Igor Gongalsky

Igor Gongalsky (born November 5, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player who last played with the Dundee Stars of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Igor Gongalsky is a Doctor of Chiropractic (GMG Chiropractic) in Toronto now (Canada).

Igor Gongalsky
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Antonio Rampage
Portland Pirates
Rochester Americans
HC Berkut
Dundee Stars
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2015

Playing career

Gongalsky played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Owen Sound Attack and the Oshawa Generals. In 192 OHL games he scored 31 goals and 40 assists for 71 points while racking up 270 penalty minutes.

After his junior career ended Gongalsky signed with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL for the 2007–08 season.

Gongalsky re-signed with the Falcons for the 2008–09 season and played 28 games before being released, however he was signed by the Stockton Thunder on December 30, 2008.[1]

During his time with the Thunder, Gongalsky earned a tryout with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) and played 6 games before being returned to Stockton. The Thunder re-signed Gongalsky for the 2009–10 season during which he put up 31 points in 55 games.

Before the start of the 2010–11 season the Thunder traded Gongalsky to the Greenville Road Warriors for Jim McKenzie.[2]

On November 27, 2010, Gongalsky was signed by the Portland Pirates of the AHL to a professional tryout contract and then signed an AHL standard player contract on March 4, 2011. Gongalsky was invited to the Pirates training camp the following season but was not successful in making the team and was returned to the ECHL on December 12, 2011 where his rights were held by the Gwinnett Gladiators at that time. Just 9 days later he was signed to a professional tryout contract by the Rochester Americans of the AHL. On February 24, 2012 it was announced that the Americans has signed Gongalsky to a contract and he played out the rest of the season with them.

For the 2012-13 season Gongalsky returned to his home country of Ukraine by signing with HC Berkut of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. Gongalsky played 33 games with HC Berkut scoring 29 points.

Gongalsky returned to North America for the 2013–14 season by signing a contract with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was invited to the Providence Bruins training camp on September 22, 2013 but was unsuccessful in making the team and returned to the Stingrays.[3][4]

On August 15, 2014, Gongalsky left North America and moved to the United Kingdom in signing a one-year contract with the Dundee Stars of the EIHL.[5] At the conclusion of the season, Gongalsky announced his retirement from the professional game.[6]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 3761117100—————
2004–05 Owen Sound Attack OHL 6177149372134
2005–06 Owen Sound Attack OHL 6461218651111219
2006–07 Owen Sound Attack OHL 1120222—————
2006–07 Oshawa Generals OHL 5616213790—————
2007–08 Fresno Falcons ECHL 63182543140—————
2008–09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 28661254—————
2008–09 Stockton Thunder ECHL 254141884—————
2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 60009—————
2009–10 Stockton Thunder ECHL 55141731711427921
2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 721316—————
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 5446107760008
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 1300029—————
2011–12 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 41239—————
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 372137830000
2012–13 HC Berkut PHL 3311182932—————
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 44716236340228
2014–15 Dundee Stars EIHL 57141529172—————
AHL totals 110671319390008

References
  1. "THUNDER AGREE TO TERMS WITH BLACKWATER, GONGALSKY, MACAULAY, MARCOUX, O'DETTE". ECHL. December 30, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. "McKenzie Acquired from Greenville for Gongalsky". http://www.oursportscentral.com/. August 26, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Stingrays Add Size and Strength in Forward Igor Gongalsky". South Carolina Stingrays. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. "P-BRUINS ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". Providence Bruins. September 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  5. "Hutchins adds hard nosed player to roster". Dundee Stars. August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  6. "Last game of my career". Instagram. March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.


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