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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Todd Gill
Selected in
second round
No. 25 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
November 9, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OHL)
Birthplace:
Brockville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Cardinal, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Cardinal | Jr. B |
35 | 10 |
14 | 24 |
65 | | 1981-82 |
Brockville | OPJHL |
48 | 5 |
16 | 21 |
169 | | 1982-83 |
Windsor | OHL |
70 | 12 |
24 | 36 |
108 | | 1983-84 |
Windsor | OHL |
68 | 9 |
48 | 57 |
184 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Windsor Most Valuable Defenseman: 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 20 overall
prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Was Windsor's second-round
pick, No. 18 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 9, 1985 (Toronto at
Montreal)
Numbers: 29, 11, 3, 23 (Toronto); 23 (San Jose); 5 (St.
Louis);
15, 23 (Detroit);
23 (Phoenix); 5 (Colorado); 46 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2004 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985-2003 |
TOR, SJ, STL, DET,
PHO, COL, CHI | 1,007 |
82 | 272 |
354 | 1,214 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-2001 |
Toronto, STL, Detroit |
103 | 7 | 30 |
37 | 193 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
San Jose Captain: Dec. 1, 1996, until March 2, 1998
Toronto Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987 (42), 1996 (24)
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 32 in Toronto's 1984 training camp. ... Led all
Toronto defensemen with 31 points and 27 assists in 1986-87. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with cracked bone in right foot, an injury suffered
during Toronto's practice on Oct. 22, 1987. He did not return to action
until Toronto's Dec. 5, 1987, game at Edmonton. ... Shifted from his natural
position of defense to play left wing for Toronto on Jan. 7, 1989, because
the team was too deep at defense for him to play regularly there. He played
the remainder of the 1988-89 season as a left wing and continued to play
left wing whenever needed during his years in Toronto. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Toronto's March 14,
1989, game at Minnesota. He did not
return to action until Toronto's March 22, 1989, game vs. Vancouver. ...
Named Toronto Defensive Player of Month for February 1991. ... Was Toronto's
nominee for 1990-91 Masterton Trophy. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with
broken finger, an injury suffered during Toronto's Oct. 15, 1991, game at
St. Louis. He did not return to action until Toronto's Oct. 25, 1991, game
at Detroit. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained back, an injury
suffered during Toronto's Feb. 8, 1992, game vs. Montreal. He did not return
to action until Toronto's Feb. 18, 1992, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed
start of 1992-93 season with back injury, suffered during Toronto's training
camp in September 1992. He did not make his 1992-93 NHL regular-season debut
until Toronto's Oct. 11, 1992, game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1992-93
season with bruised left foot, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 14,
1992, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Toronto's Dec. 9,
1992, game vs. Detroit. ... Led all Toronto defensemen with 43 points and 11
goals in 1992-93. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained groin and
abdomen, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 1, 1993, game at Dallas.
He did not return to action until Toronto's Dec. 29, 1993, game at Dallas.
... Missed part of 1993-94 season with back spasms, an injury suffered
during Toronto's Feb. 23, 1994, game at Edmonton. He did not return to
action until Toronto's March 26, 1994, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of
1995 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Toronto's March 17, 1995,
game at Anaheim. ... Led all Toronto defensemen with seven goals in 1995.
... Missed part of 1995-96 season with pulled hamstring, an injury suffered
during Toronto's Nov. 10, 1995, game vs. Washington. He did not return to
action until Toronto's Nov. 21, 1995, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Toronto's Feb. 4,
1996, game at San Jose. He did not return to action until Toronto's Feb. 14,
1996, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed remainder of 1996-97 season with sore
knee, an injury suffered in San Jose's April 7, 1997, game vs. Vancouver.
... Led all San Jose defensemen with 21 points and 21 assists in 1996-97.
... Resigned as San Jose captain on March 2, 1998, because he was frustrated
with his lack of playing time after being benched for three games. ...
Missed part of 1998-99 season with bruised foot, an injury suffered during
St. Louis' Nov. 21, 1998, game vs. Dallas. He did not return to action until
St. Louis' Dec. 4, 1998, game at Colorado. ... Placed on waivers by St.
Louis on Dec. 28, 1998, and claimed by Detroit on Dec. 30, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99
season with broken left forearm, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 1,
1999, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until Detroit's March
31, 1999, game vs. Los Angeles -- scoring game-winning goal in that
game. ... Signed with Phoenix as a
Group III unrestricted free agent on July 15, 1999. ... Missed part of
1999-00 season with strained muscle in abdomen, an injury suffered during
Phoenix's practice on Nov. 23, 1999. He did not return to action until
Phoenix's Dec. 8, 1999, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season
with severe laceration on face, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Dec. 21,
1999, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with strained
muscle in abdomen, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Jan. 8, 2000, game at
New Jersey. He did not return to action until Phoenix's Feb. 12, 2000, game
vs. Calgary. ... Failed to make Detroit roster out of 2000 training camp and
was assigned to Cincinnati (AHL). Played two minor-league games before being
recalled for remainder of 2000-01 season. ... Tied for Detroit lead with
plus-17 rating in 2000-01. ... Missed remainder of 2001 playoffs with foot
injury, suffered in Game 5 of Detroit's first-round series vs. Los Angeles
on April 21, 2001. ... Signed with Colorado
as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 14, 2001. ... Missed part of
2001-02 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Colorado's Nov. 6,
2001, game at Montreal. The injury required surgery on Nov. 12, 2001, and
Gill did not return to action until Colorado's Nov. 30, 2001, game at
Vancouver. ... Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Colorado on Jan.
21, 2002, vs. Buffalo. ... Released by
Colorado on Feb. 11, 2002. ... Signed with Chicago as a Group III
unrestricted free agent on March 5, 2003. ... Signed one-year deal with Florida as Group
III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 20, 2003, but never played for parent
team. ... Released by Florida on Oct. 3, 2003, after being cut from team in training camp.
During the camp, he had scuffled with rookie Max Birbraer after Birbraer had
checked him during a practice. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Windsor (OHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Cincinnati (AHL);
Springfield (AHL); Norfolk (AHL); Weiswasser Lausitzer (Germany)
World Championships: 1992
(eighth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Third Team: 1984-85 (Windsor)
Windsor Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1984-85
Windsor Most
Valuable Player: 1984-85
Windsor Most Valuable Defenseman:
1984-85
Miscellaneous: Signed with
Springfield (AHL) as an unrestricted free agent in February 2003 after
having been out of hockey for the first half of the 2002-03 season. ... Signed with
Weiswasser (Germany) on Dec. 26, 2003, and was assigned to team's Lausitzer
third-division club for remainder of 2003-04 season. ... Founded annual Todd
Gill Rotary Golf Classic tournament in Brockville, Ontario, in 1995 to raise
proceeds for the Brockville Rotary Club. ... Purchased share of a Ford dealership in
Brockville, Ontario, where he worked as a salesman during off-seasons of his playing days and
after his retirement. ... Also coached minor hockey in Brockville and worked
as a part-time assistant coach with local CJHL team after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Todd Sheldon
Gill. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Toronto traded Gill to San Jose in exchange for Jamie Baker and 1996
fifth-round pick (Peter Cava) on June 14, 1996. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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