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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Gainey
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born December
13, 1953
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 187
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Peterborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Peterborough | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1971-72 |
Peterborough | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
4 | 2 |
1 | 3 |
33 | | 1972-73 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
52 | 22 |
21 | 43 |
99 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played in 1971 postseason with Peterborough (OHA). |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10,
1973 (Montreal at Minnesota)
Numbers: 23 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup:
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1999 (as GM)
Playing Status: Retired as active player on June 19, 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1973-1989 |
Montreal | 1,160 |
239 | 262 |
501 | 585 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1974-1989 |
Montreal | 182 |
25 | 48 |
73 | 151 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1992
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1979 (Montreal)
Selke Trophy: 1977-78 (first winner), 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81
All-Star Game: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1989 (Montreal), 1991
(Minn.) (as coach)
Montreal Captain: September 1981 to July 17, 1989
Montreal Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1977 (25)
Coaching Career: Named Minnesota head coach on June 19, 1990, moved
with franchise to Dallas in 1993, and remained in position until Jan. 8, 1996.
... Coached Campbell Conference All-Star team in 1992.
Management Career:
Named Minnesota general manager on June 8, 1992, moved with franchise to
Dallas in 1993, had duties expanded to include Vice President, Hockey
Operations prior to 1996-97 season, and remained in position until Jan. 25,
2002. ... Named Dallas special consultant on Jan. 25, 2002, and remained in
position through 2001-02 season. ... Named Montreal general manager on June 2,
2003.
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 86th
greatest NHL player of all time. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with
separated shoulder. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with torn ligaments in
left knee, an injury he suffered when checked by Gord Donnelly in preseason
game against Quebec on Oct. 5, 1986. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with
groin pull, suffered in game against Pittsburgh on March 14, 1987. ... Was
offered general manager's job in Minnesota in 1988, but chose to play another
season for Montreal. ... Retired as an NHL player on July 17, 1989. ...
Announced in December 2001 that the 2001-02 season would be his final year as
Dallas general manager and that he would spend 2002-03 as a special consultant
to the team. That change took place just over one month later, rather than at
season's end. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); Epinal
(France)
Canada Cup: 1976
(first place), 1981 (second place)
World Cup: 1996 (second place)
(as assistant general manager)
Olympics: 1998 (fourth place) (as
assistant general manager)
World Championships: 1982 (bronze
medal), 1983 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Minnesota, No. 7 overall in Round 1)
Coaching Career: Named
player-coach of Epinal (France) on July 17, 1989 and remained in that position
until June 19, 1990.
Management Career: Served as Team Canada
assistant general manager for 1996 World Cup and 1998 Olympics.
Miscellaneous:
Named to 1979 NHL Challenge Cup team but missed series vs. USSR due
to groin injury. ... Retired from NHL to play one additional season while
coaching in France. Originally signed two-year contract with Epinal team
in France's second division, but came back to
NHL with Minnesota after one European season. ... Lost his wife, Cathy,
to brain cancer on June 21, 1995. Cathy Collins Gainey, who was 39 when she
died, had first been diagnosed with cancer in 1990.
Personal: Full name is Robert Michael Gainey. ... Father of NHL player
Steve Gainey. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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