Mark Katic

Mark Katic
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 team  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]

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 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

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

  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.