Marian Gaborik
Marian Gaborik was born in Trenín, Trenín Region, Slovakia on February 14th, 1982 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 42, Marian Gaborik biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Marián Gábork (born 14 February 1982) is a professional ice hockey right winger for the Slovakian National Hockey League, currently under lockout. (NHL)
He began his playing days with Dukla Trencn for two seasons before being selected third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, making him the highest drafted Slovak player in NHL history.
Gábork, the Wild's all-time leading scorer in goals, spent eight seasons with the Wild before joining the New York Rangers in 2009.
He has appeared for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings as well.
Gábork gained his first Stanley Cup while playing for the Kings on June 13, 2014. Gábory has represented Slovakia for two decades, winning a bronze medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships.
Playing career
In 1997–98, Gábork scored 59 points in Dukla Trenn's junior team, earning 59 points in 36 games. He appeared in one Slovak Extraliga game with Dukla Trenn's men's team that season, scoring a goal in his first game. He played for Dukla Trenn in the Slovak Extraliga full-time and played 20 points in 33 games as a rookie during the 1999-99 season. In his rookie year, Gábork then scored in 48 games in his first season.
After Rick DiPietro and Dany Heatley's third overall pick in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Gábork became the first-ever draft pick for the expansion Minnesota Wild. During his rookie season with the Wild, Gábore showed promise, scoring the team's first ever regular season goal and earning 18 goals and 36 points. He boosted his game in 2001-2002, notching his first 30-goal season and almost doubled his rookie output to 67 points. On November 13, 2001, he scored his first NHL hat-trick in his career at the start of the season. Gábork was named to his first NHL All-Star Game in 2002–03 and claimed the fastest skater title in the nation's fastest skater competition, winning the rink in 13.713 seconds. He scored 30 goals for the second straight season, but more importantly, the Wild helped with the Wild's first Stanley Cup playoff appearance. With 17 points in 18 games as part of a push for the Western Conference Finals, he marked off his third appearance in the NBA.
Because his first entry-level deal came to an end in the off-season, Gábork's season with the Wild came to an end. With Dukla Trenn's manager, Allan Walsh, he said that Gáborn would not take less than $6.5 million a year. After changing agents three times, Gábork agreed to a three-year, $10 million contract with the Wild on October 31, 2003. He played in only 65 games this season, with 18 goals and 40 points. Due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Gábork has returned to Dukla Trenn, where he led with 52 points in 29 games. He spent time with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Elitserien.
In a 65-game season marred by a groin injury, Gábork took another step forward, becoming a point-per-game player with 38 goals and 66 points in a 65-game season. In 2006-07, his season was cut short once more, with him re-injuring his groin against the Anaheim Ducks on October 20. Despite a 10- to 14-day recovery time, he did not return to the lineup until January 6, 2007, against the Colorado Avalanche two-and-a-half months later. Despite the fact that Gábork missed 34 games, he nevertheless won his second consecutive 30-goal season to go with 57 points overall.
Gábork scored six points against the New York Rangers on December 20, 2007, with five goals and an assist. This made him the first Wildcat player to score five goals in a game, as well as the first NHLer to do so in 11 years (against the Washington Capitals on December 26, 1996). He was selected to his second NHL All-Star Game and would go on to set new personal records of 42 goals, 41 assists, and 83 points. In March 2008, Gábork completed his time as the Wild's team captain for a year. It was the first time in his career he was chosen as part of the team's monthly rotating captaincy. The Wild started talks early to re-sign Gábork, who was in his final year with the Wild in 2008-09. When Gábork's ten-year, $80 million contract was turned down, the Wildcats then started receiving trade offers from NHL teams. In his last year, his playing time with the Wild was limited after being suspended early in the season due to a lower-body injury shortly before undergoing hip surgery in January 2009. He returned to the lineup on March 21, 2009, against the Edmonton Oilers, and finished the season with 23 points in 17 games.
In the 2009 offseason, Gábork was unable to commit to a new deal with the Wild. He left the Wild after eight seasons as the club's last original player and as the club's all-time leader in goals, assists, and points.
Following The Province's announcement that he had recently bought a house in West Vancouver in the 2009 off-season, Gábork was speculated to be interested in signing with the Vancouver Canucks. Nevertheless, Gábork signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New York Rangers on the first day of free agency on July 1, 2009. Over five years, the Rangers nabbed him to a reported $37.5 million contract.
Gábork got off to a good start with his new team, scoring ten goals in his first 12 games. About a month into the season, he sustained a knee injury while playing against former Ranger Petr Prcha in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes on October 26, 2009. He missed two games, including one in Minnesota against the Wild, his first game back in Minnesota. When his right leg was cut by team goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during a team practice on February 9, 2010, Gábor has been ill for the second time in the season. Despite the fact that the Rangers missed the 2010 playoffs, Gábork did not disappoint in his first season with the team; he played in 76 games, beating his career high of 42 goals, and set a new career record in points with 86.
In 2010–11, Gábork's second season with the Rangers was marred by injury. In a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he sustained a shoulder injury after being trapped with an unlawful boarder. The injury forced him to miss nearly a month and, when he returned, he limited his playing style, which is based on his fantastic wrist shot. Whether due to his lingering effects from his various ailments, Gábor stayed a streaky scorer through the season, winning 22 goals and 26 assists in 62 games, though 12 of those goals came in four games. In a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on 19 January 2011, Gábork scored four goals and an assist. The Rangers qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since Gáborski had joined the team, defeating the New Jersey Devils 5–2 in the final game of the season. After the game, Gábork had an assist on the game-winning goal and had a plus-minus rating of +2 during the game.
Gábork was named MVP of Ottawa's 59th NHL All-Star Game on January 29, 2012.
In game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Gábork won a triple-overtime game against the Washington Capitals, giving the Rangers a 2-1 advantage in the series, while ending one of the longest playoff games in Rangers history.
Gábork, who remained idle during the labour war, struggled to resurrect his previous scoring momentum with New York after the signing of Rick Nash to the Rangers, who was often overshadowed.
Gábork was cut on April 3rd, along with minor league players Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle, in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore, and a sixth-round draft pick after scoring nine goals in 35 games. In a victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night, Gábork made his Blue Jackets debut and made an immediate impact, scoring the game-winning goal and receiving an assist. In Columbus' first game of the 2013–14 season, they fell 4–3 to the Calgary Flames, Gábor scored for Columbus.
In exchange for forward Matt Frattin, a second-round draft pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Gábor was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on March 5th, 2014. In the 2014 playoffs, the Kings' acquisition of Gábork paid dividends, as he went on to lead the playoffs with 14 goals and assisted the Kings' quest for their second Stanley Cup in three years, defeating his former team, the New York Rangers.
Gábork, a pending free agent, opted to remain with the Kings on a seven-year, $34.15 million contract on June 25, 2014. Gaborik will have scored 27 goals for 47 points in 69 games with the Kings in the 2014–15 season. His goal-scoring will decrease over the next three seasons, and injuries will take their toll.
On December 15, 2017, Gábork played his 1,000th game in his career. In a 4–2 win over the Rangers, Gábor beat the Rangers by two points.
However, Gábork and Nick Shore were swapped to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson, two months later.
On April 5, 2018, Gábork underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back. Since being put on the injured reserve list, he could have his retirement from the 2017–18 season.
Gaborik's rights were traded from Ottawa to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Braydon Coburn, forward Cédric Paquette, and a 2022 second-round draft pick. This was seen as a step toward ensuring Tampa Bay is cap-compliant for the 2020-20 NBA seasons.
Gaborik officially announced his retirement from the NHL on November 4, 2021.