Marco Rossi

Marco Rossi is an Austrian professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rossi grew up in Austria and moved to Switzerland in 2011 to further his career. He spent several years there, making his professional debut in 2018 with the GCK Lions of the Swiss League, the second tier of hockey in Switzerland. Selected by the 67s in the 2018 CHL Import Draft, Rossi moved to North America that year and has played two seasons there. In 2019–20 he led the OHL in scoring and was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the most valuable player in the league. Regarded as a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Rossi was selected 9th overall by the Wild. Internationally Rossi has played for the Austrian national junior team at the under-18 World Championships and World Junior Championships.