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Slovakia Tomas Zaborsky
#67 HK Poprad / Slovakia - 23/24
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
Date of Birth
Nov 14, 1987
Position
LW
Age
36
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Trencin, SVK
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HK Dukla Trencin
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2006 round 5 #137 overall by New York Rangers

A natural scorer with great hands and vision, Zaborsky is a pure offensive forward. His defensive game could use some improvement. Doesn't play a physical or tough game.

Brother: Matus Zaborsky
Uncle: Juraj Durco
Cousin: Juraj Jonas Durco

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Tomas Zaborsky Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 HK Dukla Trencin U18 Slovakia U18 46* 20* 12* 32* 8* 27* | Playoffs 7 4 2 6 4 -
2004-05 HK Dukla Trencin U18 Slovakia U18 46* 44* 25* 69* 53* -* | Playoffs 7 4 4 8 39 -
HK Dukla Trencin U20 Slovakia U20 7* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
2005-06 HK Dukla Trencin U20 Slovakia U20 42* 39* 22* 61* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 10 5 15 2 -
HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
HK 95 Povazska Bystrica Slovakia2 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2006-07 Saginaw Spirit OHL 59* 19* 24* 43* 18* 18* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 2
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2007-08 Saginaw Spirit OHL 68* 31* 39* 70* 42* 16* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 2 -1
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2008-09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8* 1* 2* 3* 2* 5* |
Charlotte Checkers ECHL 28* 4* 8* 12* 14* 1* |
Dayton Bombers ECHL 19* 10* 6* 16* 14* 1* |
2009-10 Ässät SM-liiga 43* 9* 17* 26* 67* 4* |
Slovakia (all) International 4* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
2010-11 Ässät SM-liiga 47* 23* 10* 33* 6* 16* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
Slovakia (all) International 4* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
2011-12 Ässät SM-liiga 52* 35* 24* 59* 41* 22* |
2012-13 Avangard Omsk KHL 52* 21* 20* 41* 18* 14* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 6 -1
Slovakia WC 8* 4* 2* 6* 4* 1* |
Slovakia (all) International 14* 5* 4* 9* 4* 0* |
2013-14 Avangard Omsk KHL 14* 4* 3* 7* 2* -12* |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 31* 8* 5* 13* 4* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 -2
Slovakia OG 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Slovakia (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2014-15 HIFK Liiga 60* 15* 32* 47* 18* -4* | Playoffs 8 4 4 8 16 1
2015-16 HIFK Liiga 55* 27* 21* 48* 55* 17* | Playoffs 17 3 7 10 26 2
2016-17 Brynäs IF SHL 12* 2* 2* 4* 2* -4* | Playoffs 11 4 2 6 2 -3
2017-18 Tappara Liiga 58* 10* 13* 23* 8* 5* | Playoffs 16 2 6 8 6 2
2018-19 Tappara Liiga 47* 17* 17* 34* 20* 16* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 4 3
2019-20 SaiPa “A” Liiga 53* 19* 22* 41* 39* -2* |
2020-21 SaiPa Liiga 53* 15* 26* 41* 18* -6* |
2021-22 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 11* 2* 0* 2* 2* -6* |
Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 41* 13* 14* 27* 6* -2* |
2022-23 HK Poprad Slovakia 50* 20* 24* 44* 14* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -1
2023-24 HK Poprad “A” Slovakia 34* 20* 9* 29* 12* -5* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -2

Tomas Zaborsky Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 HIFK Champions HL 10* 7* 3* 10* 24* 6* |
2015-16 HIFK Champions HL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -2* |
2017-18 Tappara Champions HL 7* 1* 7* 8* 4* 9* |
2018-19 Tappara Champions HL 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* -1* |

