Mark Katic

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Mark Katic
2022-04-20 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2021-22, Playoff-Halbfinale) by Sandro Halank-086.jpg
Born (1989-05-09) May 9, 1989 (age 35)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams		 EC VSV
New York Islanders
Eisbären Berlin
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Skellefteå AIK
Adler Mannheim
National teamFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
NHL draft 62nd overall, 2007
New York Islanders
Playing career 2009–present

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

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

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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 515293433—————
2006–07 Sarnia StingOHL68535403141348
2007–08 Sarnia StingOHL45526312860338
2008–09 Sarnia StingOHL631341544541016
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 483111416—————
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL634263037—————
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 110114—————
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL14044610000
2012–13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 476131922131010
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 441101118400032
2014–15 KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL3245937—————
2015–16 KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL5237108—————
2016–17 KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL576202624—————
2016–17 Skellefteå AIK SHL 40222571010
2017–18 Skellefteå AIKSHL514172128160332
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL5132932014410142
2019–20 Adler MannheimDEL51630364—————
2020–21 Adler MannheimDEL3341317661230
2021–22 Adler MannheimDEL31614201090880
2022–23 Adler MannheimDEL5051419841012
NHL totals110114—————
DEL totals263301131435046720274

Awards and honours

AwardYear
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Moving large madness NHL" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Katic makes NHL debut with Islanders". Timmins Daily Press. February 24, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Katic and Foy join Eisbären". Eisbären Berlin (in German). July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Katic, another "Bear" with croatian ancestry". hrsport.net (in Croatian). June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Team Canada wins Spengler Cup". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Skellefteå AIK värvar från KHL - Skellefteå AIK Hockey". www.skellefteaaik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Adler nehmen Mark Katic unter Vertrag". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mark Katic is a dream signing for VSV" (in German). EC VSV. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 305. ISBN   978-1-60078-422-4.
  10. ↑ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF . April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Timmins' Mark Katic spengler cup champion". kisstimmins.com. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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