Hossa did more than win a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. He also made history, becoming the first NHL player to appear in three straight Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams. Hossa lost in the Final in 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and 2009 with the Detroit Red Wings.

Selected by the Ottawa Senators with the No. 12 pick in the 1997 NHL Draft, Hossa made his League debut Oct. 1, 1997, against the Montreal Canadiens. He had one assist in seven games and was assigned to Portland of the Western Hockey League, where he won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie and helped Portland win the 1998 Memorial Cup.

Hossa scored his first NHL goal Dec. 9, 1998, against the Florida Panthers, and was named to the 1998-99 NHL All-Rookie Team. He also was second to Chris Drury in voting for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the League's top rookie, after scoring 15 goals and 30 points. Hossa scored 30 or more goals four times with the Senators, finishing fourth in the NHL with 45 goals in 2002-03.

Ottawa traded him to the Atlanta Thrashers with Greg DeVries for Dany Heatley on Aug. 23, 2005. He led the NHL with seven shorthanded goals in 2005-06 and had his first 100-point season (43 goals, 57 assists) in 2006-07.

On Feb. 26, 2008, the Thrashers traded Hossa and Pascal Dupuis to Pittsburgh for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round pick. He had 12 goals and 26 points in 20 playoff games in 2008 to help the Penguins reach the Cup Final.

Hossa signed with Detroit as a free agent on July 2, 2008, and had 40 goals in 2008-09, becoming the eighth NHL player to score 40 goals with three teams. He helped the Red Wings make it to the Cup Final and was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team.

Hossa signed with Chicago as a free agent July 1, 2009, but missed the first 22 games of the season because of injury. He made his Blackhawks debut Nov. 25, 2009, scoring twice against the San Jose Sharks. Hossa shared the NHL lead with five shorthanded goals that season. When Chicago was presented with the Stanley Cup after eliminating the Philadelphia Flyers in the Final, captain Jonathan Toews made the ceremonial first pass of the Cup to Hossa.

In 2013 Hossa and the Blackhawks returned to the Stanley Cup Final; he had seven goals and 16 points as Chicago won the title. He got his 1,000th NHL point Oct. 30, 2014, against Ottawa.

In the 2015 playoffs, Hossa had 17 points to help Chicago win the Cup. He scored his 50th NHL playoff goal April 21, 2016, against the St. Louis Blues.