Marian Gaborik is a right wing currently playing for the Minnesota Wild, a National Hockey League team based in St. Paul, Minnesota of the USA. Gaborik is widely considered to be a star in the making.

Gaborik helped lead the Wild to their first playoff appearance in the 2002-2003 season. They made it to the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs before succumbing to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Gaborik was the Wild's number one draft pick in 2000, number 3 overall. Picked ahead of him in the draft were Rick DiPietro from Boston University by the New York Islanders and Dany Heatley from the University of Wisconsin by the Atlanta Thrashers.

Gaborik scored the first goal in the Wild's regular season history on October 6, 2000 against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He wears the number 10, and is in his fourth season of NHL play. His should be a long and illustrious career.

Gaborik recently resigned with the Wild for three years worth approximately ten million dollars.