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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gerard
Gallant
Selected in
sixth round
No. 107 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
September 2, 1963
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-10 Weight: 160
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Summerside, PEI (Canada)
Hometown:
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Summerside | MaJHL |
45 | 60 |
55 | 115 |
90 | | 1980-81 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
68 | 41 |
60 | 101 |
220 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was runner-up to Claude Verret in voting for 1980-81 QMJHL rookie of year
award. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 22, 1985 (Detroit at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 17 (Detroit); 17
(Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired November 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1995 |
Detroit, Tampa Bay | 615 |
211 | 269 |
480 | 1,674 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1993 |
Detroit | 22 |
3 | 1 |
4 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1988-89 (Detroit)
Detroit Goals Leader: 1986-87 (38)
Detroit Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1988-89 (230)
Detroit Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (8)
Detroit
Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989 (40)
Coaching
Career: Named Columbus assistant coach on July 18, 2000, prior to team's
inaugural 2000-01 season, and remained in that position until Jan. 1, 2004.
... Named Columbus interim head coach on Jan. 1, 2004, and remained in that
position until June 25, 2004. ... Named Columbus head coach on June 25,
2004, and remained in that position until Nov. 13, 2006.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal beat N.Y. Islanders goaltender Billy Smith
at 1:55 of the second period in a 5-4 Detroit victory that snapped a 12-game
Red Wings winless streak. Gallant played in that game against a N.Y. Islanders
team that included his childhood idol, Mike Bossy. ... Scored on his first NHL penalty shot when he
beat goaltender Brian Hayward during third period of Detroit's Oct. 16, 1985,
game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with left knee injury,
suffered during Detroit's Nov. 30, 1985, game at Montreal, and with broken
jaw, an injury suffered in a fight with Dirk Graham during the third period of
Detroit's Dec. 11, 1985, game vs. Minnesota. The jaw injury required surgery
on Dec. 13, 1985, and was wired shut for the next six weeks. Gallant did not
return to action until Detroit's Feb. 6, 1986, game vs. Hartford. ... Also
played right wing on line with Adam Oates and Petr Klima for Detroit in during
final month of 1985-86 season. ... Played on line with Steve Yzerman for
Detroit from 1986-87 season through 1989-90 season. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with bruised
right knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Nov. 3, 1987, game vs.
Minnesota, and with bruised left shoulder, an injury suffered during Detroit's
Feb. 15, 1988, game at Los Angeles. ... Served as Detroit captain while Steve Yzerman
was injured from March 2, 1988, through May 5, 1988. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with groin injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 15, 1988,
game at Toronto, and with flu, contracted in December 1988. ... Tied Detroit
record (since broken) for consecutive games with at least one goal (8 games
from Jan. 22, 1989, to Feb. 5, 1989). ... Fined $500 by
NHL during 1989 playoffs for swinging stick at Dave Manson during Game 3 of
Detroit's first-round series at Chicago on April 8, 1989. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with back injury, suffered in March 1990. ... Missed nearly
half of 1990-91 season with back problems. He first suffered the back injury
during Detroit's Nov. 19, 1990, game vs. Washington. He did not return to
action until Detroit's Dec. 8, 1990, game at St. Louis. He went out of the
lineup again after experiencing back spasms during Detroit's Dec. 18, 1990,
game vs. Philadelphia, and did not return to action until Detroit's Jan. 22,
1991, game vs. Washington. The injury continued to cause him problems, and he
missed the remainder of 1990-91 season and 1991 playoffs after having March
14, 1991, surgery to remove a bone spur in his back. ... Missed parts of
1991-92 season with hand injury, suffered during Detroit's Feb. 12, 1992, game
at Buffalo and with strained back, an injury suffered during Detroit's March
20, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Suspended one game by NHL (automatic
suspension) during 1991-92 season for receiving his third game-misconduct of
season during Detroit's Feb. 29, 1992, game at St. Louis. ... Missed parts of
1992-93 season with hip injury, suffered during Detroit's Dec. 15, 1992, game
at Ottawa, and with flu, contracted in January 1993. ... Missed parts of
1993-94 season with sprained back, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Nov.
17, 1993, game at Dallas. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 season with sprained
lower back, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's April 1, 1994, game vs. St.
Louis.
Season of Suspensions: The NHL suspended Gallant
twice for a total of eight games during the 1989-90 season. The first
suspension was a five-game punishment for slashing Garth Butcher during
Detroit's Oct. 7, 1989, game vs. Vancouver. Gallant sat out games from Oct. 19
to Oct. 28, returning to action for Detroit's Nov. 1, 1989, game vs.
Philadelphia. Two months later, Gallant ran into more trouble when he was
suspended three games for hitting linesman Jerry Pateman during Detroit's Jan.
13, 1990, game vs. Minnesota, a 6-4 loss. The incident stemmed from the Red
Wings' anger at referee Paul Stewart, who had been assigned to work the
Minnesota game. The Wings felt Stewart was antagonizing all season by them by
deliberately targeting them for penalties and then threatening them with more.
One player even claimed Stewart had challenged Detroit's Joe Kocur to fights
and Detroit players were livid at Stewart for goading Steve Yzerman into two
10-minute misconduct penalties during the 1989-90 season. Coach Jacques Demers
also claimed that Stewart had verbally abused him and his players on several
occasions. During the Minnesota game, Stewart waved off an apparent Detroit
goal in the third period, ruling that a Red Wings player was in the crease.
Stewart then put the Wings at a two-man disadvantage for the game's final
minute. After Detroit lost the game, Gallant became enraged. Intending to get
at Stewart, Gallant was pinned to the boards by Pateman, who was trying to
avert a confrontation. Struggling to break free and pursue Stewart, Gallant
punched Pateman with his left hand. Gallant immediately claimed he was
actually trying to hit a Minnesota player standing behind Pateman. Gallant was
given an automatic three-game suspension without the right of appeal. The
league later reviewed the whole incident, but saw no need to increase the
length of Gallant's suspension, because it agreed that he had hit Pateman by
accident. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Sherbrooke/St. Jean, Verdun (QMJHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Atlanta, Detroit (IHL)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal),
2007 (gold medal) (as assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2001
Royal Bank Cup: 1997 (Summerside)
(as head coach)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1982-83 (St. Jean-Verdun)
QMJHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (Verdun) (33 points)
QMJHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1983 (Verdun) (14 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Summerside (MaJHL) head coach during 1995-96
season and remained in that position until Aug. 19, 1998. ... Named Fort Wayne
(IHL) assistant coach on Aug. 19, 1998 and remained in that position until May
1999. ... Named Louisville (AHL) assistant coach in August 1999 and held position until July 18, 2000.
Miscellaneous: Was on Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
team that relocated to St. Jean for 1982-83 season. ... Played on line
with Pat LaFontaine for Verdun in 1982-83. ... Also played center for
Adirondack (AHL) in 1983-84. ... Signed with Detroit (IHL) as unrestricted
free agent on Oct. 23, 1995. ... Retired after suffering
career-ending back injury during a Detroit (IHL) practice on
Nov. 4, 1995. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing days in
Detroit, including work with Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Canada. ... Owned sporting goods store in Prince Edward Island during playing days.
... Named left wing on all-time Verdun (QMJHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Turk." ... Full name is
Gerard A. Gallant. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Gallant played out his contract
with Detroit and became an unrestricted free agent after the 1992-93 season.
He signed with Tampa Bay on July 21, 1993. |
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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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