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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
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)                       
Birthplace: Summerside, PEI (Canada)
Hometown: Summerside, Prince Edward Island
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 SummersideMaJHL 4560 55115 90
1980-81 SherbrookeQMJHL 6841 60101 220

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 TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1995 Detroit, Tampa Bay615 211269 4801,674
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1993 Detroit22 31 413

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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