Boris Valabik

Boris Valábik 	Boris Valábik
 	
 	February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 24),
Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Height
Weight 	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position 	Defence
Shoots 	Left
NHL team 	Atlanta Thrashers
Ntl. team 	Slovakia
NHL Draft 	10th overall, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	2006–present
Boris Valábik (born February 14, 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Playing career==
Valábik was drafted first round (10th overall)[1] in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. After spending three seasons playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Kitchener Rangers, Valábik joined the Thrashers organization in 2006, spending the season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). Valábik made his NHL debut during the 2007–08 NHL season and played seven games in total, scoring no points and collecting 42 penalty minutes. He also won the Calder Cup with Chicago.
Valábik selected to wear the number five for the 2009–10 NHL season. Many believe that he selected this number because he graduated high school in 2005. He actually wears the number five because the Roman numeral for five is V, which is the first letter of his last name.[citation needed]
== Awards and achievements==
*2003–04 OHL First All-Rookie Team
*2003–04 CHL All-Rookie Team
*2003–04 CHL Top Prospects Game
*2007–08 AHL Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves)
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2002–03 	Nitra 	SVK Jr. 		46 	2 	12 	14 	145 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Kitchener Rangers	OHL 		68 	3 	12 	15 	278 		5 	0 	0 	0 	8
2004–05 	Kitchener Rangers	OHL 		43 	0 	4 	4 	231 		15 	0 	0 	0 	56
2005–06 	Kitchener Rangers	OHL 		36 	1 	5 	6 	138 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		50 	2 	7 	9 	184 		8 	0 	1 	1 	37
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		58 	1 	7 	8 	229 		24 	3 	1 	4 	71
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		11 	1 	2 	3 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL 		50 	0 	5 	5 	132 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL 		23 	0 	2 	2 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		80 	0 	7 	7 	210 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Medal record 	Medal record 	Medal record
Competitor for Slovakia 	Competitor for Slovakia 	Competitor for Slovakia
World Junior U18 Championships	World Junior U18 Championships	World Junior U18 Championships
Silver 	2003 Yaroslavl 	Ice hockey
Played for Slovakia in:
*2003 World Junior U18 Championships (Silver medal)
*2004 World Junior U18 Championships
*2005 World Junior Championships
*2006 World Junior Championships
*2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	Slovakia 	WJC18 	7 	1	0	1 	34
2004 	Slovakia 	WJC18 	6 	0	3	3 	26
2005 	Slovakia 	WJC 	6 	0	1	1 	20
2006 	Slovakia 	WJC 	6 	1	5	6 	32
2009 	Slovakia 	WC 	6 	0	0	0 	16
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	25	2	9	11 	112
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	6 	0	0	0 	16
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