Tomas Zaborsky Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 4 28* 11* 13* 24* 0.86* 34* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 11* 2* 0* 2* 0.18* 2* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 41* 13* 14* 27* 0.66* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 47* 14* 14* 28* 0.60* 28* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 28* 8* 6* 14* 0.50* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 97* 33* 28* 61* 0.63* 24* 4* | 2 19 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.26 * 10 * -3 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 9 468* 170* 182* 352* 0.75* 272* 68* | 5 58 13 * 20 * 33 * 0.57 * 52 * 7 *
OG 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 127* 50* 63* 113* 0.89* 60* 34* | 2 10 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.60 * 6 * 1 *
SHL 1 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 2* -4* | 1 11 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.55 * 2 * -3 *
Slovakia 3 88* 40* 33* 73* 0.83* 28* -11* | 2 9 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.22 * 6 * -3 *
Slovakia U18 2 92* 64* 37* 101* 1.10* 61* 27* | 2 14 8 * 6 * 14 * 1.00 * 43 * - *
Slovakia U20 2 49* 40* 24* 64* 1.31* 18* -* | 2 8 10 * 6 * 16 * 2.00 * 2 * - *
Slovakia2 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 4* 2* 6* 0.75* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tomas Zaborsky Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/29/2023
05/29/2023 Extension HK Poprad HK Poprad
09/05/2022
09/05/2022 Confirmed Schwenninger Wild Wings HK Poprad
10/16/2021
10/16/2021 Confirmed Bílí Tygři Liberec Schwenninger Wild Wings
08/27/2021
08/27/2021 Confirmed SaiPa Bílí Tygři Liberec
04/26/2019
04/26/2019 Confirmed Tappara SaiPa
06/19/2017
06/19/2017 Confirmed Brynäs IF Tappara
05/16/2016
05/16/2016 Confirmed HIFK Brynäs IF
05/20/2015
05/20/2015 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC Slovan Bratislava
02/28/2015
02/28/2015 Extension HIFK HIFK
08/11/2014
08/11/2014 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa HIFK
10/15/2013
10/15/2013 Confirmed Avangard Omsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
06/01/2012
06/01/2012 Confirmed Ässät Avangard Omsk
02/14/2011
02/14/2011 Extension Ässät Ässät
10/09/2010
10/09/2010 Loan Anaheim Ducks Ässät
07/19/2010
07/19/2010 Confirmed New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks
10/13/2009
10/13/2009 Loan New York Rangers Ässät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2006, 1 #36 overall by Saginaw Spirit in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Ässät


- 2015-05-20 • Salavat Yulaev Ufa traded player rights to HC Slovan Bratislava in exchange for 2015 fifth-round draft pick

Career transactions
- 2016-05-16 • Signed to a one-year contract by Brynäs IF
- 2015-02-28 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by HIFK
- 2014-08-11 • Signed to a one-year contract by HIFK
- 2013-10-15 • Traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa by Avangard Omsk in exchange for Stefan Ruzicka
- 2012-06-01 • Signed to a two-year contract by Avangard Omsk
- 2011-02-14 • Signed to a one-year contract extension with Ässät
- 2010-10-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ässät (Loaned by the Anaheim Ducks)
- 2010-07-19 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks by the New York Rangers in exchange for Matt McCue
- 2009-11-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ässät (Loaned by the New York Rangers)
- 2009-10-13 • Signed to a try-out contract by Ässät
- 2008-06-02 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the New York Rangers
- 2008-04-02 • Signed to a try-out contract by the Hartford Wolf Pack
- 2007-04-10 • Released by the Hartford Wolf Pack
- 2007-04-04 • Signed to a try-out contract by the Hartford Wolf Pack
- 2006-2008 • Played in Saginaw Spirit(OHL)
Career assignments
- 2010-10-01 • Assigned to the Elmira Jackals (ECHL) by the Anaheim Ducks
- 2009-02-12 • Assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) by the New York Rangers
- 2009-01-02 • Assigned to the Dayton Bombers (ECHL) by the New York Rangers
- 2008-12-30 • Assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) by the New York Rangers
- 2008-10-06 • Assigned to the Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) by the New York Rangers
- 2008-09-26 • Assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) by the New York Rangers

Other memorable dates
- 2014-01-07 • Selected to Slovakia National Team Olympic roster
- 2013-April • Selected to Slovakia National Team World Championship roster
- 2012-09-04 • Made KHL debut and scored first KHL goal at the same game. Goal was (assisted by M.Skoula and A.Frolov), vs. Dynamo Moskva(A.Yeryomenko)+/-: +1 S: 2 TOI: 18:24
- 2009-10-16 • Made Liiga debut (vs.Jokerit) and scored first Liiga points at the same (1+1)
- 2009-02-20 • Scored first AHL goal (assisted by T.Pyatt and M.Ouellette), vs. the Lowell Devils(D.Caruso)
- 2008-04-05 • Made AHL debut against the Portland Pirates and scored first AHL assist point at the same game
- 2006-10-07 • Scored first OHL points (1+2) against Ottawa 67's
- 2006-09-22 • Made OHL debut (vs.London Knights)