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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jody Gage
Selected in third round
No.
45 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born November
29, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | Ont. AAA |
53 | 28 |
52 | 80 |
145 | | 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
47 | 13 |
20 | 33 |
2 | | 1977-78 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
32 | 15 |
18 | 33 |
19 | | |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
36 | 17 |
27 | 44 |
21 | | 1978-79 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
58 | 46 |
43 | 89 |
40 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Hamilton's fifth-round pick in 1976 OMJHL midget
draft. ... Was property of Hamilton team that relocated to St. Catharines
prior to 1976-77 season. ... Was on St. Catharines team that relocated to
Hamilton prior to 1977-78 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Detroit at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 16, 17, 21 (Detroit); 12, 14, 33 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1992 |
Detroit, Buffalo | 68 |
14 | 15 | 29 |
26 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Management Career: Joined Buffalo
organization as special assistant to general manager on May 14, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL);
Adirondack, Rochester
(AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1981 (Adirondack), 1987
(Rochester), 1996 (Rochester) (as assistant general manager)
AHL Cunningham Award
(MVP): 1987-88 (Rochester)
AHL Hendy Award (Outstanding Executive):
1998-99 (Rochester)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91 (Rochester)
AHL All-Star Game Captain: 1995 (Rochester)
Rochester Most Popular Player: 1991-92, 1993-94
Rochester Captain:
1992-93
Rochester Co-Captain: 1993-94 through 1994-95
AHL
Records: Most career playoff goals (51), fastest two shorthanded goals in
one game (8 seconds for Rochester at Binghamton on March 25, 1989), most
seasons with at least 40 goals (7)
Adirondack Records: Most
goals in one game (4 vs. Hershey on Oct. 11, 1979, shares record)
Rochester Records: Most career games (653), most career points (728), most
career goals (351), most career assists (377), most career playoff games (81),
most career playoff points (79), most career playoff goals (36), most career
playoff assists (43), most goals in one playoff year (14 in 1987, shares
record)
AHL Goals Leader: 1987-88
(Rochester) (60 goals)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (Rochester)
(14 goals)
1979-80: Played 14 games for Kalamazoo (IHL) team that won IHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
1990-91: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
1995-96: Played 16 regular-season games for Rochester team that went on to
win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Management
Career: Named Rochester (AHL) assistant general manager upon his
retirement in 1996 and remained in position through 1995-96 season. ...
Named Rochester (AHL) general manager prior to 1996-97 season, added title of
alternate governor prior to 1998-99 season, added title of vice president of
sports operations prior to 2002-03 season and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored four goals in
his first professional regular-season game. ... Left Adirondack (AHL) with
franchise records (since broken) for career games played (384), career points
(320), career goals (153), career assists (167), career power play goals (40),
most goals in one season (40 in 1983-84) and most shorthanded goals in one
season (6 in 1983-84). ... Tied AHL playoff record (since broken) for goal in
one playoff year with 14 in 1987. ... Missed start of 1988-89 season with
strained ankle and knee ligaments, an injury suffered during Rochester's Sept.
27, 1988, preseason game at Newmarket. ... Became first player in Rochester (AHL)
history to score 500 career points when he achieved feat during 1990-91
season. ... Became Rochester's career points leader during 1991-92 season. ...
Became Rochester's career goals leader during 1992-93 season. ... Retired
during 1995-96 season due to chronic knee problems. ... Retired with No. 3
ranking for career AHL points (1,048) and goals (504), making him one of only
three players to break 1,000 career points and 500 career goals in the AHL. He
also ranked No. 2 in career AHL playoff games (115) and career playoff points
(110). ... Named to all-time AHL All-Star team by official media vote in 1992.
... Named general manager of National Lacrosse League's Rochester Knighthawks
prior to 1996 season and remained in that position through 2003 season. Was GM when
Rochester team won NLL title in 1997. ... Named general manager of Major League Lacrosse's
Rochester Rattlers prior to inaugural 2001 season and remained in position
into 2003 season.
Personal: Full name is Joseph
William Gage. ... Also known as Joseph Gage during his playing days. ...
Father of college hockey player Ryan Gage. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Gage had played out his contract
with Detroit after the 1984-85 season, and he became a restricted free agent.
He signed with Buffalo on July 31, 1985. |
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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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