| Birth Date: | 1987 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Team: | Dukla Trenčín |
| League: | Slovak |
| Former Teams: | Hartford Wolf Pack Ässät Avangard Omsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa HIFK Brynäs IF Tappara SaiPa HC Bílí Tygři Liberec[1] Schwenninger Wild Wings HK Poprad[2] |
| Draft: | 137th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2006 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Ntl Team: | SVK |
| Career Start: | 2008 |
Tomáš Záborský (born 14 November 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga.
Drafted in the 5th round, 137th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, in the 2006 CHL Import Draft, Zaborsky was selected 36th overall by the Saginaw Spirit.
He spent his entire OHL career with the Saginaw Spirit. Zaborsky has also played professionally in Slovakia with HC Dukla Trenčín. He has played in the ECHL for the Charlotte Checkers and Dayton Bombers, and spent time in the AHL with the Hartford Wolfpack, the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate. Since the 2009–2010 he is playing in Pori, Finland, playing for Ässät. Zaborsky was named the European Hockey Player of the Month by eurohockey.com in September 2011. In 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk.
On 26 April 2019, Záborský left Tappara after two seasons and opted to continue his professional career in the Liiga, agreeing to a two-year contract as a free agent with SaiPa.[3]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 39 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 42 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK 95 Považská Bystrica | SVK.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 59 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 68 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 28 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 43 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 47 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 52 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 52 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | HIFK | Liiga | 60 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 55 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 58 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tappara | Liiga | 47 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 53 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SaiPa | Liiga | 53 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 41 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 50 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 34 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 468 | 170 | 182 | 352 | 272 | 58 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 52 | ||||
| KHL totals | 97 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||