1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Bernie Gagnon
Selected by
St. Louis from Michigan (WCHA)
5-foot-9, 175 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| 1966-67 |
Montreal |
OHA |
48 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
15 |
| 1967-68 | Montreal |
OHA |
47 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
36 |
| 1968-69 |
Michigan |
WCHA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played on freshman team in 1968-69 since freshmen were ineligible for varsity.
Canadian • Born
August 17, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec • Hometown:
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Won Michigan Dekers Club Award (Most
Colorful Rookie) in 1969-70.
- Named to WCHA
All-Star Second Team and Denver Post All-WCHA First Team with
Michigan in 1969-70.
- Was Michigan
assistant captain in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
- Had three goals and four
assists for Michigan in 8-7 OT win over Michigan State on March 5,
1971. He also scored the goal that forced overtime.
- Led Michigan
in points in 1970-71 (48) and in 1971-72 (61).
- Co-winner of Michigan Hal
Downs Trophy (Most Valuable Player) in 1971-72.
-
Named to WCHA All-Star Second Team and Denver Post All-WCHA First
Team with Michigan in 1971-72.
- Selected by
Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the
first draft in WHA history.
- Also played
center during his pro career.
- Selected by
San Diego (WHL) from St. Louis in 1973 Reverse Draft.
-
Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1973 WHA draft of established
professional players.
-
Missed part of 1973-74 season with knee injury.
- Inducted into University of Michigan Dekers Club Hall of Fame in
1988.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Bernard Gagnon
Nickname: "The Boomer"
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan (WCHA); Denver (WHL); Fort Worth (CHL); San Diego (WHL);
Sierre, Kloten, Davos, Lugano, Martigny (Switzerland)
European Career: Left North
America in mid-1970s to pursue his playing career in Switzerland. He led Swiss
league with 35 goals and 51 points in 28 games for Sierre during his
first Swiss season in 1975-76. He went on to again lead Switzerland's
top league with 30 goals for Sierre in
1978-79 and another 30 for Kloten in 1979-80. He also played for Davos
in the 1980 Spengler Cup tournament.
Coaching Career: Served as
player-coach of Martigny (Switzerland) from 1983-84 through
1984-85 in the last two of his 10 total seasons playing in Swiss league.
| Total Selected: |
84 |
| Forwards: |
58 |
| Defense: |
18 |
| Goaltenders: |
8 |
| Major Junior: |
68 |
| College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 |
| American: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
10 |
| Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
