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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Danny Gare
Selected in second round
No.
29 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born May 14, 1954
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 5-9 Weight:
175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WCHL)
Birthplace: Nelson, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Nelson, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Calgary | WCHL | 56 |
10 | 17 |
27 | 15 | | 1972-73 |
Calgary | WCHL |
65 | 45 |
43 | 88 |
107 | | 1973-74 |
Calgary | WCHL |
65 | 68 |
59 | 127 |
238 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Calgary)
Calgary Captain: 1973-74
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
6 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Set WCHL/WHL record (since
broken) with goals in 13 straight games during 1973-74 season. ... Played for Edmonton (WCHL)
in its 1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1974 (Boston at Buffalo)
Numbers:
18 (Buffalo) (number retired); 18
(Detroit); 18 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired August 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1974-1987 | Buffalo, Detroit, Edmonton |
827 | 354 |
331 | 685 |
1,285 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1975-1985 |
Buffalo, Detroit | 64 |
25 | 21 |
46 | 195 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Buffalo)
All-Star Game: 1980, 1981
(Buffalo)
Stanley Cup Finals
(Lost):
1975 (Buffalo)
Buffalo Larkin Trophy (MVP): 1975-76, 1979-80,
1980-81
Buffalo Star of Stars (Most Three-Star Selections): 1980-81
Buffalo Eddolls Trophy (Most Popular): 1975-76, 1980-81
Buffalo Barton Silver
Stick Award (Dedication): 1975-76
Buffalo 7th Player Award (Most
Inspirational): 1980-81 (1st winner)
Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1994
Buffalo Captain: Oct. 12, 1977, to Dec. 2, 1981
Detroit Captain:
September 1982 to June 1986.
50-Goal Seasons:
1975-76 (50), 1979-80 (56)
NHL Goals Leader: 1979-80 (56, tie)
Buffalo Points Leader: 1980-81 (85)
Buffalo Goals Leader:
1975-76 (50), 1979-80 (56), 1980-81 (46)
Buffalo Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (129)
Buffalo Playoffs Points Leader:
1978 (10)
Buffalo Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (7, tie), 1976 (5), 1978 (4)
Buffalo Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1978 (6)
Buffalo Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978
(37), 1979 (9)
Detroit Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83
(107), 1984-85 (163)
Detroit Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (38)
1986-87: Played 18 regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on
to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching
Career: Named Tampa Bay assistant coach on July 6, 1993, and remained in
that position through 1994-95 season.
Management Career: Worked in
Tampa Bay marketing department during 1992-93 season.
Broadcasting Career:
Named Buffalo television color commentator and studio analyst in 1987 and
remained in that position until 1992. ... Named Tampa Bay television color
commentator prior to team's first season in 1992 and remained in that position
until July 6, 1993. ... Named Buffalo radio color commentator in 1995 and
remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Buffalo television
color commentator and ice-level reporter in 1996 and remained in that position
into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal and had assist in his first NHL game. The
goal, scored on his first shot of his first shift, came 18 seconds into Buffalo's first game of
the 1974-75 season. ... Played on line with Don Luce and Craig Ramsay for
Buffalo in 1974-75. ... Finished third in voting for 1974-75 Calder Trophy.
... Scored for Buffalo at 4:42 of overtime to beat Montreal in Game 1 of 1975
Stanley Cup semifinal series. ... Reached 50 goals in 1975-76 season by
scoring hat trick in Buffalo's final game of season vs. Toronto on April 4,
1976. ... Missed most of 1976-77 season with cracked vertebrae in back, an
injury suffered during training camp for 1976 Canada Cup. ... Suspended for
first game of 1977-78 season because he left bench (penalty box) to join brawl
in Buffalo's preseason game against Boston . ... Suffered from severe case of
mononucleosis during summer of 1979. ... Led NHL with 11 game-winning goals in
1979-80. ... Became first Buffalo player other than Gilbert Perreault, Rick
Martin or Rene Robert to lead team in scoring when he achieved feat in
1980-81. ... Missed part of 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs with bruised shoulder
suffered during Buffalo's first-round series vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with corneal abrasion (eye injury), suffered in Detroit's game
vs. Montreal on Dec. 3, 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with bronchial
pneumonia. ... Scored two goals vs. Toronto on March 16, 1983, despite having
received a death threat that morning. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with
bruised sternum suffered in Detroit's game at Washington on Nov. 6, 1983. He
returned to action on Dec. 21, 1983, but had to wear a special flak jacket to
protect the injury. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season (Nov. 10-17, 1984) with
strained ligaments in left thumb. ... Suspended three games (Jan. 5-12) in
1984 for resisting linesman Wayne Bonney, who was trying to break up a fight
between Gare and Hartford's Torrie Robertson on Jan. 3, 1984, at Hartford.
Roberts had hit Gare in the face with his stick, knocking out his crowns on
four teeth. ... Suspended for last two regular-season games in 1984-85 and for
first game of 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs for leaving penalty box with one
second left in second period to during brawl at Pittsburgh on April 3, 1984.
He claimed he thought the period had ended. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season
with groin injury, suffered in Detroit's Nov. 8, 1985, game vs. Toronto, and
with ankle injury suffered in Detroit's Jan. 18, 1986, game vs. Calgary. ...
Released by Detroit in June 1986 and signed with Edmonton as unrestricted free
agent in September 1986. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with back pain. ... Chose to retire
from NHL rather
than accept Edmonton's demotion to the minors as he continued to suffer from
back problems in March 1987. ... Buffalo retired Gare's No. 18 in a ceremony
prior to the Sabres' Nov. 22, 2005, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Canada Cup: 1976 (first place), 1981 (second
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1993
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Winnipeg, No. 36 overall in Round 3)
Miscellaneous:
Had planned to spend 1987-88 season playing in West Germany with Iserlohn,
but left country before start of season, partly because he was upset by the
behavior of West German authorities who were demanding that members of the
1986-87 Iserlohn team report all of their salary as part of an investigation
into the team's delinquent tax payments. Several of Gare's Iserlohn
teammates did not report this information and were fined $630. Those who
were fined had their homes raided by
police. The authorities seized some of these players' personal items as collateral
and sold them to the highest bidder. Although Gare was not targeted in the
raid, he was so
upset by this police action and the general management problems in Iserlohn that he decided not to play in West Germany.
He was also battling a groin injury that wasn't getting better. Having
appeared in only one exhibition game for Iserlohn, he went home and retired
from hockey for good. ... Ran hockey school in
Victoria, British Columbia, during off-seasons of his playing days. ...
Involved in numerous charitable campaigns during his years in Buffalo and
Detroit. ... Started program where Red Wings players visited children in
hospital. ... Became active in Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association after his
retirement. ... Ran golf camp in Buffalo after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Mirl
Gare. ... Also known as Dan Gare during his playing days. ... Son of former
minor-leaguer Ernie Gare Sr., who also coached at Notre Dame University in
British Columbia, and in the minor leagues. ... Younger brother of former minor-leaguer Ernie Gare Jr.,
who became an NHL scout with Boston and N.Y. Rangers. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Morey Gare. ... Uncle of college player Lanny Gare. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Buffalo traded Gare, Jim Schoenfeld
and Derek Smith to Detroit in exchange for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and
Brent Peterson on December 2, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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