Education
Garbowsky attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he played four seasons (2011-2015) with the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers men"s ice hockey team, which competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association"s Division I in the Atlantic Hockey conference. In his four seasons at Rochester Institute of Technology, during three of which he served as captain, he compiled 114 points (48 goals, 66 assists), placing him fifth all-time among Rochester Institute of Technology players during the team"s Division I era. He was forced to miss 24 games during his junior season (2013-2014) due to a wrist injury, but still managed to record 7 points in just 13 games.
In his senior year (2014-2015), Garbowsky was selected as Atlantic Hockey"s Player of the Year, named to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
He tallied 54 points in 40 games and led all Division I players with 729 face-off wins during the season.