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Career: Fifth all-time at RIT’s Division I level with 114 points … fourth with 48 goals and tied for seventh with 66 assists … tied for second with nine game-winning tallies … tied for fifth with three shorthanded goals … plus-34 rating is tied for fourth best … lone three-year captain (two years captain, one year assistant captain) at Division I level … one of five in program history.
 
2014-15: One of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, college hockey’s most prestigious individual honor … second RIT finalist in the Division I era (Simon Lambert, 2008) … named an American Hockey Coaches Association (ACHA) CCM Second Team All-American … first Division I AHCA All-American in program history … second team All-USCHO.com national selection … named the Atlantic Hockey Conference Player of the Year and top Defensive Forward … won the Atlantic Hockey Conference Leading Scorer award … named the Atlantic Hockey Championship Most Valuable Player … earned Atlantic Hockey Championship All-Tournament Team honors … four-time Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Dec. 16, March 3, and March 24) … won RIT’s Dan Barrows Fan’s Choice, Greg Moss Hard Hat, and Art Thomas Teammate awards … co-winner of RIT’s Lou Spiotti Coaches Award … served as team captain for second straight season … led Division I with a school-record 729 face-off wins … finished tied for third nationally with 26 goals, tied for fourth with 54 points, and fifth with a plus-29 rating …  set a Division I team record with 54 points … his 26 goals were one shy of the Division I team record … tallied five game-winning goals, second best in one season at RIT … led Atlantic Hockey in scoring during league play with 44 points on 23 goals and 21 assists in 28 contests … had 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists on home ice … tallied 38 points (18-20-38) in RIT’s 20 victories … recorded 13 multiple-point outings … tied a Division I team record with two hat-tricks … recorded his first collegiate hat-trick, scoring all three RIT goals in a 3-3 tie at Canisius … was the first hat-trick at the brand new HARBORCENTER in Buffalo … tallied his second hat-trick of the season, adding an assist and was plus-4 in an 8-0 win over Mercyhurst … his hat-trick was the No. 1 Play of the Week  on NCAA.com, March 2 … scored lone shorthanded goal vs. Mercyhurst … tied a career-high with four points on three different occasions … had two goals and two assists in a 5-1 win over Sacred Heart and duplicated that effort in a 5-2 win at Bentley … recorded 19 points (11-8-19) over a 10-game point-scoring streak, Oct. 18 to Nov. 21 … recorded six goals and nine points over a three-game run, Nov. 14 to Nov. 21 … was plus-21 over a 14 game stretch, Jan. 31 to March 28 … was a plus player in 21 different games … won a career-high 28 face-offs in a 4-3 win over No. 19 Robert Morris … recorded his 100th career point, an assist on a goal by Brad McGowan in a 2-0 win at Holy Cross … had eight points on two goals and six assists in six postseason games … RIT was 7-0-1 when he had three or more points in a game … had seven multiple-goal games … won at least 20 face-offs in a game 15 times … second on the team with 163 shots on goal … blocked 35 shots … Tigers were 19-6-5 when he recorded at least a point … scored at least a point in 30 games, a team record … named to the AHC All-Academic Team … signed a professional contract with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League on March 31 through the 2015-16 season. STATS

2013-14: Missed nearly four months and 24 games due to injury from mid-November until the end of February … served as team captain … recorded seven points (2-5-7) in 13 games … won 56.8 percent of his face-offs, which led the team and was among the national leaders … scored a goal and fired seven shots on goal against Michigan at Blue Cross Arena during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend … had two assists in a 4-2 win over Robert Morris … dished out a pair of helpers in a 3-3 tie versus Penn State … scored in a loss at Mercyhurst … fired 40 shots on goal … recorded three points in five Atlantic Hockey Association contests … Tigers were 1-2-2 when he recorded at least a point. STATS

