Boris Valábik
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| Born | February 14, 1986 Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Kometa Brno Atlanta Thrashers Boston Bruins |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2004 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
Boris Valábik (born February 14, 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Valabik was drafted 10th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Playing career [edit]
On February 18, 2011, Valabik was traded by Atlanta to the Boston Bruins along with Rich Peverley for Mark Stuart and Blake Wheeler.[1]
On July 3, 2011, Valabik signed a one year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The contract is worth $550,000 at the NHL level.[2] After recovering from off-season surgery to his knee, Valabik was finally assigned to AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins midway through the 2011–12 season. In only his third game from making his return, Valabik suffered a season-ending hand injury that required surgery on February 16, 2012.[3]
Awards and achievements [edit]
- 2003–04 OHL First All-Rookie Team
- 2003–04 CHL All-Rookie Team
- 2003–04 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2007–08 AHL Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves)
Career statistics [edit]
Regular season and playoffs [edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Nitra | SVK Jr. | 46 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 278 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 231 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 184 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 229 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 71 | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 49 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 80 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International [edit]
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Slovakia |
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| World Junior U18 Championships | ||
| Silver | 2003 Yaroslavl | Ice hockey |
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2003 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Junior int'l totals | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 112 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
References [edit]
- ^ "Bruins land Peverley for Wheeler, Stuart". National Hockey League. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Valabik done for the season". Citizens' Voice. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
External links [edit]
- Boris Valábik's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Boris Valábik's player profile at NHL.com
- Boris Valábik – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Boris Valábik's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Braydon Coburn |
Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick 2004 |
Succeeded by Alex Bourret |
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- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Kitchener Rangers players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Nitra
- Providence Bruins players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- Slovak ice hockey biography stubs
