Paul L. Gagné (born February 6, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 390 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.

Paul Gagné
Born (1962-02-06) February 6, 1962 (age 62)
Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
NHL draft 19th overall, 1980
Colorado Rockies
Playing career 1980–1999

He coached the Timmins Rock, a team in the NOJHL, until his retirement after the 2016–17 season. He runs a hockey development camp every summer in Timmins, Ontario called Gagné Hockey Development.

Early career

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Gagne began his career at the age of 15 in the NOJHL for the Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos.[1] The Left Wing player had 45 goals and 85 points in 43 games that year. In the next year he played in the OMJHL with the Windsor Spitfires (24 goals and 42 points in 67 games). It was his 101 points in 1979-1980 that led him to be drafted at the age of 17.

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Iroquois Falls Eskimos NOJHL 43 45 40 85
1978–79 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 67 24 18 42 64 7 1 1 2 2
1979–80 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 65 48 53 101 87 13 7 8 15 19
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 61 25 16 41 12
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 59 10 12 22 17
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 53 14 15 29 13
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 16 1 9 10 9
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 14 18 32 33
1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 24 19 43 28
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 47 19 19 38 14
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 3 2 5 6
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 56 33 41 74 29 5 4 4 8 5
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 28 13 14 27 11
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 9 1 0 1 43
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 36 18 29 47 6 13 10 6 16 2
1990–91 EV Landshut 1.GBun 49 44 37 81 41 5 7 7 14 7
1991–92 EV Landshut 1.GBun 44 30 23 53 49 8 6 8 14 18
1992–93 EHC Olten CHE.2 36 39 28 67 47 7 7 7 14 18
1993–94 EHC Olten NDA 30 16 18 34 52
1994–95 EHC Olten CHE.2 32 37 30 67 98 3 1 1 2 35
1995–96 EHC Olten CHE.2 26 22 19 41 62
1995–96 Zürcher SC NDA 8 5 3 8 6 4 0 1 1 8
1996–97 EHC Biel-Bienne CHE.2 41 33 33 66 73 4 1 3 4 2
1997–98 EHC Biel-Bienne CHE.2 37 29 37 66 86 12 6 10 16 2
1998–99 EHC Biel-Bienne CHE.2 33 29 26 55 34 4 0 3 3 4
NHL totals 390 110 101 211 166
AHL totals 120 64 84 148 46 18 14 10 24 7
CHE.2 totals 205 189 173 362 400 30 15 24 39 61

References

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Preceded by Colorado Rockies first round draft pick
1980
Succeeded by