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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gilles
Hamel
Selected in
fourth round
No. 74 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born March 18, 1960
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Laval (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Asbestos, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Asbestos, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Thetford Mines | Que. Jr. A |
60 | 29 |
33 | 62 |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Laval | QMJHL |
72 | 44 |
37 | 81 |
68 | | 1978-79 |
Laval | QMJHL |
72 | 56 |
55 | 111 |
130 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Laval)
Miscellaneous: Laval's fourth-round pick in 1977 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 15, 1980 (Buffalo at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 17, 18, 9 (Buffalo); 11
(Winnipeg); 8 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-1988 |
Buffalo, Winnipeg, L.A. | 519 |
127 | 147 |
274 | 276 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1988 |
Buffalo, Winnipeg | 27 |
4 | 5 |
9 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Buffalo Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (2)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with knee injury, suffered
in January 1981. ... Shifted from left wing to center for Buffalo in March
1984 and played center for resmainder of 1983-84 season. ... Buffalo WGRZ-TV Player of Month for March 1984. ... Played on line with Sean
McKenna for Buffalo in 1983-84. ... Scored Winnipeg's first goal of 1987-88
season vs. Calgary on Oct. 10, 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with
bruised shoulder, suffered in April 1988. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Trois-Rivieres, Chicoutimi (QMJHL);
Rochester (AHL); Moncton (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Caen (France)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Trois-Rivieres/Chicoutimi)
Miscellaneous:
Traded by Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL) to Chicoutimi in exchange for Marc Roy,
Pierre Sevigny and Michel Champigny in November 1979. ...
Joined Rochester for 1980 AHL playoffs. ... Played on line with Alan Haworth and J-F Sauve for Rochester in 1980-81.
... Became a police officer in Sherbrooke, Quebec, after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Gilles
Julien Hamel. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Jean Hamel. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Buffalo traded Hamel to Winnipeg in
exchange for Scott Arniel on June 21, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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