OMAHA, Neb. Zach Urdahl grew up idolizing Minnesota Wild forwards Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise, dreaming of one day playing at Xcel Energy Center himself.
Trade deadline nightmares that haunt Columbus Blue Jacket fans begin and end with one name: Marian Gaborik. Gaborik is one of the more tantalizing, if not enigmatic, players of the last two decades.
Former Los Angeles Kings forward Marian Gaborik announced his retirement on Thursday. The official announcement was a formality more than anything, as Gaborik has not played an NHL game since the 2017-18 season.
And a look into VGK’s roster building Okay, I might be taking a few liberties on the “former Bolt” because while technically Marian Gaborik was on the Tampa Bay Lightning salary cap last year, he never played a game for the team.
He retires as the all-time goals leader in Minnesota history, ranks fourth in points among all Slovakian NHL players and ranks 95th all time in goals scored for the entire NHL.
Hockey fandom was in an unusual frenzy for a Sunday in mid-June thanks to teams unveiling their lists of protected players ahead of the expansion draft.