Alex Goligoski

#33 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 23/24

Date of Birth: Jul 30, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Alex Goligoski Facts

Drafted: 2004 round 2 #61 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency: Premium

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Alex Goligoski Statistics

									Post
2002-2003	Grand Rapids High	USHS-MN	28	14	20	34	22	-
2002-2003	River City Lancers	USHL	10	0	1	1	0	2	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-2004	Grand Rapids High	USHS-MN	26	25	31	56	16	-
2003-2004	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	10	0	2	2	6	-5
2004-2005	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	33	5	15	20	44	-
2004-2005	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	2	-2
2005-2006	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	41	11	28	39	63	23
2006-2007	Univ. of Minnesota "A"	NCAA	44	9	30	39	51	27
2007-2008	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	3	0	2	2	2	2
2007-2008	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	70	10	28	38	53	15	Playoffs	23	4	24	28	18	5
2008-2009	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	45	6	14	20	16	5	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-1
2008-2009	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	26	2	16	18	16	-1	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	10	-2
2009-2010	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	69	8	29	37	22	7	Playoffs	13	2	7	9	2	4
2010-2011	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	60	9	22	31	28	20
2010-2011	Dallas Stars	NHL	23	5	10	15	12	0
2011-2012	Dallas Stars	NHL	71	9	21	30	16	0
2011-2012	USA	WC	8	1	4	5	2	7
2012-2013	Dallas Stars	NHL	47	3	24	27	18	4
2013-2014	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	6	36	42	28	9	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	7
2014-2015	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	4	32	36	24	0
2015-2016	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	82	5	32	37	34	21	Playoffs	13	4	3	7	6	-6
2016-2017	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	82	6	30	36	28	-9
2017-2018	Arizona Coyotes "A"	NHL	78	12	23	35	26	-31
2018-2019	Arizona Coyotes "A"	NHL	76	3	24	27	16	-7
2019-2020	Arizona Coyotes "A"	NHL	70	4	28	32	24	8	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	2	-5
2020-2021	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	56	3	19	22	14	2
2021-2022	Minnesota Wild	NHL	72	2	28	30	34	41	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3
2022-2023	Minnesota Wild	NHL	46	2	4	6	16	-9
2023-2024	Minnesota Wild	NHL	36	0	10	10	18	-8

Alex Goligoski Career Totals by League


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	1078	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 Totals by Team


Arizona Coyotes	5	362	28	124	152	0.42	108	-37	1	9	0	0	0	0.00	2	-5
Dallas Stars	6	385	32	155	187	0.49	132	34	2	19	5	6	11	0.58	14	1
Grand Rapids High (MN)	2	54	39	51	90	1.67	38	-	0
Minnesota Wild	3	154	4	42	46	0.30	68	24	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	177	23	67	90	0.51	68	34	2	15	2	8	10	0.67	2	3
River City Lancers	1	10	0	1	1	0.10	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Sioux Falls Stampede	1	10	0	2	2	0.20	6	-5	0
Univ. of Minnesota	3	118	25	73	98	0.83	158	50*	0
USA	1	8	1	4	5	0.63	2	7	0
USA U20	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	2	-2	0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	2	96	12	44	56	0.58	69	14	2	32	5	29	34	1.06	28	3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alex Goligoski Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2004-2005	NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team
2005-2006	NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
2006-2007	NCAA (WCHA) Champion NCAA (WCHA) Defensive Player of the Year NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team
2007-2008	AHL All-Rookie Team AHL All-Star Game AHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (24) AHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (28) AHL Playoffs Most Points by Rookie (28)
2008-2009	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/05/2024	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Retired
03/30/2022	Extension	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild
07/28/2021	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	Minnesota Wild
06/22/2016	Extension	Arizona Coyotes	Arizona Coyotes
06/16/2016	Confirmed	Dallas Stars	Arizona Coyotes
01/23/2012	Extension	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars
02/21/2011	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dallas Stars
06/17/2009	Extension	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins

Alex Goligoski 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