Mike Gabinet
Played forSaiPa
Iowa Stars
Springfield Falcons
Abbotsford Heat
HC Vita Hästen
PositionDefence
ShootsLeft
Height6 ft
Height in3
Weight lb209
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1981 (age 44)
Birth placeEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Draft (2001)237th overall
Draft teamLos Angeles Kings
Career start2004
Career end

2012

Mike Gabinet
Current teamOmaha
Current conferenceNCHC
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
Player years 12000–2004
Player team 1Nebraska–Omaha
Player years 22004–2005
Player team 2SaiPa
Player years 32005–2007
Player team 3Idaho Steelheads
Player years 42005–2006
Player team 4Iowa Stars
Player years 52007–2008
Player team 5South Carolina Stingrays
Player years 62007–2009
Player team 6Springfield Falcons
Player years 72010–2011
Player team 7Idaho Steelheads
Player years 82010–2011
Player team 8Abbotsford Heat
Player years 92010–2011
Player team 9HC Vita Hästen
Player years 102011–2012
Player team 10Ontario Reign
Player positionsDefenceman
Overall record135–131–17 ()
Tournament record0–2 ()

Mike Gabinet (born September 26, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head men's hockey ice hockey coach at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.[1]

Playing career

Gabinet was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 8th round (237th overall) of the 2001 NHL entry draft. He played for the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks from 2000-2004, serving as an alternate captain during his senior season. Gabinet played in 130 career games, earning six goals and 41 assists for 47 points. He currently ranks ninth all-time in scoring for UNO defensemen. Gabinet graduated with a business finance degree from UNO.

Gabinet played eight seasons of professional ice hockey in Europe and North America, including his rookie 2004–05 SM-liiga season with SaiPa.

Coaching career

He previously was an associate head coach for the men's hockey team.[2] He was previously head coach of the men's ice hockey team at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology located in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] In his first season as head coach of NAIT, he led his team to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Championship with a perfect 36-0 record. He was the first rookie head coach to guide his team to the conference championship since 2005-06 and he was also the first rookie head coach in Canadian college hockey history to guide his team to an undefeated season. Under Gabinet's guidance, the Ooks set an ACAC record for regular season wins (32) and overall wins (36). They were also just the third team in 51 years to go undefeated in the ACAC regular season & the ACAC playoffs. Gabinet was named the ACAC Coach of the Year in 2016.[4]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1998–99MLAC AAAAMHL331151634
1999–2000Lloydminster BlazersAJHL564252930
2000–01University of Nebraska OmahaCCHA302131514
2001–02University of Nebraska OmahaCCHA210448
2002–03University of Nebraska OmahaCCHA4004446
2003–04University of Nebraska OmahaCCHA394202470
2004–05SaiPaSM-liiga5421346
2005–06Idaho SteelheadsECHL222121418
2005–06Iowa StarsAHL180228
2006–07Idaho SteelheadsECHL404172138
2007–08South Carolina StingraysECHL232121418
2007–08Springfield FalconsAHL1903310
2008–09Springfield FalconsAHL4526829
2010–11Idaho SteelheadsECHL264101425
2010–11Abbotsford HeatAHL10002
2010–11HC Vita HästenAllsv12134581001133
2011–12Ontario ReignECHL19210122050116
ECHL totals13014617514650116
AHL totals832111349

References

  1. ^ "Gabinet Named Omaha Hockey Coach". omavs.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. ^ "Former Maverick Gabinet Added To Hockey Staff". omavs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ^ "NAIT | Coaching Staff". www.nait.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09.
  4. ^ "ACAC - Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference - News". www.acac.ab.ca. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-13.