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Place of Birth: Villach, Carinthia, Austria
About Michael Grabner
- Michael-René Grabner (born 5 October 1987) is an Austrian professional ice hockey player for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- Grabner grew up playing for the local team in Villach, EC VSV.
- He moved to North America at the age of 17 and joined the Spokane Chiefs of the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL) to further his hockey career.
- After his second season with the Chiefs, he was selected 14th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
- Grabner played one more season in the WHL before moving to the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played two seasons in the Canucks' farm system.
- He was traded during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers, but was claimed by the New York Islanders after Florida placed him on waivers with the intention of assigning him to their AHL affiliate.
- Grabner spent five seasons with the Islanders before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2015.
- Internationally, Grabner has appeared for Austria in both junior and senior tournaments, and played in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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