Alex Goligoski

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Alex Goligoski
Date of birth July 30, 1985
place of birth Grand Rapids , Minnesota , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 80 kg
position defender
number # 33
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2004 , 2nd round, 61st position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
2002-2004 Grand Rapids Thunderhawks
2004-2007 University of Minnesota
2007-2011 Pittsburgh Penguins
2011-2016 Dallas Stars
since 2016 Arizona Coyotes

Alex Goligoski (born July 30, 1985 in Grand Rapids , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Arizona Coyotes from the National Hockey League since June 2016 . The defender was previously active in the NHL for the Dallas Stars and the Pittsburgh Penguins , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in the 2009 playoffs .

Career

Alex Goligoski first played for the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks , a high school team from his hometown of Grand Rapids . In addition, he was active from the 2002/03 season for two teams in the United States Hockey League . Here his talent was so him the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Entry Draft in 2004 selected in the second round at the 61st place. Then Goligoski went to the University of Minnesota , and also played for the local ice hockey team. In three seasons, the American was one of the best offensive defenders and was first elected to the all-rookie team and later also to the all-star team in his league. In 2007 he and his team won the Broadmoor Trophy , which the winner of the play-offs of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association receives.

The defender then signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins . This sent him to the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League , where Goligoski began the 2007/08 season . In February 2008, the Penguins from the National Hockey League requested him , so the defender made his debut in the game against the Boston Bruins in the NHL. He played a total of three games in which he gave two assists. In the AHL he reached the final of the Calder Cup , but failed there because of the Chicago Wolves . The 2008/09 season began Goligoski in the NHL team, since regular players Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney had injured. He scored a goal in his first game of the season. In the further course the defender was active again in the AHL. In the NHL he got a total of 20 points scorer in 45 games. In the play-offs, the left shooter was scheduled for the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, but after repeated injuries in the NHL team, he made his debut in the Stanley Cup play-offs. On June 12, 2009, the Penguins won the decisive seventh game against the Detroit Red Wings , bringing the Stanley Cup to Pittsburgh for the third time . Shortly thereafter, Goligoski signed a new three-year contract that earned him $ 5.5 million.

On February 21, 2011, Goligoski was given to the Dallas Stars in a transfer deal in exchange for James Neal and Matt Niskanen . The defender was active for the stars for five years before his expiring contract was not extended after the 2015/16 season. The Arizona Coyotes secured the early negotiating rights to him , who gave the stars a five-round vote for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and subsequently provided Goligoski with a five-year contract.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2002/03 Grand Rapids Thunderhawks High school 28 14th 20th 34 22nd
2002/03 River City Lancers USHL 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003/04 Grand Rapids Thunderhawks High school 26th 25th 31 56 16
2003/04 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 10 0 2 2 6th - - - - -
2004/05 University of Minnesota NCAA 32 5 15th 20th 44
2005/06 University of Minnesota NCAA 41 11 28 39 63
2006/07 University of Minnesota NCAA 44 9 30th 39 51
2007/08 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 70 10 28 38 53 23 4th 24 28 18th
2007/08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 2 2 2 - - - - -
2008/09 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 26th 2 16 18th 16 9 1 5 6th 10
2008/09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45 6th 14th 20th 16 2 0 1 1 0
2009/10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 8th 29 37 22nd 13 2 7th 9 2
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 9 22nd 31 28 - - - - -
2010/11 Dallas Stars NHL 23 5 10 15th 12 - - - - -
2011/12 Dallas Stars NHL 71 9 21st 30th 16 - - - - -
2012/13 Dallas Stars NHL 47 3 24 27 18th - - - - -
2013/14 Dallas Stars NHL 81 6th 36 42 28 6th 1 3 4th 8th
2014/15 Dallas Stars NHL 81 4th 32 36 24 - - - - -
2015/16 Dallas Stars NHL 82 5 32 37 34 13 4th 3 7th 6th
2016/17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 82 6th 30th 36 28 - - - - -
2017/18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 78 12 33 35 26th - - - - -
2018/19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 76 3 24 27 16 - - - - -
2019/20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 70 4th 28 32 24 9 0 0 0 2
NCAA overall 117 25th 73 98 158
AHL total 96 12 44 56 69 32 5 29 34 28
NHL overall 868 80 327 407 294 43 7th 14th 21st 18th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2005 United States U20 World Cup 4th Place 7th 0 1 1 2
2012 United States WM 7th place 8th 1 4th 5 2
Juniors overall 7th 0 1 1 2
Men overall 8th 1 4th 5 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Alex Goligoski  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Goligoski signs five-year deal with Coyotes. tsn.ca, June 22, 2016, accessed on June 22, 2016 (English).
Squad of the Arizona Coyotes in the 2019-20 season
personal data
SURNAME Goligosky, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Rapids , Minnesota , United States