AUBURN – A former Maineiacs hockey star was treated at a hospital on Wednesday after he was struck in the face with a glass at Margaritas Restaurant on Center Street.

Police said Colby Gilbert, 22, suffered a gash from his temple down to his neck in the attack just after midnight. The wound required 28 stitches to close.

Police arrested Darcy Pabst, 22, of 7 Haley St., Lewiston, after she went to a nearby business and called them. She was charged with aggravated assault.

Gilbert was at the restaurant with a group of friends who had exchanged words with Pabst, police said. Later, an hour before last call at the bar, Gilbert approached Pabst and was struck with the glass that shattered against his face, gashing him.

“He went over to her table to apologize on behalf of his friends,” said Auburn deputy police Chief Jason Moen. “She was intoxicated, and she struck him in the face.”

Gilbert was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He has since been released from the hospital.

Police said that after the assault, Pabst went to a hotel behind the restaurant and called for help. She waited there until police arrived. She was arrested, booked and later released from the Androscoggin County Jail on bail.

Gilbert played with the Maineiacs until 2005. During his minor league hockey career, he scored five goals and had 15 assists. He was noted for scoring most of his goals in the middle of the third period.

An Auburn resident who played for the Edward Little High School championship hockey team, Gilbert continued his career after leaving the Maineiacs in 2005.

In 2006, he played in the annual Maritime Junior A Hockey League All-Star game, scoring a goal and an assist. He also tied for first place in the accurate shot competition. The same season, Gilbert was among the top point-scoring forwards in the MJAL, with 57 points in 40 games.

It was not clear if Pabst and Gilbert knew each other before the incident.

Pabst has a criminal record that includes an assault, criminal mischief and driving offenses.