Mikhail Grabovski

Mikhail Grabovski
Grabovski with the New York Islanders in January 2015
Born	(1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 33) Potsdam, East Germany
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	New York Islanders Neftekhimik Dynamo Moscow Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs CSKA Moscow Washington Capitals
National team	Belarus
NHL Draft	149th overall, 2004 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2003–present

Grabovski with Team Belarus
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
	2004 Norway	Division I Group A
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
	2004 France	Division I Group B

Michail Jurjevič Hraboŭski (Belarusian: Міхаіл Юр'евiч Грабоўскі; born January 31, 1984), better known as Mikhail Grabovski (Russian: Михаил Грабовский), is a German-born Belarusian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Grabovski was born in Potsdam, East Germany, where his father, Yury, worked in construction. The family returned to their native Belarus (then a Soviet Socialist Republic) when he was three years old.

Grabovski was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 150th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and played his first NHL game with Montreal on January 6, 2007, against the New York Rangers. He played three games in the NHL before being sent back down to Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He helped them win the AHL Calder Cup Championship in 2006–07 season. Grabovski was called up to play in a few games with the Canadiens during the 2007–08 season. He did not see much playing time, however, due to his low position on the team's depth chart. Grabovski recorded his first NHL assist on October 20, 2007, against the Buffalo Sabres and his first goal two days later against the Boston Bruins.

Grabovski was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 3, 2008, in exchange for the draft rights to Greg Pateryn and a 2010 second round draft pick. As a 25-year-old, Grabovski went on to finish his first full season in Toronto with 20 goals and 48 points, leading all NHL Eastern Conference rookies in scoring. The Maple Leafs rewarded Grabovski for his rookie season performance by re-signing him to a three-year contract worth a total of $8.7 million, representing an average annual cap hit of $2.9 million. His 58 points in the 2010–11 season is the highest among Maple Leaf centres since Mats Sundin's 78 points in the 2007–08 season. On March 6, 2012, Toronto re-signed Grabovski to a five-year contract worth a total of $27.5 million, with an average annual cap hit of $5.5 million.