Matt Garbowsky

Matt Garbowsky
Born (1990-07-26) July 26, 1990
St. George, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams
Colorado Eagles
Rochester Americans
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present

Matt Garbowsky (born July 26, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing for the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.

Playing career

Junior

Garbowsky played two seasons for the Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). He scored 172 points (87 goals, 85 assists) in 146 games during the two seasons, and was named a 2011 Coastal Conference All-Star and MVP.[1]

College

Garbowsky attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he played four seasons (2011–15) with the RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team, which competes in NCAA's Division I in the Atlantic Hockey conference. In his four seasons at RIT, during three of which he served as captain, he compiled 114 points (48 goals, 66 assists), placing him fifth all-time among RIT players during the team's Division I era.[2] He was forced to miss 24 games during his junior season (2013–14) due to a wrist injury, but still managed to record 7 points in just 13 games.[3] In his senior year (2014–15), Garbowsky was selected as Atlantic Hockey's Player of the Year, named to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.[4] He tallied 54 points in 40 games and led all Division I players with 729 face-off wins during the season.[2]

Professional

After completing his collegiate career, Garbowsky agreed to a one-year contract with the Rochester Americans of the AHL for the 2015–16 season.[5] He also signed a tryout contract with the Americans to be able to play in the remainder of the 2014–15 season,[6] where he appeared in 8 games and recorded 1 point.

In his first full professional season, on October 6, 2015, Garbowsky was assigned to the Americans ECHL affiliate, the Elmira Jackals, training camp.[7] On October 25, 2015, Garbowsky was recalled to the Amerks after playing in four games with the Jackals.[8] Garbowsky appeared in 16 games over the course of the season in the AHL, however finished with 21 points in 33 games with the Jackals.

As a free agent in the off-season and unable to garner an AHL contract, Garbowsky opted to continue in the ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles, a secondary affiliate to the Colorado Avalanche, on August 16, 2016.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Brantford Golden Eagles GOJHL 48 19 22 41 40 4 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Brantford Eagles GOJHL 53 46 64 110 22 14 10 16 26 14
2009–10 Powell River Kings BCHL 51 27 26 53 44 23 12 15 27 12
2010–11 Powell River Kings BCHL 56 44 36 80 56 16 4 8 12 12
2011–12 RIT Tigers NCAA 39 9 11 20 34
2012–13 RIT Tigers NCAA 36 11 22 33 14
2013–14 RIT Tigers NCAA 13 2 5 7 4
2014–15 RIT Tigers NCAA 40 26 28 54 28
2014–15 Rochester Americans AHL 8 0 1 1 0
2015–16 Elmira Jackals ECHL 33 7 14 21 13
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 16 0 1 1 0
AHL totals 24 0 2 2 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 2014–15 [10]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2014–15 [11]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2014–15 [12]

References

  1. "Hobey Baker voting has a distinct BCHL flavour". MerrittHerald.com. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "RIT Athletics – Matt Garbowsky – 2014–15 RIT Men's Hockey". ritathletics.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. "Roth: Matt Garbowsky's comeback is Hobey Baker worthy". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  4. "RIT Athletics – Matt Garbowsky named Atlantic Hockey Conference Player of the Year and Best Defensive Forward". ritathletics.com. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. "RIT's Matt Garbowsky staying in Rochester". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  6. "Amerks sign R.I.T standout Matt Garbowsky". Rochester Americans. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  7. "Jackals Training Camp Roster Grows by Five". Elmira Jackals. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  8. "Amerks recall Garbowsky from Jackals". Rochester Americans. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  9. "Eagles add former Hobey Baker finalist Matt Garbowsky". Colorado Eagles. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  10. "College Hockey News: RIT's Garbowsky Leads AHA Award Winners". collegehockeynews.com. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  11. "Conference Honors, 2014–15". collegehockeyinc.com. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  12. "McIntyre and Kero named Hobey Baker finalists". Fargo Force. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jimmy Sarjeant
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
2014–15
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Dan O'Donoghue
Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward
2014–15
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Brett Gensler
Atlantic Hockey Scoring Trophy
2014–15
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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