2012-13: Enjoyed a tremendous second half of the season to lead RIT in scoring with 33 points on 11 goals and 22 assists, while playing in all 38 games … won RIT’s Greg Moss Hard Hat Award … named the Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Week, March 10 … RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Feb. 18 … third nationally among all Division I skaters with 493 face-offs won … recorded 19 points (9-10-19) over a 10-game point-scoring streak, Feb. 9 to March 15 … tallied 21 points (10-11-21) and was plus-13 over his final 13 games of the season … led all of Division I with 1.50 points per game after Feb. 1 … had six goals over a four-game goal-scoring streak, Feb. 15 to Feb. 23 … tallied nine points over a four-game stretch, Feb. 9 to Feb. 22 … recorded a career-high four points on a goal and three assists and was plus-4 in a 7-1 win over American International in game two of the AHA First Round series … dished out three assists, all on the power play, in a 4-3 win over Robert Morris …  scored two goals, including the game-winner with 54.7 seconds left in regulation in a 5-3 win over Mercyhurst … scored twice in the following game against Air Force … tallied the game-winner in a crucial 2-1 win over Air Force … tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals … recorded 15 power-play points (2-13-15) … had two shorthanded assists … led the team with 114 shots on goal … recorded 24 points (8-16-24) in 27 AHA contests … enjoyed nine multiple-point efforts … Tigers were 9-11-1 when he recorded at least one point. 2012-13 STATS

2011-12: Won the Craig Lauzon Award winner as RIT’s Rookie of the Year … appeared in all 39 games, recording 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists and was plus-10 … led RIT with two shorthanded goals … named the Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Week, Feb. 13 … made his collegiate debut, firing four shots in the season opener against Niagara … tallied his first collegiate point, an assist in RIT’s wild 6-5 overtime win over St. Lawrence at Blue Cross Arena as part of Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend … scored his first collegiate goal, an empty-netter in RIT’s 3-1 win over Air Force … scored a goal and dished out two assists for a career-best three points and was plus-2 in a 5-3 win over Canisius … scored a shorthanded goal and dished out an assist in a 5-4 double overtime win over Bentley in game two of the AHA Quarterfinals … scored RIT’s first goal in a 2-1 win over Niagara in the AHA Semifinal … scored a shorthanded goal in a 6-5 win over Holy Cross … fired 114 shots on goal … led the team with 400 face-off wins … won 58 percent (400-of-690) of his face-offs taken … tallied 16 points (7-9-16) and was plus-11 in 28 AHA contests … Tigers were 13-2-2 when he recorded at least one point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team. Click HERE for 2011-12 Stats

Before RIT: Played for the Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League … led the BCHL with 44 goals and was sixth overall with 80 points in 2010-11 … won the Vern Dye Trophy as the Coastal Conference Most Valuable Player … 2010-11 Coastal Conference All-Star … led Powell River to the best record in the BCHL and a trip to the Fred Page Cup championship series … added 12 power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals … recorded 71 goals and 62 assists for 133 points in 107 games over two seasons with Powell River … was a teammate at Powell River with current RIT goaltender Josh Watson in 2009-10 … led the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League in scoring with 109 points in 2008-09 … led the Brantford Golden Eagles to the 2009 Junior B Cherrey Cup and Sutherland Cup titles.

Personal: Business management major … attended St. John’s Collegiate High School … born July 26, 1990, in Brantford, Ontario … son of Mike and Kelley Garbowsky … has one sister, Kierstyn … Hobbies include golfing, wakeboarding, and fishing … Favorite TV show is "Game of Thrones" … favorite movie is "Dumb and Dumber" … favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio … favorite musical act is The Tragically Hip … listens to "46 & 2" by Tool before games … favorite holiday is Christmas … favorite NHL team is the Anaheim Ducks … favorite NHL players are Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins… enjoys watching HBO … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Australia … a place outside North America he would like to live in is Germany … a superpower he’d like to have is to fly … dream job would be to play in the NHL … best team prankster is Josh Mitchell … loves playing in front of the loud crowd and tremendous atmospher at RIT … looking forward to playing Boston College at Blue Cross Arena this season.

Career Highs
Goals: 3, 2X, last Feb. 27, 2015 vs. Mercyhurst
Assists: 3, 2X, last March. 9, 2013 vs. AIC
Points: 4, 4X, last Feb. 27, 2015 vs. Mercyhurst
Plus/Minus: +4, 2X, last Feb. 27, 2015 vs. Mercyhurst
Shots: 8, 4X, last Dec. 12, 2014 vs. Niagara
Penalty Minutes: 6, Dec. 10, 2011 vs. AIC