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USA Alex Goligoski
#33 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 23/24
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jul 30, 1985
Position
D
Age
39
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, MN, USA
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 2 #61 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

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Alex Goligoski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Grand Rapids High USHS-MN 28* 14* 20* 34* 22* -* |
River City Lancers USHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003-04 Grand Rapids High USHS-MN 26* 25* 31* 56* 16* -* |
Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 6* -5* |
2004-05 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 33* 5* 15* 20* 44* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2005-06 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 41* 11* 28* 39* 63* 23* |
2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 44* 9* 30* 39* 51* 27* |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70* 10* 28* 38* 53* 15* | Playoffs 23 4 24 28 18 5
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45* 6* 14* 20* 16* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26* 2* 16* 18* 16* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 10 -2
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 8* 29* 37* 22* 7* | Playoffs 13 2 7 9 2 4
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60* 9* 22* 31* 28* 20* |
Dallas Stars NHL 23* 5* 10* 15* 12* 0* |
2011-12 Dallas Stars NHL 71* 9* 21* 30* 16* 0* |
USA WC 8* 1* 4* 5* 2* 7* |
2012-13 Dallas Stars NHL 47* 3* 24* 27* 18* 4* |
2013-14 Dallas Stars NHL 81* 6* 36* 42* 28* 9* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 7
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 81* 4* 32* 36* 24* 0* |
2015-16 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 5* 32* 37* 34* 21* | Playoffs 13 4 3 7 6 -6
2016-17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 82* 6* 30* 36* 28* -9* |
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 78* 12* 23* 35* 26* -31* |
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 76* 3* 24* 27* 16* -7* |
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 70* 4* 28* 32* 24* 8* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -5
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 56* 3* 19* 22* 14* 2* |
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 72* 2* 28* 30* 34* 41* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2022-23 Minnesota Wild NHL 46* 2* 4* 6* 16* -9* |
2023-24 Minnesota Wild NHL 36* 0* 10* 10* 18* -8* |

Alex Goligoski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 96* 12* 44* 56* 0.58* 69* 14* | 2 32 5 * 29 * 34 * 1.06 * 28 * 3 *
NCAA 3 118* 25* 73* 98* 0.83* 158* 50* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 078* 87* 388* 475* 0.44* 376* 55* | 6 47 7 * 14 * 21 * 0.45 * 20 * -4 *
USHL 2 20* 0* 3* 3* 0.15* 6* -3* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
USHS-MN 2 54* 39* 51* 90* 1.67* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 2* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alex Goligoski Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/05/2024
09/05/2024 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Retired
03/30/2022
03/30/2022 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Minnesota Wild
06/22/2016
06/22/2016 Extension Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes
06/16/2016
06/16/2016 Confirmed Dallas Stars Arizona Coyotes
01/23/2012
01/23/2012 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
02/21/2011
02/21/2011 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars
06/17/2009
06/17/2009 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids High

Career transactions
- 2012-01-23 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the Dallas Stars
- 2011-02-21 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for James Neal & Matt Niskanen
- 2009-06-18 • Re-signed to a three-year contractt by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2007-07-11 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins