic represents Croatia in international play. He previously represented Canada in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the Spengler Cup tournaments.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 51 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 68 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 45 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 63 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 63 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 44 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 52 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 57 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 31 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 263 | 30 | 113 | 143 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2006 | [9] |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2007 | |
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Eisbären Berlin) | 2013 | |
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [10] |
| International | ||
| Spengler Cup | 2016 | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Moving large madness NHL" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Katic makes NHL debut with Islanders". Timmins Daily Press. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ "Katic and Foy join Eisbären". Eisbären Berlin (in German). July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Katic, another "Bear" with croatian ancestry". hrsport.net (in Croatian). June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Team Canada wins Spengler Cup". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Skellefteå AIK värvar från KHL - Skellefteå AIK Hockey". www.skellefteaaik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Adler nehmen Mark Katic unter Vertrag". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Mark Katic is a dream signing for VSV" (in German). EC VSV. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Timmins' Mark Katic spengler cup champion". kisstimmins.com. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database