Boris Valábik
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February 14, 1986 Nitra, CS |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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Slovakia team Former teams |
ŠHK 37 Piešťany Atlanta Thrashers |
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| National team |
 Slovakia
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| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2004 Atlanta Thrashers |
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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| Representing Slovakia
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| World Junior U18 Championships | ||
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2003 Yaroslavl | Ice hockey |
Boris Valábik (born February 14, 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Valabik was drafted in the first round, tenth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
After playing the 2002–03 season with HC Nitra U-20 team in his hometown of Nitra, Valábik was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, 48th overall, in the 2003 CHL Import Draft.
Valábik played in his first career OHL game on September 19, 2003, as he was held pointless in a 10–4 victory over the Plymouth Whalers. He earned his first career OHL point on October 17, 2003, an assist in a 6–2 loss to the Owen Sound Attack. Valábik scored his first career OHL goal on November 7, 2003, against Josh Disher of the Erie Otters in an 8–1 win. He finished the 2003–04 season with three goals and 16 points in 68 games, as well as accumulating 118 penalty minutes, helping the Rangers make the playoffs. In the post-season, however, Valábik was held pointless in five games, as Kitchener was eliminated by the Plymouth Whalers in the Western Conference quarter-finals. After the season, Valábik was named to the CHL All-Rookie Team.
Valábik struggled offensively in the 2004–05 season, as he earned only four assists in 43 games during the season, as well as recording 231 penalty minutes. In 15 playoff games, Valabik was held off the scoresheet, as the Rangers eventually lost to the London Knights in the Western Conference finals.
He returned to Kitchener for his final season in 2005–06, where in 52 games, Valábik scored a goal and 10 points, as well as 216 penalty minutes, as Kitchener made the post-season once again. In the playoffs, Valábik recorded two assists in five games as the club lost to the Owen Sound Attack in the Western Conference quarter-finals.
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