Oliver Gabriel
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Birthday:
1991-05-13 |
Position:
LW |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Left |
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Drafted:
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Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
Free agent signing, 2011 |
Weight:
203 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- D
2008-09: Gabriel skated in 50 games for Portland as a 17-year-old in his first WHL season. He scored 6 goals with 5 assists and 32 PMs and was a -8 plus/minus on a Winterhawks team that had the league’s second-worst record. His older brother Scott was an overage defenseman for Portland.
2009-10: Gabriel appeared in 41 games in his second season with Portland, missing much of the season after suffering a ruptured spleen. He scored 10 goals with 14 assists and was +15 with 28 PMs. The Winterhawks were one of the big turnaround stories in the WHL, winning 44 games and advancing to the second round in the playoffs. Gabriel, after returning late in the season, played all 13 playoff games and scored 2 goals with 4 assists and was +2 with 9 PMs.
2010-11: Gabriel, after not being selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, was invited to the Blue Jackets prospect camp as a free agent and also played for Columbus’ entry in the Traverse City Tournament. He had an impressive training camp with the Blue Jackets and was signed to a three-year entry-level contract in October 2010. He went back to Portland for a third year of junior hockey following the Blue Jackets camp and got off to a fast start with the Winterhawks, playing alongside fellow Columbus prospect Ryan Johansen, before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in mid-January. Gabriel finished with 11 goals and 21 assists and was +6 with 36 PMs in 41 games for Portland.
2009-10: Gabriel appeared in 41 games in his second season with Portland, missing much of the season after suffering a ruptured spleen. He scored 10 goals with 14 assists and was +15 with 28 PMs. The Winterhawks were one of the big turnaround stories in the WHL, winning 44 games and advancing to the second round in the playoffs. Gabriel, after returning late in the season, played all 13 playoff games and scored 2 goals with 4 assists and was +2 with 9 PMs.
2010-11: Gabriel, after not being selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, was invited to the Blue Jackets prospect camp as a free agent and also played for Columbus’ entry in the Traverse City Tournament. He had an impressive training camp with the Blue Jackets and was signed to a three-year entry-level contract in October 2010. He went back to Portland for a third year of junior hockey following the Blue Jackets camp and got off to a fast start with the Winterhawks, playing alongside fellow Columbus prospect Ryan Johansen, before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in mid-January. Gabriel finished with 11 goals and 21 assists and was +6 with 36 PMs in 41 games for Portland.
