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1984 NHL DRAFT PICK
Todd Gill
Selected in second round
No. 25 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born November 9, 1965
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Windsor (OHL)                                
Birthplace: Brockville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Cardinal, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1980-81 CardinalJr. B 3510 1424 65
1981-82 BrockvilleOPJHL 485 1621 169
1982-83 WindsorOHL 7012 2436 108
1983-84 WindsorOHL 689 4857 184

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Windsor Most Valuable Defenseman:
1983-84
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 20 overall prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Was Windsor's second-round pick, No. 18 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 9, 1985 (Toronto at Montreal)
Numbers:  29, 11, 3, 23 (Toronto); 23 (San Jose); 5 (St. Louis);
15, 23 (Detroit); 23 (Phoenix); 5 (Colorado); 46 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 2004
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1985-2003 TOR, SJ, STL, DET,
PHO, COL, CHI
1,007 82272 3541,214
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1986-2001 Toronto, STL, Detroit 103730 37193

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
San Jose Captain:
Dec. 1, 1996, until March 2, 1998
Toronto Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987 (42), 1996 (24)
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 32 in Toronto's 1984 training camp. ... Led all Toronto defensemen with 31 points and 27 assists in 1986-87. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with cracked bone in right foot, an injury suffered during Toronto's practice on Oct. 22, 1987. He did not return to action until Toronto's Dec. 5, 1987, game at Edmonton. ... Shifted from his natural position of defense to play left wing for Toronto on Jan. 7, 1989, because the team was too deep at defense for him to play regularly there. He played the remainder of the 1988-89 season as a left wing and continued to play left wing whenever needed during his years in Toronto. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Toronto's March 14, 1989, game at Minnesota. He did not return to action until Toronto's March 22, 1989, game vs. Vancouver. ... Named Toronto Defensive Player of Month for February 1991. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1990-91 Masterton Trophy. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with broken finger, an injury suffered during Toronto's Oct. 15, 1991, game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Toronto's Oct. 25, 1991, game at Detroit. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained back, an injury suffered during Toronto's Feb. 8, 1992, game vs. Montreal. He did not return to action until Toronto's Feb. 18, 1992, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with back injury, suffered during Toronto's training camp in September 1992. He did not make his 1992-93 NHL regular-season debut until Toronto's Oct. 11, 1992, game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised left foot, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 14, 1992, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Toronto's Dec. 9, 1992, game vs. Detroit. ... Led all Toronto defensemen with 43 points and 11 goals in 1992-93. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained groin and abdomen, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 1, 1993, game at Dallas. He did not return to action until Toronto's Dec. 29, 1993, game at Dallas. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Toronto's Feb. 23, 1994, game at Edmonton. He did not return to action until Toronto's March 26, 1994, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of 1995 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Toronto's March 17, 1995, game at Anaheim. ... Led all Toronto defensemen with seven goals in 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with pulled hamstring, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 10, 1995, game vs. Washington. He did not return to action until Toronto's Nov. 21, 1995, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Toronto's Feb. 4, 1996, game at San Jose. He did not return to action until Toronto's Feb. 14, 1996, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed remainder of 1996-97 season with sore knee, an injury suffered in San Jose's April 7, 1997, game vs. Vancouver. ... Led all San Jose defensemen with 21 points and 21 assists in 1996-97. ... Resigned as San Jose captain on March 2, 1998, because he was frustrated with his lack of playing time after being benched for three games. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with bruised foot, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Nov. 21, 1998, game vs. Dallas. He did not return to action until St. Louis' Dec. 4, 1998, game at Colorado. ... Placed on waivers by St. Louis on Dec. 28, 1998, and claimed by Detroit on Dec. 30, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with broken left forearm, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 1, 1999, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until Detroit's March 31, 1999, game vs. Los Angeles -- scoring game-winning goal in that game. ... Signed with Phoenix as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 15, 1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with strained muscle in abdomen, an injury suffered during Phoenix's practice on Nov. 23, 1999. He did not return to action until Phoenix's Dec. 8, 1999, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with severe laceration on face, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Dec. 21, 1999, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with strained muscle in abdomen, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Jan. 8, 2000, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until Phoenix's Feb. 12, 2000, game vs. Calgary. ... Failed to make Detroit roster out of 2000 training camp and was assigned to Cincinnati (AHL). Played two minor-league games before being recalled for remainder of 2000-01 season. ... Tied for Detroit lead with plus-17 rating in 2000-01. ... Missed remainder of 2001 playoffs with foot injury, suffered in Game 5 of Detroit's first-round series vs. Los Angeles on April 21, 2001. ... Signed with Colorado as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 14, 2001. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Colorado's Nov. 6, 2001, game at Montreal. The injury required surgery on Nov. 12, 2001, and Gill did not return to action until Colorado's Nov. 30, 2001, game at Vancouver. ...  Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Colorado on Jan. 21, 2002, vs. Buffalo. ... Released by Colorado on Feb. 11, 2002. ... Signed with Chicago as a Group III unrestricted free agent on March 5, 2003. ... Signed one-year deal with Florida as Group III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 20, 2003, but never played for parent team. ... Released by Florida on Oct. 3, 2003, after being cut from team in training camp. During the camp, he had scuffled with rookie Max Birbraer after Birbraer had checked him during a practice.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor (OHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Cincinnati (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Norfolk (AHL); Weiswasser Lausitzer (Germany)
World Championships: 1992 (eighth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Third Team:
1984-85 (Windsor)
Windsor Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1984-85
Windsor Most Valuable Player: 1984-85
Windsor Most Valuable Defenseman: 1984-85
Miscellaneous: Signed with Springfield (AHL) as an unrestricted free agent in February 2003 after having been out of hockey for the first half of the 2002-03 season. ... Signed with Weiswasser (Germany) on Dec. 26, 2003, and was assigned to team's Lausitzer third-division club for remainder of 2003-04 season. ... Founded annual Todd Gill Rotary Golf Classic tournament in Brockville, Ontario, in 1995 to raise proceeds for the Brockville Rotary Club. ... Purchased share of a Ford dealership in Brockville, Ontario, where he worked as a salesman during off-seasons of his playing days and after his retirement. ... Also coached minor hockey in Brockville and worked as a part-time assistant coach with local CJHL team after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Todd Sheldon Gill.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Toronto traded Gill to San Jose in exchange for Jamie Baker and 1996 fifth-round pick (Peter Cava) on June 14, 1996.

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SNAPSHOT '84
Total Selected: 250
Forwards: 142
Defense: 88
Goaltenders: 20
Major Junior: 110
Tier II/Jr. B: 16/9
College Players: 23
High School: 47
Midget: 4
U.S. Junior B: 1
Canadian: 145
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 63
European: 41
Reached NHL: 102
Stanley Cup: 20
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 31
 
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