Marek Svatoš
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| NHL Team | Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Slovakia |
| Born | June 17, 1982, Košice, CS |
| NHL Draft | 227th overall, 2001 Colorado Avalanche |
| Pro Career | 2004 – present |
Marek Svatoš (born 17 June 1982 in Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Marek Svatoš was picked 227th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first NHL games for the Avalanche in the 2003-2004 season. Following a strong performance in the Avalanche's second round loss in the playoffs before the lock out, Svatoš recorded his first career hat-trick in the NHL against the Calgary Flames in a 7-3 win on October 10. Svatoš was chosen to play in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy as part of the Slovakian national team. On March 9, 2006, it was announced that Svatos sustained a fracture on his right shoulder that forced him to miss the rest of the 2005-06 NHL season. At the time of his injury, Svatos led the NHL in game-winning goals with nine, which tied an NHL record for game-winning goals by a rookie.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 39 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2001-02 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 53 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 40 | ||
| 2002-03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 65 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Statistics - from Internet Hockey Database
- Marek Svatoš at the NHL page
- Marek Svatoš at the Colorado Avalanche page
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