Danny Gare

Danny Gare
Position	Right Wing
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (80 kg)
Teams	Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1954-05-14)May 14, 1954, Nelson, British Columbia
NHL Draft	29th overall, 1974 Buffalo Sabres
WHA Draft	36th overall, 1974 Winnipeg Jets
Pro Career	1974 – 1987

Danny Gare (born May 14, 1954 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League (NHL) player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres. During a 17-year professional career, Gare also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He was a two-time all-star right wing who twice scored 50 goals for the Buffalo Sabres, including the 1979-80 season, when he tied for the league lead with 56. He was known for his quick wrist shot and status as a small, yet scrappy and fearless player.

Post-career

Following his playing career, Gare was briefly an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and served on the Sabres broadcast team on Empire Sports Network. He served as color analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets under FSN Ohio from 2006 until April 2009.

On November 22, 2005, Gare had his number 18 jersey retired by the Buffalo Sabres. He is the fifth player of six total Buffalo Sabres retired numbers so honored. Because of his goal scoring prowess he played right wing on the power play even during the The French Connection years, which pushed Rene Robert back to the point.

Achievements and awards

• WCJHL First All-Star Team (1974)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1980)
• NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)

External links

• Danny Gare's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Jim Schoenfeld	Buffalo Sabres captains 1977-81	Succeeded by Gilbert Perreault
Preceded by Mike Bossy	NHL Goal Leader 1980 (tied with Charlie Simmer & Blaine Stoughton)	Succeeded by Mike Bossy
Preceded by Reed Larson	Detroit Red Wings captains 1982-86	Succeeded by Steve Yzerman