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• Professional ice hockey player Marian Gaborik plays for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

  Gaborik missed several games after suffering a lower body injury on October 15, 2008, but returned to the Wild practice on December 9, 2008.ESPN.com: Gaborik... Practices with Wild for First Time Since Oct. 15 On January 2, 2009, the Wild announced that Gaborik would undergo surgery on his hip and would likely miss 10-14 weeks, with the possibility of returning near the end of the season.ESPN.com: Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik to Have Hip Surgery

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: February 14, 1982
  2. Birthplace: Trencin, Slovakia
  3. Nickname: Gabby
  4. Height: 6' 1"
  5. Weight: 199 lbs.
  6. Position: Right wing
  7. Shoots: Left
  8. Draft year: 2000
  9. Brother Branislav Gaborik is a scout for the Minnesota Wild|WildOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik
  10. Scored the first goal in the history of the Minnesota Wild franchise on October 6, 2000Official Site of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik
  11. Holds Wild franchise records for goals, assists, power-play goals, game-winning goals and shotsOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik
  12. Close friends with Pavol Demitra and Marcel HossaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik
  13. Owns an ice arena in Trecin, SlovakiaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik
  14. Represented Slovakia in the 2006 Winter Olympics

• NHL Career

  Gaborik was drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL draft by the Minnesota Wild. He joined the Wild for his rookie season that same year, playing in 71 games and scoring 18 goals and 18 assists. Gaborik continued with the Wild until the 2004-05 NHL lockout, when he played in Slovakia and Sweden. Following the lockout, Gaborlik returned to the Wild, where he was named captain for March and April of 2008.

• Career Highlights

  • 1999: World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, bronze medal
  • 2002: NHL Player of the Week for October 21-27
  • 2003: NHL All-Star Game

• Timeline

  • 1997-00: Dukla Trencin, Slovak Extraliga
  • 2000: Drafted by Minnesota Wild
  • 2000-04: Minnesota Wild
  • 2004-05: Dukla Trencin, Slovak Extraliga
  • 2004-05: Farjestads BK Karlstad, Elitserien
  • 2005-present: Minnesota Wild

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