PERSONAL: Marek and his wife and two children spend their summers in the Czech Republic... Enjoys playing tennis and soccer in the summer... Calls Seinfeld his favourite show and Casino his favourite movie... Says if he was not a professional hockey player that he would like to play soccer.

LAST SEASON: Played in 69 games with the Canucks and 10 games with Carolina, recording a career high seven goals and 20 points... Notched his 13th assist of the season, Mar. 29/03 at Los Angeles... Notched his 11th assist and finished the game with a plus two, Mar. 20/03 vs. Nashville... Named 1st star of the game, scoring his 7th goal to tie the game, and 10th assist, Mar. 13/03 vs. St. Louis... Scored one goal and added one assist, Mar. 3/03 at Boston... Scored his 5th goal of the season and notched his 8th assist, Feb. 27/03 vs. San Jose... Scored the game winning goal at 3:02 in OT and was awarded the game's 3rd star, Feb. 18/03 at Detroit... Played 20:13 and finished the game with a plus two rating, Jan. 19/03 at Detroit... Scored the game winning goal (short-handed), and was a plus two, Dec. 26/02 at Edmonton... Scored his first goal of the season, Nov. 29/02 at Tampa Bay... Played 16 minutes in his first game with the Canucks after being acquired from Carolina, Nov. 2/02 at Minnesota.