Alex Goligoski

Age 37 Jul 30, 1985

Grand Rapids USA

Defense shoots left

5'11" 180 cm

185 lbs 84 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2013

Agent Ben Hankinson

Draft Year 2004
Drafted Overall 61
Draft Round 2
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $2,000,000
2.4% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $1,729,730
Year 1 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 38 yrs old
Career Earnings: $59,965,600

Transaction History

Mar 15, 2023	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked four shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Feb 3, 2023	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski has been a healthy scratch for Minnesota's last three games.
Nov 19, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Nov 18, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski is practicing on the third pairing Friday, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.
Oct 22, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski hasn't gotten much work this season.
Oct 7, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski has been serving on a pairing with Jared Spurgeon throughout training camp, reports Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Apr 22, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski will not be in Friday's lineup against the Seattle Kraken, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Apr 3, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched an assist, four blocked shots, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Mar 30, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski agreed to terms on a two-year, $4 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
Mar 29, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski will once again be a healthy scratch heading into Tuesday's matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
Mar 27, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski (undisclosed) will not play Sunday against the Colorado Avalanche, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Jan 22, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jan 15, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski was activated off the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Saturday.
Jan 8, 2022	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski was placed on the COVID-19 list and will not play against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Dec 20, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski posted an assist, three blocked shots and two hits in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Dec 16, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski posted an assist and two hits in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Dec 12, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal and added two PIM in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dec 9, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski logged a power-play assist and two shots on net in Thursday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Dec 2, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Nov 30, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski registered an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Nov 26, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal on his lone shot and added two blocks with a plus-3 rating Friday in a 7-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Nov 21, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched two assists, one on the power play, in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Nov 19, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski had a goal, two assists, two shots and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Dallas Stars.
Nov 13, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski posted an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Nov 10, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski produced an assist and two shots on net in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Nov 4, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski (upper body) is expected to play against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Oct 29, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski (upper body) is expected to miss the next week or two, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Oct 28, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Seattle Kraken, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Oct 19, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski recorded two assists, two shots on net, a pair of blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Jul 28, 2021	Minnesota Wild \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
May 7, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski managed an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
May 5, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski posted a power-play assist, three blocked shots and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
May 3, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski managed a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 26, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched an assist in Monday's 6-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 24, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 19, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal on four shots and added four hits in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Apr 17, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Apr 14, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski produced a power-play assist and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Apr 12, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski recorded an assist and four blocked shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Apr 9, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski recorded a power-play assist, four hits, four blocked shots and two shots on goal in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 5, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski produced two power-play assists and two hits in Monday's 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 4, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski picked up an assist, two shots on net, two PIM and three hits in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Apr 2, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 31, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski produced an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Mar 27, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski notched an assist, five blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 23, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Mar 8, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Monday's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Feb 13, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski hasn't recorded a point in the last 13 games.
Jan 14, 2021	Arizona Coyotes \| Alex Goligoski \| Goligoski had an assist and three hits in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Nov 21, 2018	Arizona Coyotes \| Activated D Alex Goligoski from injured reserve.
Jun 22, 2016	Arizona Coyotes \| Signed D Alex Goligoski to a five-year, $27.375 million contract.
Jun 16, 2016	Arizona Coyotes \| Dallas Stars Acquired the rights to D Alex Goligoski from the Arizona Coyotes for 2016 fifth-round draft pick (Colton Point).
Dec 15, 2013	Winnipeg Jets \| NHL suspended RW Anthony Peluso three games for hitting Alex Goligoski from behind.
Jan 23, 2012	Dallas Stars \| (Alex Goligoski) Agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension.
Dec 8, 2011	Dallas Stars \| (Alex Goligoski) Activated from injured reserve.
Nov 15, 2011	Dallas Stars \| (Alex Goligoski) Placed on injured reserve.
Feb 21, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (Matt Niskanen) Acquired from Dallas in exchange for Alex Goligoski.
Feb 21, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (James Neal) Acquired from Dallas in exchange for Alex Goligoski.
Feb 21, 2011	Dallas Stars \| (Alex Goligoski) Acquired from Pittsburgh in exchange for James Neal and Matt Niskanen.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Alex Goligoski	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Minnesota Wild	38	2	4	6	-8	10	524	37.80	55.50	5.80	54.60	5.10		0.23
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Omaha Lancers	USHL	10	0	1	1	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	2002-2003	Grand Rapids High	USHS-MN	28	14	20	34	22
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	10	0	2	2	6
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Grand Rapids High	USHS-MN	26	25	31	56	16
	2004-2005	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	33	5	15	20	44
	2004-2005	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	2
	2005-2006	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	41	11	28	39	63
	2006-2007	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	44	9	30	39	51
	2007-2008	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	70	10	28	38	53									Playoffs	23	4	24	28	0
	2007-2008	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	3	0	2	2	2	30	100.00	62.24	29.47	49.50	13.01	0.00	3.95
	2008-2009	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	45	6	14	20	16	603	58.00	53.97	6.17	52.14	6.74	0.20	0.90	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
	2008-2009	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	26	2	16	18	16									Playoffs	9	1	5	6	0
	2009-2010	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	69	8	29	37	22	1,016	54.84	52.75	-0.24	51.93	-0.28	0.30	1.06	Playoffs	13	2	7	9	0
	2010-2011	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	60	9	22	31	28	874	64.10	54.87	4.58	53.48	1.49	0.27	0.82
	2010-2011	Dallas Stars	NHL	23	5	10	15	12	427	46.67	48.85	1.50	53.18	4.72	0.28	0.70
	2011-2012	Dallas Stars	NHL	71	9	21	30	16	1,217	51.02	55.90	11.33	53.85	6.84	0.35	0.84
	2011-2012	USA	WC	8	1	4	5	2
	2012-2013	Dallas Stars	NHL	47	3	24	27	18	804	56.16	49.33	3.18	50.54	3.21	0.22	1.12
	2013-2014	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	6	36	42	28	1,392	54.13	50.60	0.56	50.99	0.24	0.13	0.99	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
	2014-2015	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	4	32	36	24	1,423	53.03	55.91	4.76	53.87	2.17	0.17	1.01
	2015-2016	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	5	32	37	34	1,499	55.40	52.00	-2.13	53.81	1.78	0.16	1.08	Playoffs	13	4	3	7	0
	2016-2017	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	82	6	30	36	28	1,449	46.15	41.08	-1.44	44.21	0.22	0.17	0.91
	2017-2018	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	78	12	23	35	26	1,434	38.46	42.73	-5.63	45.31	-2.94	0.33	0.88
	2018-2019	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	76	3	24	27	16	1,262	48.42	51.95	3.23	48.39	-0.47	0.05	0.71
	2019-2020	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	70	4	28	32	24	1,248	53.00	48.20	-0.60	49.10	1.10	0.10	0.96	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	56	3	19	22	14	1,014	52.20	49.50	2.50	49.10	0.60	0.18	0.83
	2021-2022	Minnesota Wild	NHL	72	2	28	30	34	1,112	66.90	55.30	2.70	52.80	2.40	0.11	1.08	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2022-2023	Minnesota Wild	NHL	38	2	4	6	10	524	37.80	55.50	5.80	54.60	5.10		0.23
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date March 30, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Ben Hankinson

