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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Gagne
Selected in first round
No.
19 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born February
6, 1962
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Iroquois Falls, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Iroquois Falls, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Iroquois Falls | NOJHA |
43 | 45 |
40 | 85 |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
67 | 23 |
18 | 41 |
64 | | 1979-80 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
65 | 48 |
53 | 101 |
87 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Windsor)
Miscellaneous: Was Windsor's first pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Calgary at
Colorado)
Numbers: 17 (Colo./New Jersey); 18, 41
(Toronto); 17 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1990 |
COL/NJ, TOR, NYI | 390 |
110 | 101 |
211 | 127 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Colorado
Rookie of Year: 1980-81
New Jersey Goals Leader: 1984-85 (24)
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey Devils team.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with torn ligaments in knee, suffered during Colorado's Dec. 18, 1980, game at Philadelphia. ... Was
youngest regular player in NHL for 1980-81 season, making Colorado roster at
age 18 years, eight months. ... Set Colorado/New Jersey single-season record
(since broken) for goals by a left wing (25) in 1980-81. ... Missed start of
1981-82 season with fractured cheekbone, suffered during Colorado's
training camp in September 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
separated shoulder, suffered during Colorado's Jan. 2, 1982, game
vs. Detroit. ... Was on Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on June
30, 1982. ... Played on "Kid Line" with Aaron Broten and Jeff Larmer for New
Jersey in 1982-83. ... Missed New Jersey's entire 1983 training camp and start
of 1983-84 season with groin pull, suffered on opening day of New Jersey
training camp in September 1983. ... Scored hat trick for New Jersey vs.
Philadelphia on opening night of 1985-86 season (Oct. 10, 1985). ... Missed
part of 1985-86 season with back injury, initially suffered during New
Jersey's Feb. 15, 1986, game at N.Y. Islanders and re-aggravated in New
Jersey's March 2, 1986, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed rest of 1985-86 season with
re-aggravation of back injury, suffered in New Jersey's March 25, 1986, game
vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed entire 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons with
re-aggravation of back injury, suffered at New Jersey's 1986 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wichita (CHL); Newmarket (AHL);
Springfield (AHL); Landshut (Germany); Olten, Zurich, Biel-Bienne
(Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1990
(Springfield)
NOJHL Coach of Year: 2001-02, 2002-03 (Iroquois Falls)
Germany
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1992 (Landshut) (7 assists)
Coaching Career: Named Biel-Bienne (Switzerland) head coach prior to
1999-00 season and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named
Iroquois Falls (NOJHL) head coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that
position through 2002-03 season.
Management Career: Named Iroquois
Falls (NOJHL) general manager prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that
position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of
1990 AHL playoffs with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Game 1 of
Springfield's Calder Cup finals series vs. Rochester in May 1990.
Personal: Full name is Paul I.
Gagne. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: New Jersey did not offer Gagne a
contract for 1988-89, because he was injured for the two
previous years. He became an unrestricted free agent and signed with Toronto
on July 28, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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