Alex Goligoski

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Alex Goligoski
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Goligoski with the Arizona Coyotes in 2019
Born (1985-07-30) July 30, 1985 (age 38)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Minnesota Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins
Dallas Stars
Arizona Coyotes
National team  United States
NHL Draft 61st overall, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2007–present

Alexander Marcus Flint Goligoski (born July 30, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his NHL career, he has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the organization that drafted him in the second round, 61st overall, in 2004, the Dallas Stars and Arizona Coyotes.

Playing career

Amateur

Goligoski was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round from Grand Rapids High School (Thunderhawks), 61st overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Goligoski played college hockey at Minnesota from 2004 to 2007, where he was assistant captain with Kellen Briggs. In 2004–05, he was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team.[1] In 2005–06, he was named to the All-WCHA Second Team.[2]

Professional

Pittsburgh Penguins

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Goligoski with the Penguins in March 2010.

He began his professional career with the Penguins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2007. Goligoski was then recalled by Pittsburgh on February 5, 2008, and played his first NHL game against the Boston Bruins on February 13. After being returned to Wilkes-Barre, he again later recalled by Pittsburgh, registering his first point, an assist, on March 1 against the Ottawa Senators.

Due to injuries to Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney, Goligoski began the 2008–09 season on the roster for Pittsburgh. He scored his first NHL goal in his first game that season against Alex Auld of the Ottawa Senators.[3] On November 13, Goligoski scored on his first shootout attempt of his career; the goal won the game for the Penguins.[4] He was a member of the 2009 Stanley Cup-winning Penguins team.

On June 15, 2009, Goligoski signed a three-year, $5.5 million extension with the Penguins.[5]

Dallas Stars

Goligoski with the Dallas Stars in 2014

On February 21, 2011, Goligoski was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for left winger James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen.[6] In 2011, Goligoski was invited to play for the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia. He declined, however, because he had not had much off-time in the past few seasons.

On January 23, 2012, Goligoski signed a four-year, $18.4 million contract extension with Dallas.[7]

Arizona Coyotes

On June 16, 2016, the Stars traded his rights to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange of a fifth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[8] As an impending free agent, Goligoski was signed before the exclusivity window closed, agreeing to a five-year contract with the Coyotes on June 21, 2016.[9][10]

Minnesota Wild

Concluding his five-year deal with the Coyotes, Goligoski left as a free agent and extended his career by agreeing to a one-year, $5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 28, 2021.[11]

On March 30, 2022, Goligoski signed a two-year, $4 million dollar contract extension with the Wild.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 28 14 20 34 22 — — — — —
2002–03 River City Lancers USHL 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 26 25 31 56 16 — — — — —
2003–04 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 10 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2004–05 University of Minnesota WCHA 32 5 15 20 44 — — — — —
2005–06 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 11 28 39 63 — — — — —
2006–07 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 9 30 39 51 — — — — —
2007–08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 10 28 38 53 23 4 24 28 18
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45 6 14 20 16 2 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26 2 16 18 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 8 29 37 22 13 2 7 9 2
2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 9 22 31 28 — — — — —
2010–11 Dallas Stars NHL 23 5 10 15 12 — — — — —
2011–12 Dallas Stars NHL 71 9 21 30 16 — — — — —
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL 47 3 24 27 18 — — — — —
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 81 6 36 42 28 6 1 2 3 8
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 81 4 32 36 24 — — — — —
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 82 5 32 37 34 13 4 3 7 6
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 82 6 30 36 28 — — — — —
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 78 12 23 35 26 — — — — —
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 76 3 24 27 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 70 4 28 32 24 9 0 0 0 2
2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 56 3 19 22 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Minnesota Wild NHL 72 2 28 30 34 4 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 996 85 374 459 342 47 7 14 21 20

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 2
2012 United States WC 7th 8 1 4 5 2
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 8 1 4 5 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2005
All-WCHA Second Team 2006
All-WCHA First Team 2007
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2007
NHL
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2009

References

  1. ↑ http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf[bare URL PDF]
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External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
2006–07		 Succeeded by
Jack Hillen
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