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 2 Years $4,000,000 2.42% of cap space

	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
AAV	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC
UFA Year
	Buy It Out	Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Ben Hankinson

Standard Contract | 1 Years $5,000,000 6.13% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$5,000,000	UFA
AAV	$5,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$5,000,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 21, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Agent Ben Hankinson

Standard Contract | 5 Years $27,375,000 7.50% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	UFA
AAV	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000	$5,475,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$5,375,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$5,800,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$5,375,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$5,800,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$5,375,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$5,800,000	$4,000,000
Clauses	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date January 23, 2012
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 4 Years $18,400,000 7.67% of cap space

	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	UFA
AAV	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$4,200,000	$4,600,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$4,200,000	$4,600,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000
Minors Salary	$4,200,000	$4,600,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000
Clauses		M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 19, 2009
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 3 Years $5,500,000 3.23% of cap space

	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012
Cap Hit	$1,833,333	$1,833,333	$1,833,333	RFA
AAV	$1,833,333	$1,833,333	$1,833,333
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,250,000	$1,500,000	$2,750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,250,000	$1,500,000	$2,750,000
Minors Salary	$1,250,000	$1,500,000	$2,750,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 10, 2007

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,968,400 1.68% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009
Cap Hit	$845,300	$845,300	RFA
AAV	$984,200	$984,200
Performance Bonuses	$188,900	$88,900
Base Salary	$500,000	$600,000
Signing Bonuses	$295,300	$295,300
Total Salary	$795,300	$895,300
Minors Salary	$70,300	$70,300
Clauses
UFA Year