[1] Gabinet was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 8th round (237th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
He played for the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks from 2000-2004, serving as an alternate captain during his senior season.
Gabinet played in 130 career games, earning six goals and 41 assists for 47 points.
[3] In his first season as head coach of NAIT, he led his team to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Championship with a perfect 36-0 record.
He was the first rookie head coach to guide his team to the conference championship since 2005-06 and he was also the first rookie head coach in Canadian college hockey history to guide his team to an undefeated season.