Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will undergo surgery Friday to repair a small tear in his right rotator cuff. "Marian's injury did not respond sufficiently to our non-operative treatment over the last three weeks so we have collectively decided today to go ahead with the surgery," general manager Stan Bowman said in a statement. "Marian is a franchise player, and we want what is best for him and the Blackhawks long-term. This was a mutual decision and one we feel very confident is the right one." Chicago signed Hossa to a 12-year, $62.8 million deal on July 1, and the club says that they were aware of the injury.