Marian Gaborik
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Marián Gáborík (Born February 14, 1982 in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
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Playing career
Gáborík was drafted by the Wild in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, First Round, Third Overall. He showed promise during his rookie season, collecting 18 goals for the expansion Wild. Gáborík took the next step forward in the 2001-2002 season as he notched his first 30 goal season and had a career high 67 points. Marián again would score 30 goals the following year, but more importantly led the Wild to its first ever playoff experience, capping off the season with a trip to the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately, injuries have riddled the last two seasons for Gáborík, as he was forced to miss 34 games between the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 seasons. However, Gáborík still managed to score 38 goals in 2005-2006 and produced his 8th career hat trick, and has turned the trick against a team from all six divisions. Marián is an immense talent, exemplified by his selection to the Slovakian Olympic team and his offensive production on a defensive minded team, but still receives criticism for his inconsistency and inability to remain in the lineup. He recently rejected a long term contract proposal from the Wild and appears to be looking for a more lucrative deal in light of the 5 year $39 million deal signed by Brad Richards. Recently signed 3-year 19 million dollar deal with the wild.Awards
- NHL Player of the Week for October 21-27, 2002
- Played in the 2003 NHL All-Star game
Records
- Scored first goal in history of the Minnesota Wild franchise on October 6, 2000
- First player to record a hat-trick in the history of the club on November 13, 2001
- Won the fastest skater competition at the 2003 All-Star Game, lapping the rink in 13.713 seconds
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PP | SH | GW | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 32 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 46 | +12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Dukla Trencin | Slovak | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 65 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 16 | +10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Dukla Trencin | Slovak | 29 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 2004-05 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 65 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 64 | +6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 5 years | Totals | NHL | 360 | 134 | 140 | 274 | 196 | +22 | 34 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | ||
Stats as of April 18th, 2006.
International play
- Bronze medal on 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2001 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
- Team Slovakia - 47 caps / 15 goals
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