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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.

Alex Goligoski
Goligoski with the Arizona Coyotes in 2019
Born	(1985-07-30) July 30, 1985 (age 37) 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

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

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

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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

На других языках

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- [en] Alex Goligoski

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[ru] Голигоски, Алекс

Алекс Голигоски (англ. Alex Goligoski; род. 30 июля 1985, Гранд-Рапидс) — американский хоккеист, защитник клуба «Миннесота Уайлд». Обладатель Кубка Стэнли 2009 в составе клуба «Питтсбург Пингвинз».

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