- Tom Gilbert
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =Edmonton Oilers
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Right
former_teams =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 210
nickname = Gibby, Gilbs
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|1|10|mf=y
birth_place =Minneapolis , MN, USA
draft = 129th overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team =Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 2006Tom Gilbert (born
January 10 ,1983 in Bloomington,Minnesota ) is an Americanice hockey defenseman currently playing for theEdmonton Oilers of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Gilbert played his high school hockey for Minnesota powerhouse
Bloomington Jefferson and was the captain his senior year (2001). That same year he switched to forward from defense, which he played as a sophomore and junior. He responded by scoring 4 goals in his first game at forward against a strongHill-Murray team.He was drafted in the fifth round, 129th overall in the
2002 NHL Entry Draft by theColorado Avalanche . He was traded to the Oilers onMarch 9 ,2004 , in exchange for goaltenderTommy Salo and a sixth-round pick in the 2005 draft.Gilbert played junior hockey with the
Chicago Steel of theUSHL . He made his debut at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. In the 2005–06 season, he ranked third on the team in points, and also scored the winning goal in theNCAA championship game againstBoston College .Gilbert made his pro debut in the 2006–07 season with the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins . Through 33 games, he was tied for the team lead in points among defenceman.Due to injuries, he was recalled in January 2007, and made his NHL debut on his 24th birthday in San Jose. Gilbert scored his first NHL goal on
February 20 ,2007 , againstOttawa Senators netminderMartin Gerber in the final seconds of the game to send it to overtime.On
March 4 ,2008 , Gilbert surpassedPaul Coffey andMarc-André Bergeron for the Oilers' franchise record for most goals scored by a rookie defenceman with his 10th goal on the power play against theNashville Predators goalieDan Ellis .On
April 11 ,2008 , the Edmonton Oilers announced they signed Gilbert to a 6-year deal which will see the defenseman earn 4 million per year and keep him with the team through 2013–2014 season.Career statistics
International play
Played for the United States in:
International statistics
External links
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* [http://www.edmontonoilers.com/roster/gilbert_tom/ edmontonoilers.com Profile]
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