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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gates Orlando
Selected in
eighth round
No. 164 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born
November 13, 1962
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Center
Height: 5-8 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Providence (ECAC)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: LaSalle, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 | 28 |
44 | 72 |
50 | | 1980-81 |
Providence | ECAC |
31 | 24 |
32 | 56 |
45 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
New England Rookie of Year (Carens Award): 1980-81 (Prov.)
Miscellaneous: Attended LaSalle Catholic Comprehensive High School in
LaSalle, Quebec, before entering Providence College. ... Was youngest player
on Providence College varsity team in 1980-81. ... Spoke fluent Italian,
French and English growing up in the Montreal area. ... Scored three goals
and had four assists in his first game with Providence College vs. Merrimack
on Nov. 8, 1980. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 5, 1984 (Boston at Buffalo)
Numbers: 23 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1987 |
Buffalo | 98 |
18 | 26 |
44 | 51 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985 | Buffalo | 5 |
0 | 4 |
4 | 14 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Providence (ECAC); Rochester (AHL); Merano (Italy); Bolzano, Milan Devils
(Italy); Bern (Switzerland); Cortina (Italy); Lugano (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1994 (Italy) (ninth
place), 1998 (Italy) (12th place)
World Championships: 1990
(Italy) (second place, Pool B), 1991 (Italy) (first, Pool B), 1992 (Italy)
(ninth), 1993 (Italy) (eighth), 1994 (Italy) (sixth), 1995 (Italy)
(seventh), 1996 (Italy) (seventh), 1997 (Italy) (eighth), 1998 (Italy)
(10th), 1999 (Italy) (13-16 place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1987
(Rochester)
Italian Championship: 1990 (Bolzano), 1992, 1993
(Milan Devils/
Lions), 1994
(Milan)
Swiss Championship: 1997 (Bern), 1999 (Lugano)
Providence College Athletic Hall of
Fame: Inducted 1997
World Championships Pool B Best Forward:
1990 (Italy)
NCAA East All-America Second Team:
1983-84 (Providence)
New England Forward of Year: 1983-84
(Providence)
World Championships Pool B
All-Star First Team:
1991 (Italy)
College Hockey Stats Bureau All-Academic Team:
1983-84 (Prov.)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Providence)
New England All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84 (Providence)
Providence Co-Captain: 1983-84
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1987 (Rochester) (22 points)
Italy Points Leader: 1993-94 (Milan) (60 points)
Italy Assists Leader: 1993-94 (Milan)
(44 assists)
Switzerland Points Leader: 1996-97 (Bern) (82 points)
Switzerland Assists Leader: 1996-97 (Bern) (56 assists)
Switzerland Playoffs Points Leader: 1997 (Bern) (17 points)
Switzerland Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1996 (Bern) (10 goals)
Switzerland Playoffs Assists Leader:
1997 (Bern) (10 assists)
Switzerland Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1996 (Bern) (45)
Coaching Career:
Named Italy player-assistant coach prior to 1996 World Championships and
remained in that position through 1999. ... Named Rochester (NAHL) head
coach in December 1999 and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ...
Named Adirondack (UHL) head coach on June 22, 2000, and remained in that position
until Aug. 21, 2002. ... Named Albany (AHL) assistant coach
on Aug. 21, 2002, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in business
management at Providence College, making dean's list as a sophomore.
Miscellaneous: Was finalist for
1983-84 Hobey Baker Award. ... Left Providence College with school record
(since broken) for career goals (95). ... Left Providence College ranked No.
2 on school's all-time lists for points (213) and assists (118). ... Joined
Rochester (AHL) on amateur tryout contract for balance of 1983-84 season
after completing NCAA
eligibility at Providence College. ... Scored four goals for Rochester in
March 23, 1984, game vs. Hershey. ... Played right wing for Rochester (AHL)
in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained right knee, suffered in February 1985. ... Joined Cortina for 1998 Italian playoffs after
completing 1997-98 season in Switzerland.
Personal: Full name is Gaetano
Orlando. ... Also known as Gaetano Orlando during his playing days in
Europe. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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