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Alex Goligoski

#33 · Defence · Minnesota Wild

Born Jul 30, 1985 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA · 5'11", 173 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 61st overall in 2004 by PIT (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andy Greene NJD · 37 P in 78 GP Michael Del Zotto NYR · 37 P in 80 GP Ryan Suter NSH · 37 P in 82 GP Brian Campbell CHI · 38 P in 68 GP Pavel Kubina ATL · 38 P in 76 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402007-08: 2 points207-082008-09: 20 points202009-10: 37 points3709-102010-11: 46 points462011-12: 30 points3011-122012-13: 27 points272013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 36 points362015-16: 37 points3715-162016-17: 36 points362017-18: 35 points3517-182018-19: 27 points272019-20: 32 points3219-202020-21: 22 points222021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 6 points62023-24: 10 points1023-24

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 PIT 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 0.67
2008-09 PIT 45 6 14 20 5 16 61 30 0.44
2009-10 PIT 69 8 29 37 7 22 98 50 0.54 $1.833M
2010-11 PIT 60 9 22 31 20 28 101 51 0.52 $1.833M
2010-11 DAL 23 5 10 15 0 12 61 24 0.65
2011-12 DAL 71 9 21 30 0 16 140 49 0.42 $1.833M
2012-13 DAL 47 3 24 27 4 18 80 56 0.57 $4.6M
2013-14 DAL 81 6 36 42 9 28 141 94 0.52 $4.6M
2014-15 DAL 81 4 32 36 0 24 122 100 0.44 $4.6M
2015-16 DAL 82 5 32 37 21 34 127 100 0.45 $4.6M
2016-17 ARI 82 6 30 36 -9 28 112 137 0.44 $5.475M
2017-18 ARI 78 12 23 35 -31 26 119 114 0.45 $5.475M
2018-19 ARI 76 3 24 27 -7 16 102 79 0.36 $5.475M
2019-20 ARI 70 4 28 32 8 24 101 91 0.46 $5.475M
2020-21 ARI 56 3 19 22 2 14 72 76 0.39 $5.475M
2021-22 MIN 72 2 28 30 41 34 80 56 0.42 $5M
2022-23 MIN 46 2 4 6 -9 16 63 33 0.13 $2M
2023-24 MIN 36 0 10 10 -8 18 32 27 0.28 $2M
17 seasons Career 1078 87 388 475 55 376 1614 1168 0.44

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 PIT 2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0.50
2009-10 PIT 13 2 7 9 4 2 28 7 0.69
2013-14 DAL 6 1 3 4 7 8 8 16 0.67
2015-16 DAL 13 4 3 7 -6 6 22 23 0.54
2019-20 ARI 9 0 0 0 -5 2 7 15 0.00
2021-22 MIN 4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 6 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 47 7 14 21 -4 20 68 69 0.45

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 8 29 37 7 22 98 50 0.54 8.2 21:25

Contract

$1.833MCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$50KCap dollars per point37 points in 69 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2009-10 $1.833M
2010-11 $1.833M
2011-12 $1.833M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2023-24 $2M
2021-22 to 2021-22 $5M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $5.475M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.475M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.475M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.6M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $1.833M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2009-10 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2010 @ NYI W 6-5 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 24:40
Apr 10, 2010 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:50
Apr 8, 2010 vs NYI W 7-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:35
Apr 6, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:56
Apr 3, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 20:44
Mar 31, 2010 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:49
Mar 28, 2010 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:25
Mar 27, 2010 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:58
Mar 24, 2010 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:41
Mar 22, 2010 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:23
Mar 20, 2010 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:24
Mar 18, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:45
Mar 17, 2010 @ NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:10
Mar 12, 2010 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:14
Mar 11, 2010 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 20:19
Mar 7, 2010 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:46
Mar 6, 2010 vs DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:57
Mar 4, 2010 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 18:32
Mar 2, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:26
Feb 14, 2010 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:19
Feb 12, 2010 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:12
Feb 10, 2010 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:14
Feb 7, 2010 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:18
Feb 6, 2010 @ MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:02
Feb 1, 2010 vs BUF W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:31
Jan 31, 2010 vs DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:11
Jan 24, 2010 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 18:23
Jan 21, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 21:09
Jan 19, 2010 vs NYI W 6-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 17:58
Jan 16, 2010 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:21
Jan 14, 2010 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:47
Jan 13, 2010 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 24:20
Jan 11, 2010 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:05
Jan 9, 2010 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 24:51
Jan 7, 2010 vs PHI L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 27:44
Jan 5, 2010 vs ATL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 22:09
Jan 3, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 22:26
Jan 2, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 23:23
Dec 30, 2009 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:17
Dec 29, 2009 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:42
Dec 27, 2009 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 21:29
Dec 23, 2009 vs OTT W 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:44
Dec 21, 2009 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:48
Dec 19, 2009 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 24:00
Dec 17, 2009 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:57
Dec 15, 2009 vs PHI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:06
Dec 12, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:58
Dec 10, 2009 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:58
Nov 28, 2009 vs NYR W 8-3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21:16
Nov 14, 2009 vs BOS W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28:08
Nov 12, 2009 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 25:11
Nov 10, 2009 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 28:25
Nov 7, 2009 @ SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 26:47
Nov 5, 2009 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:32
Nov 3, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 21:51
Oct 31, 2009 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 24:48
Oct 30, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 25:02
Oct 28, 2009 vs MTL W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:36
Oct 24, 2009 vs NJD L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 22:11
Oct 23, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 26:22
Oct 20, 2009 vs STL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 21:44
Oct 17, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 20:55
Oct 14, 2009 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 21:15
Oct 12, 2009 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:46
Oct 10, 2009 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 23:08
Oct 8, 2009 @ PHI W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 18:07
Oct 7, 2009 vs PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:40
Oct 3, 2009 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25:47
Oct 2, 2009 vs NYR W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:49