his rookie campaign and recorded four points. After his first season in the OHL, Gabriel was not drafted at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft but attended the Phoenix Coyotes Rookie Camp as a free agent invitee. Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Gabriel was also not offered an invite to a rookie camp the following season, following a 17-point campaign. When he returned to Owen Sound prior to the 2012–13 season, he began his first breakout season. By December, he had earned the Attacker of the Week award for helping the team win in a shootout against the Plymouth Whalers, and later scoring the team's only goal in a 4–1 loss to the same team. Although Gabriel concluded the 2012–13 season with a career-high 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points, he was left off the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final ranking. In spite of being passed over in his first two years of eligibility, the Minnesota Wild eventually drafted him 81st overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In his final session of major junior hockey, Gabriel was named an alternate captain and once again set a new career high in goals, assists, and points. On March 3, 2014, the Minnesota Wild signed Gabriel to a three-year entry-level contract. As the Owen Sound Attack qualified for the OHL playoffs, Gabriel was coming off a 10-game point streak. During the first round of the OHL playoffs, Gabriel recorded one assist in an eventual loss to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Professional After the Owen Sound Attack were eliminated from the OHL playoffs, Gabriel was reassigned to the Minnesota Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Iowa Wild. He recorded his first AHL goal on April 16, 2014, in a 4–3 shootout loss to the Chicago Wolves, and ended the season with four points in eight games. Following a successful eight games in the 2013–14 season, Gabriel was invited to participate at the Minnesota Wild's Training Camp prior to the 2014–15 season. He eventually began his first full professional season with the Iowa Wild, where he recorded seven goals and 16 points overall in 67 games. This gained attention from the National Hockey League and he was invited to participate in the Minnesota Wild's September training camp prior to the 2015–16 season. Although he was unable to crack the Wild's lineup to begin the season, Gabriel made his NHL debut