Ice hockey player
Tomáš Záborský | |||
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Born |
(1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 37) Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Slovak team Former teams |
Dukla Trenčín Hartford Wolf Pack Ässät Avangard Omsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa HIFK Brynäs IF Tappara SaiPa HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Schwenninger Wild Wings HK Poprad | ||
National team | Slovakia | ||
NHL draft |
137th overall, 2006 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Tomáš Záborský (born 14 November 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga.
Playing career
Drafted in the 5th round, 137th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, in the 2006 CHL Import Draft, Zaborsky was selected 36th overall by the Saginaw Spirit.
He spent his entire OHL career with the Saginaw Spirit. Zaborsky has also played professionally in Slovakia with HC Dukla Trenčín. He has played in the ECHL for the Charlotte Checkers and Dayton Bombers, and spent time in the AHL with the Hartford Wolfpack, the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate. Since the 2009–2010 he is playing in Pori, Finland, playing for Ässät. Zaborsky was named the European Hockey Player of the Month by eurohockey.com in September 2011. In 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk.
On 26 April 2019, Záborský left Tappara after two seasons and opted to continue his professional career in the Liiga, agreeing to a two-year contract as a free agent with SaiPa.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 39 | ||
2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 42 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HK 95 Považská Bystrica | SVK.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 59 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 68 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 28 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 43 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 47 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 52 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 52 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | HIFK | Liiga | 60 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 55 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | ||
2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 58 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Tappara | Liiga | 47 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 53 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | SaiPa | Liiga | 53 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 41 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 50 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 34 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Liiga totals | 468 | 170 | 182 | 352 | 272 | 58 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 52 | ||||
KHL totals | 97 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2007 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
2014 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Senior totals | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Transactions
- 24 June 2006 – Drafted in the 5th round, 137th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
- 19 July 2010 – Traded from the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Ducks for Defenseman Matt McCue
References
- "Útok má zvučnou posilu! Bílí Tygři podepsali Tomáše Záborského". hcbilitygri.cz (in Czech). 27 August 2021.
- "Poprad angažoval elitného strelca a rozlúčil sa s legionárom". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak). 5 September 2022.
- "SaiPa announce three new signings". SaiPa (in Finnish). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players
- Avangard Omsk players
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- Brynäs IF players
- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
- Dayton Bombers players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- HK Dukla Trenčín players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- New York Rangers draft picks
- Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
- HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica players
- SaiPa players
- Saginaw Spirit players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Schwenninger Wild Wings players
- Slovak ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from Trenčín
- Tappara players
- HK Poprad players
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden