Gabriel Spilar, formerly Gabriel Špilár (Košice, 15 December 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward.

Gabriel Spilar
Born (1980-12-15) December 15, 1980 (age 43)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for North Bay Centennials
HC Košice
HKM Zvolen
HC Sparta Praha
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Zlín
MsHK Žilina
Barys Astana
Espoo Blues
HK Nitra
Kazzinc-Torpedo
Vaasan Sport
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
HK Dukla Michalovce[1]
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2020

Personal life

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Špilár changed his Slovak name to Spilar in 2009, he explained the change to Slovak journalists as because of not having good memories of his stepfather and wanting to distinguish his own name.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

Awards and honours

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Award Year
Slovak Extraliga
Champion 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015
Playoffs MVP 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Spilar v Michalovciach skončil, nebude hrať celú sezónu". hokejportal.net (in Slovak).
  2. ^ Už s novým priezviskom Spilar sa vracia do Žiliny
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