Marian Gaborik
Jersey Number: 10
Player information for Marian Gaborik
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Born
February 14, 1982
Number
10
Shoots
Left
Weight
200 lbs (91kg)
Birthplace
Trencin, SVK
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Played parts of two seasons in Columbus, recording 9-13-22 with a plus-5 rating in 34 outings from 2012-14.
- Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in his first game as a Blue Jacket on April 4, 2013 at Nashville.
- Finished a 17-year NHL career with 407-408-815 and 492 penalty minutes in 1,035 games with the Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild from 2000-18.
- Eclipsed the 30-goal mark seven times in his career, including three 40-goal campaigns (2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12).
- Helped Los Angeles win the 2014 Stanley Cup after leading the NHL in postseason goals with 14-8-22 in 26 contests.
- Owns the Wild’s all-time record for goals (219) and ranks second in points (437) entering the 2025-26 campaign.
- A three-time NHL All-Star Game participant (2003, 2008, 2012), he won the Most Valuable Player award in the 2012 event with 3-1-4.
- Scored a goal while making his NHL debut with the Wild as an 18-year-old on Oct. 6, 2000 at Anaheim (Guy Hebert).
- Tallied career highs with the NY Rangers in 2009-10 with 42-44-86 in 76 games, placing fifth in the NHL in goals and 10th in points.
- Collected a goal and an assist in his 1,000th NHL game on Dec. 15, 2017 at the New York Rangers.
- Represented Slovakia on the international stage on numerous occasions, including two Olympic Games (2006, 2010), six IIHF World Championships (2001, 2004-05, 2007, 2011, 2015), two World Cups (2004, 2016), two IIHF World Junior Championships (1999-2000) and two IIHF U18 World Championships (1999-2000).
- Spent his junior hockey career in the HK Dukla Trencin program and made his professional debut with the men’s team in the Slovak Extraliga league in 1997-98.
- He currently owns the Arena MG ice rink in his native city of Trencin, which hosts annual hockey school summer camps.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 38 |
| 2013-2014 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 47 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 85 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Minnesota in the first-round, third overall, in the 2000 NHL Draft.
- Acquired from the New York Rangers with D Steven Delisle and D Blake Parlett in exchange for C Derick Brassard, RW Derek Dorsett, D John Moore and a sixth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft on April 3, 2013.
- Traded to Los Angeles in exchange for F Matt Frattin, a conditional second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft on Mar. 5, 2014.