Tomas Zaborsky: Slovak, in love with Finland

As a youth hockey player Tomas Zaborsky was the idol of the Slovak fans. It seemed that he had a long and successful career in the NHL. However, injuries never allowed him to realize a dream...

First steps

Tomas Zaborsky was born 14 November 1987 in the Slovak town of Trencin. It has a population of 58 thousand people, and almost every one of them raves about the sport. Based in the city two well-known sports club in — football "trenčín" and hockey "Dukla". The latter, incidentally, is a four-time national champion.

In Trencin to find the boy, who did not try their hand at football or hockey. Not spared these Hobbies and Tomasz Zaborski. Only he's faster other defined priorities. Tomas played good football, but this game is still liked him considerably less hockey, and shone it in her not so bright. Parents were informed of his son's success, so quickly place him in hockey school "Dukla".

Children's hobby turned into a profession. Coaches "Dukla" quickly saw the talent Zaborski and began to involve him in official matches — first at youth level, then for the youth, and since 2005 at the adult. Zaborski always meet expectations and even earned an invitation to the youth national team of the country.

Dream about NHL

Bad soldier who does not dream of becoming a General. Bad hockey player who dreams of playing in the NHL. This truism applies fully to our hero. Of course, Zaborski dreamed of moving to the strongest League in the world and was immensely happy to know that in the summer of 2006, he was chosen to draft the famous club "new York Rangers". Albeit only in the fifth round by not very prestigious 137-m number.

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The fact of the selection in the draft doesn't mean that the team will use young players in the first team. First he was sent to gain experience in the clubs of the lower leagues. If there is hockey establish itself as it should, it will raise to the level of the first team.

Zaborski was no exception and initially went to the little-known "Saginaw Spirit", who plays in the OHL. There is a young Slovak made a splash by typing in 127 games 113 points in the system "goal plus pass"! It seemed that the dream of "Rangers" close to execution, but the bosses had a different opinion. They decided that the full adaptation to Slovak need another stancik in the AHL.

So the next championship Zaborski started in the club "Connecticut whale". Unfortunately, everything just went wrong. First, Tomas failed to find touch with a coach and partners, and secondly, the Slovak started to get annoying injuries. Connecticut decided to give Tomas rent, but he, by and large, never happened. Although the statistics of the player was pretty decent — in 47 matches for "Charlotte Checkers" and "Dayton Bombers" he scored 28 points. And given the fact that due to injuries he missed more than 50% of the games, why would not be able to build a normal gaming partners!

Finland

After four seasons overseas Slovak hockey player finally realized that the dream about the NHL needs to stop. To restart career, he decided in Europe. For this Zaborski went to Finland, where he signed a contract with the club is "asset".

"Assete" Zaborski was one of the best periods of his career. Slovak spent in Suomi three full seasons, was the real star of the Finnish League, won the title of best player in the League and was included in the symbolic team of the main stars of the country. In 148 matches for "Esset" Zaborsky scored 118 points on the system "goal plus pass".

It is not Surprising that in the summer of 2012, the talented hockey player is interested in the rich and ambitious Avangard Omsk.

Zaborski in the NHL

The First season in Russia Zaborski was great. The best thing about it will say stats: 52 games, 21 goals, 20 assists. Zaborski became the best scorer of the "Avant-garde" and very fond of Omsk fans — they even made Tomas a special gold helmet and composed special chants.

But the championship-2013/14 "vanguard" has begun not so successfully. Didn't quite work and Zaborski. In the end, it was decided to send him to Ufa "Salavat Yulaev". But there are statistics Tomasz Zaborski was weak: he scored only 13 points in 31 matches.

The contract with the hockey player it was decided not to renew.

Where Tomas Zaborsky playing now?

After the failure of the Ufa Tomas Zaborsky took the logical decision to return to so he loved Finland. And judging by the statistics, did the right thing. Newbie Helsinki Chipka scored in two seasons over 100 points, and then decided to try to force in the Swedish "Brynas". But quickly got injured and for the whole of last season out on the ice only 23 times. Naturally, the bosses of the Swedish team did not offer such a traumatic by a new contract and Zaborskogo again had to look for a new team.

Tomas Now plays and trains with the Finnish "Tapparo", which is going to be a season-2017/18. We wish the player good luck and, most importantly, health. Because in those seasons when Zaborskogo was possible to do without injury, he showed truly great hockey.