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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dave Gagner
Selected in first round
No. 12 overall by New York Rangers

Born December 11, 1964
Position: Center
Height: 5-10   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Brantford (OHL)                               
Birthplace: Chatham, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Chatham, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 ChathamJr. B 61 01 0
1980-81 NewmarketOPJHL 4133 5588 42
1981-82 BrantfordOHL 6830 4676 31
1982-83 BrantfordOHL 7055 66121 57

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of Year):
1982-83
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Brantford)
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (Brantford)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 8 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 7 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Led Brantford with 121 points, 55 goals, 66 assists and 15 power-play goals in 1982-83. ... Was Brantford's second-round pick, No. 22 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Set Brantford franchise single-season record (since broken) with 66 assists in 1982-83.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Hartford at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  9 (N.Y. Rangers); 15 (Minnesota/Dallas); 15 (Toronto);
51 (Calgary); 15 (Florida); 15 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired September 29, 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1999 NYR, Min./Dal., Tor.,
Calgary, Florida, Van.
946 318401 7191,018
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1990-1996 Minn./Dallas, Toronto57 2226 4864

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1991 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1991 (Minnesota)
Minnesota Masterton Cup (MVP): 1988-89 (co-winner), 1990-91
Minn. Star of Game Award (Home 3-Stars Lead): 1988-89, 1990-91
Minnesota Team Choice Player of Year: 1989-90
Min. WCCO-Radio Trophy (Points Lead): 1988-89 (78), 1990-91 (82)
Minnesota KSTP-Radio Trophy (Most Improved): 1988-89
Min. Alka-Seltzer Plus-Minus Award (+/- Leader): 1990-91 (plus-9)
Minnesota Community Service Award: 1992-93
NHL Records: Most points in one period of one playoff game (4 in first period for Minnesota vs. Chicago on April 8, 1991, shares record)
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most points in one period of one playoff game (4 in first period vs. Chicago on April 8, 1991), most consecutive 30-goal seasons (6 from 1988-89 through 1993-94), most games played in one season (84 in 1992-93, shares record)
Dallas Points Leader: 1995 (42)
Minn./Dallas Goals Leader: 1988-89 (35), 1990-91 (40), 1995 (14)
Minn./Dallas Assists Leader: 1988-89 (43), 1995 (28)
Minnesota Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (12)
1993-94: Played on first Dallas Stars team.
Miscellaneous: Signed first contract with N.Y. Rangers organization on March 5, 1984, after competing in 1984 Winter Olympics. ... Played left wing and right wing, in addition to natural position of center, for N.Y. Rangers in 1985-86. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with hairline fracture of right ankle, an injury suffered blocking a shot in first period of N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 5, 1986, game at St. Louis. The injury ended his NHL season for 1985-86, but he did return to join New Haven (AHL) on March 28, 1986. ... Missed the final game of 1988-89 regular season and entire 1989 playoffs with broken kneecap, suffered when he was hit by a Steve Chiasson slap shot during Minnesota's March 31, 1989, game at Detroit. The injury required season-ending surgery on April 4, 1989. ... Played left wing and right wing, in addition to natural position of center, for Minnesota in 1989-90. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with damaged cartilage in left knee, an injury originally suffered during Minnesota's preseason tour of the Soviet Union. The injury required arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 11, 1990, and he did not return until Minnesota's Nov. 21, 1990, game at Detroit. ... Played on line with Mike Modano and Brian Propp for Minnesota in 1990-91. ... Was Minnesota's nominee for 1990-91 NHL Bud Man of Year Award. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 18, 1991, and with hyper-extended knee, suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 24, 1992, game at New Jersey. ... Was Minnesota's nominee for 1992-93 King Clancy Trophy. ... Was on Minnesota team that relocated to Dallas on June 9, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with separated shoulder, suffered during Dallas' Nov. 1, 1993, game vs. Toronto. He did not return to action until Dallas' Nov. 17, 1993, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Named Dallas Player of Month for December 1993. ... Named Dallas Player of Month for March 1995. ... Missed parts of 1995-96 season with sprained shoulder, suffered during Toronto's Feb. 28, 1996, game at Winnipeg, and with concussion, suffered during Toronto's March 30, 1996, game at Edmonton. ... Signed with Florida as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 12, 1997. ... Scored his 300th career NHL goal for Florida on Nov. 14, 1997, vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with strained abdomen, suffered during Florida's Jan. 7, 1998, game at Edmonton. He did not return to action until Florida's Jan. 21, 1998, game at Anaheim. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with concussion, suffered in Vancouver's March 3, 1999, game vs. San Jose. He did not return until Vancouver's March 19, 1999, game vs. N.Y. Islanders.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Team Canada; Brantford (OHL); New Haven (AHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Courmaosta (Italy)
Olympics: 1984 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1993 (fourth place)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Education:
Attended University of Western Ontario Business School in off-seasons of playing days, earning a degree in finance/economics.
Miscellaneous: Attended N.Y. Rangers' 1983 training camp before spending 1983-84 season with Team Canada for pre-Olympic tour and 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. He finished third on Team Canada with 37 points during the pre-Olympic tour. ... Played on line with Kirk Muller for Team Canada in 1983-84. ... Played for Canada's 1984 Olympic team after having also played in 1984 World Junior Championships. Gagner, Kirk Muller, Russ Courtnall and J.J. Daigneault became the first Canadian players to compete in the World Junior Championships and Olympics in the same year. ... Led Canada with seven points and five goals at 1984 Winter Olympics. Scored hat trick in Canada's 8-1 win over Norway on Feb. 13, 1984. ... Rejoined Brantford (OHL) on Feb. 25, 1984, for balance of 1983-84 season after competing in 1984 Olympics and a post-Olympic tournament in Paris.  ... Missed part of 1986-87 AHL season after his appendix burst and he needed an emergency appendectomy in December 1986. ... Considered quitting hockey after failing to make Minnesota roster out of training camp in 1988. His wife convinced him to continue playing. ... Was on Minnesota team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. There he suffered damaged cartilage in his left knee. The injury lingered during the early part of the 1990-91 season and ultimately required surgery in November 1990. ... Played in Italy during 1994-95 NHL lockout. ... Ran Dave Gagner Hockey School in Chatham, Ontario, in off-seasons of playing days. ... Moved to Toronto area after retirement and co-founded Custom Ice, Inc. in March 2000. The company, based in Burlington, Ontario, builds floors for customized rinks. ... Also coached minor hockey after retirement. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is David R. Gagner. ... Father of major junior player and top NHL draft prospect Sam Gagner. ... Cousin of former major-junior player Ken Gagner. ... Youngest of seven children.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Gagner and Jay Caufield to Minnesota in exchange for Jari Gronstrand and Paul Boutilier on October 8, 1987.

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SNAPSHOT '83
Total Selected: 242
Forwards: 134
Defense: 86
Goaltenders: 22
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 19/5
College Players: 15
High School: 47
Canadian: 148
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 60
U.S.-Born: 60
European: 34
Reached NHL: 113
Stanley Cup: 21
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 20
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 34
Picks Traded: 41
 
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