Marcel Rodman (September 25, 1981) is a Slovenian former professional

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forward.

Playing career

Rodman was drafted by the

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of the

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(NHL) in

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, but never played in the NHL. He has played for the

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of the DEL, and the

Graz 99ers The Moser Medical Graz 99ers are an Austrian professional ice hockey team from Graz, Styria. The club was founded in 1999 after the previous club, EHC Graz, folded prior to the 1998–99 season due to financial difficulties. The Graz99ers starte ...

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and HK Acroni Jesenice of the Austrian Hockey League. On July 18, 2013, Rodman left

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of the 2nd Bundesliga and signed as a free agent to newly promoted DEL club, Schwenningen Wild Wings. During the 2014–15 season, Rodman left

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after only appearing in 9 scoreless games with the club. He returned to the EBEL, signing with EC KAC for the remainder of the season. In 21 games with KAC, Rodman brought stability and depth to the forward lines, scoring 11 points before suffering a season-ending injury preventing him from contributing in the playoffs in which KAC would claim the championship. His younger brother

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also played the sport professionally.

International play

He participated at several

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as a member of the

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. Rodman played for the Slovenian national team at the

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, where he had 1 assist in 5 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1981 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Dresdner Eislöwen players EC Bad Tölz players Graz 99ers players HK Acroni Jesenice players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics KHL Medveščak Zagreb players EC KAC players Krefeld Pinguine players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovenia People from the Municipality of Žirovnica Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovenian ice hockey right wingers Vienna Capitals players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Slovenian expatriate ice hockey people Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia {{Slovenia-icehockey-bio-stub