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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Gates Orlando
Selected in eighth round
No. 164 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born November 13, 1962
Position: Center
Height: 5-8   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Providence (ECAC)                          
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: LaSalle, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 MontrealQMJHL 7028 4472 50
1980-81 ProvidenceECAC 3124 3256 45

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
New England Rookie of Year (Carens Award):
1980-81 (Prov.)
Miscellaneous: Attended LaSalle Catholic Comprehensive High School in LaSalle, Quebec, before entering Providence College. ... Was youngest player on Providence College varsity team in 1980-81. ... Spoke fluent Italian, French and English growing up in the Montreal area. ... Scored three goals and had four assists in his first game with Providence College vs. Merrimack on Nov. 8, 1980.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 5, 1984 (Boston at Buffalo)
Numbers:  23 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1987 Buffalo98 1826 4451
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985Buffalo5 04 414

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Had two assists in his first NHL game.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (ECAC); Rochester (AHL); Merano (Italy); Bolzano, Milan Devils (Italy); Bern (Switzerland); Cortina (Italy); Lugano (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1994 (Italy) (ninth place), 1998 (Italy) (12th place)
World Championships: 1990 (Italy) (second place, Pool B), 1991 (Italy) (first, Pool B), 1992 (Italy) (ninth), 1993 (Italy) (eighth), 1994 (Italy) (sixth), 1995 (Italy) (seventh), 1996 (Italy) (seventh), 1997 (Italy) (eighth), 1998 (Italy) (10th), 1999 (Italy) (13-16 place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1987 (Rochester)
Italian Championship: 1990 (Bolzano), 1992, 1993 (Milan Devils/
Lions), 1994 (Milan)
Swiss Championship: 1997 (Bern), 1999 (Lugano)
Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1997
World Championships Pool B Best Forward: 1990 (Italy)
NCAA East All-America Second Team: 1983-84 (Providence)
New England Forward of Year: 1983-84 (Providence)
World Championships Pool B All-Star First Team: 1991 (Italy)
College Hockey Stats Bureau All-Academic Team: 1983-84 (Prov.)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Providence)
New England All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84 (Providence)
Providence Co-Captain: 1983-84
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1987 (Rochester) (22 points)
Italy Points Leader: 1993-94 (Milan) (60 points)
Italy Assists Leader: 1993-94 (Milan) (44 assists)
Switzerland Points Leader: 1996-97 (Bern) (82 points)
Switzerland Assists Leader: 1996-97 (Bern) (56 assists)
Switzerland Playoffs Points Leader: 1997 (Bern) (17 points)
Switzerland Playoffs Goals Leader: 1996 (Bern) (10 goals)
Switzerland Playoffs Assists Leader: 1997 (Bern) (10 assists)
Switzerland Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1996 (Bern) (45)
Coaching Career: Named Italy player-assistant coach prior to 1996 World Championships and remained in that position through 1999. ... Named Rochester (NAHL) head coach in December 1999 and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Adirondack (UHL) head coach on June 22, 2000, and remained in that position until Aug. 21, 2002. ... Named Albany (AHL) assistant coach on Aug. 21, 2002, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in business management at Providence College, making dean's list as a sophomore.
Miscellaneous: Was finalist for 1983-84 Hobey Baker Award. ... Left Providence College with school record (since broken) for career goals (95). ... Left Providence College ranked No. 2 on school's all-time lists for points (213) and assists (118). ... Joined Rochester (AHL) on amateur tryout contract for balance of 1983-84 season after completing NCAA eligibility at Providence College. ... Scored four goals for Rochester in March 23, 1984, game vs. Hershey. ... Played right wing for Rochester (AHL) in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained right knee, suffered in February 1985. ... Joined Cortina for 1998 Italian playoffs after completing 1997-98 season in Switzerland.
Personal: Full name is Gaetano Orlando. ... Also known as Gaetano Orlando during his playing days in Europe.

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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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