Playing career

Goc was drafted in the first round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. He spent all of the 2003-04 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' then minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs. He holds the franchise record in Cleveland for longest assist streak (7 games).

In his first NHL game, Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the St. Louis Blues, Goc assisted on the series-clinching goal by deflecting the puck away from Blues goaltender Chris Osgood and right to Mark Smith. Then, in his second game, Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, he scored the series-clinching goal by deflecting a shot past Avalanche goaltender David Aebischer.

On 20 August 2009, Goc signed a one-year $550,000 two-way contract with the Nashville Predators and after a very successful first half of the 2009-10 season, he was rewarded with a $775,000 one-year contract extension.

Goc signed a three-year contract as a free agent worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on 1 July 2011. On 11 October 2011, Goc scored his first goal with the Panthers against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On 5 March 2014, Goc was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd and a 5th round pick. As a free agent Goc re-signed with the Penguins to a $1.2 million contract.

In the following 2014-15 season, on 22 October 2014, in a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Goc scored his first goal with the Penguins. After 43 games with the Penguins on 27 January 2015, Goc was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Maxim Lapierre.

On September 1, 2015, as a free agent, Goc signalled the end of his NHL career in returning to Germany to sign a five-year contract with reigning Champions, Adler Mannheim of the DEL.

International play

He has played for Team Germany in numerous tournaments, including the 2000 (as a sixteen-year-old) and 2001 World Junior Championships, the 2001 U18 Championships, the 2002 World Junior tournament, the 2003 Swiss Cup, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 Winter Olympics, and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Touted for his defensive prowess and faceoff skills, Goc looks to be a fixture on Team Germany for many years.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999-00	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		51	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		58	13	28	41	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL		45	8	9	17	24		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Adler Mannheim	DEL		8	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Adler Mannheim	DEL		36	6	14	20	16		8	1	2	3	0
2003-04	Cleveland Barons	AHL		78	16	21	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	San Jose Sharks	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	1	2	0
2004-05	Cleveland Barons	AHL		76	16	34	50	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	San Jose Sharks	NHL		81	8	14	22	22		11	0	3	3	0
2006-07	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	5	8	13	24		11	2	1	3	4
2007-08	San Jose Sharks	NHL		51	5	3	8	12		4	0	0	0	2
2008-09	San Jose Sharks	NHL		55	2	9	11	18		6	0	0	0	2
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL		73	12	18	30	14		6	0	1	1	2
2010-11	Nashville Predators	NHL		51	9	15	24	6		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	Florida Panthers	NHL		57	11	16	27	10		7	2	3	5	0
2012-13	Adler Mannheim	DEL		18	4	15	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Florida Panthers	NHL		42	9	10	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Florida Panthers	NHL		62	11	12	23	31		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		12	0	2	2	4		9	0	1	1	4
2014-15	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		43	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014-15	St. Louis Blues	NHL		31	1	2	3	4		4	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				636	75	113	188	157		63	5	10	15	14

[ Source: Wikipedia ]