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Marcin Kolusz | |||
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Born | Limanowa, Poland | January 18, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
team Former teams | Free agent Podhale Nowy Targ Vancouver Giants HC Oceláři Třinec HC Havířov LHK Jestřábi Prostějov HK Poprad KH Sanok KTH Krynica GKS Tychy HC GKS Katowice Vaasan Sport HK Dukla Michalovce | ||
National team | Poland | ||
NHL Draft | 157th overall, 2003 Minnesota Wild | ||
Playing career | 2000–present |
Marcin Kolusz (born January 18, 1985) is a professional Polish ice hockey right wing. He is currently a free agent.
Kolusz played junior hockey with Podhale Nowy Targ, and was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 5th round (157th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He then spent one year in North America with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League, before returning to Europe, spending several years with teams in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Kolusz returned to Poland in 2009, and has played in the PHL since then. He has also played internationally for the Polish national team in several tournaments.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 64 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HC Havířov Panthers | CZE.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | CZE.2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 43 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad | SVK | 53 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 47 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 24 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | KH Sanok | POL | 41 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | KH Sanok | POL | 37 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | KTH Krynica | POL | 19 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | GKS Tychy | POL | 24 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | GKS Tychy | POL | 42 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | GKS Tychy | POL | 41 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | GKS Tychy | POL | 32 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 38 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 22 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | GKS Katowice | POL | 44 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Sport | Liiga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce | SVK | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Podhale Nowy Targ | POL | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | GKS Katowice | POL | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ||
POL totals | 511 | 159 | 272 | 431 | 162 | 137 | 28 | 69 | 97 | 32 | ||||
ELH totals | 88 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Slovak totals | 67 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2001 | Poland | WJC18 D2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | Poland | WJC18 D2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | |
2003 | Poland | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
2003 | Poland | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
2004 | Poland | WJC D2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |
2005 | Poland | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
2006 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
2007 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2008 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2009 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
2010 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2011 | Poland | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
2012 | Poland | WC D1B | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
2012 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2013 | Poland | WC D1B | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
2014 | Poland | WC D1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2015 | Poland | WC D1A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
2016 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | Poland | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2016 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | Poland | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | Poland | WC D1A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2019 | Poland | WC D1B | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | Poland | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 29 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 36 | |||
Senior totals | 88 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 30 |
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