Goc saw action in 699 NHL contests,[2] played 388 games in the DEL[3] and won 112 caps for the German men's national team.

[4] As a youth, Goc played in the 1996 and 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Baden-Württemberg.

[citation needed] Goc signed a three-year contract as a free agent worth $5.1 million with the Florida Panthers on 1 July 2011.

[10] 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.

The NHL didn't release its players for the tournament, but Goc was able to participate as he was playing professionally in Germany.