Mark Katic

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]

Mark Katic
Born	(1989-05-09) May 9, 1989 (age 36) 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

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]