Slovakia Boris Valábik
#48 EHC Lustenau / AlpsHL - 16/17
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'7" / 201 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

A defenseman with a physical style. Useful in front of his own goal and on penalty kill. Not a very good skater and sometimes takes too many unnecessary penalties. (Matias Strozyk)

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Boris Valábik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 HK Nitra U20 Slovakia U20 46* 2* 12* 14* 145* -* |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 0* 1* 34* -1* |
2003-04 Kitchener Rangers OHL 68* 3* 12* 15* 278* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 0
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 3* 3* 26* 5* |
2004-05 Kitchener Rangers OHL 43* 0* 4* 4* 231* 0* | Playoffs 15 0 0 0 56 -1
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 20* 0* |
2005-06 Kitchener Rangers OHL 52* 1* 9* 10* 216* 18* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 14 0
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 5* 6* 32* 2* |
2006-07 Chicago Wolves AHL 50* 2* 7* 9* 184* 12* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 37 3
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 42* -2* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 58* 1* 7* 8* 229* 21* | Playoffs 24 3 1 4 71 2
2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 50* 0* 5* 5* 132* -14* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 11* 1* 2* 3* 21* 8* |
Slovakia WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 16* -6* |
Slovakia (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 16* -6* |
2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 23* 0* 2* 2* 36* 2* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 10* -4* |
2010-11 Chicago Wolves AHL 49* 0* 9* 9* 165* -5* |
Providence Bruins AHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 24* -1* |
2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 7* -4* |
2012-13 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 29* 1* 2* 3* 106* -8* |
Portland Pirates AHL 24* 2* 4* 6* 92* 8* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 17 0
Slovakia (all) International 5* 1* 0* 1* 18* -4* |
2013-14 SHK 37 Piestany Slovakia 18* 1* 4* 5* 50* 2* |
2014-15 Arystan Temirtau Kazakhstan 10* 1* 1* 2* 18* 0* |
Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 25* 3* 16* 19* 102* 25* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 36 6
2015-16 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 42* 1* 7* 8* 339* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 10 -
2016-17 EHC Lustenau AlpsHL 20* 1* 3* 4* 54* 2* |

Boris Valábik Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 HC Kometa Brno ET 8* 0* 2* 2* 41* -* |
Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 14* -3* |
2014-15 Arystan Temirtau Kazakhstan Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 16* 1* |
2015-16 Coventry Blaze Continental Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 14* 5* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* -* |

Boris Valábik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 211* 6* 31* 37* 0.18* 732* 35* | 3 33 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.15 * 125 * 5 *
AlpsHL 1 20* 1* 3* 4* 0.20* 54* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 14* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 29* 1* 2* 3* 0.10* 106* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 1 42* 1* 7* 8* 0.19* 339* -* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * - *
EIHL Cup 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 11* 1* 0* 1* 0.09* 34* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
Kazakhstan 1 35* 4* 17* 21* 0.60* 120* 25* | 1 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 36 * 6 *
Kazakhstan Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 16* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 80* 0* 7* 7* 0.09* 210* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 163* 4* 25* 29* 0.18* 725* 20* | 3 25 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.08 * 78 * -1 *
Slovakia 1 18* 1* 4* 5* 0.28* 50* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia U20 1 46* 2* 12* 14* 0.30* 145* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 16* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 13* 1* 3* 4* 0.31* 60* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 6* 7* 0.58* 52* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Boris Valábik Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/23/2016
12/23/2016 Confirmed EHC Lustenau Unknown
07/21/2016
07/21/2016 Confirmed Coventry Blaze EHC Lustenau
07/13/2015
07/13/2015 Confirmed Arlan Kokshetau Coventry Blaze
11/10/2014
11/10/2014 Confirmed Arystan Temirtau Arlan Kokshetau
08/29/2013
08/29/2013 Confirmed Portland Pirates SHK 37 Piestany
01/11/2013
01/11/2013 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno Portland Pirates
08/14/2012
08/14/2012 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins HC Kometa Brno
07/03/2011
07/03/2011 Confirmed Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 1 #48 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the CHL Import Draft

Career transactions
- 2011-02-18 • Traded to the Boston Bruins w/ Rich Peverley for Mark Stuart & Blake Wheeler
- 2009-07-21 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2006-03-30 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Atlanta Thrashers