Wayne Gagné | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | June 27, 1964,
Height Weight |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) |
Position | Defenseman |
Shoots | Right |
Playing career | 1983–1994 |
Wayne Gagné (born June 27, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player.
Career[]
Wayne Gagné began his college career at Western Michigan in 1983 in Bill Wilkinson's second recruiting class. The small defenseman was an instant hit for the Broncos, scoring 43 points in 41 games in his freshman season. After declining slightly in his sophomore year he exploded for 76 points as a junior, leading all defensemen in scoring and becoming the first AHCA First Team All-American for Western Michigan (with Dan Dorion).[1] Gagné was instrumental in helping WMU win their first CCHA Tournament, being named to the All-Tournament Team,[2] as well as their first NCAA Tournament appearance.[3]
Gagné performed even better in his senior season, finishing the year with the NCAA record for assists (76) for any position and points (89) for a defenseman in a season.[4] Additionally, he also finished with the most career assists for a defenseman (199) and second most points (241) behind only Ron Wilson (Records current as of 2019). Gagné was named as the CCHA Player of the Year and was Runner-Up for the Hobey Baker Award.[5]
After graduating Gagné played briefly for the Canadian National Team before beginning his professional career. He played at the top level of minor league hockey in North America for two seasons, putting up good numbers, but his small stature was an impediment for NHL teams who mostly employed large players as defensemen. With the NHL an unlikely possibility, Gagné headed to Europe in 1989, playing two seasons with SC Lyss. He finished second in team scoring both seasons, helping the team to stave off relegation twice.[6]
Gagné spent the final three seasons of his career playing for five teams in five countries, ending as the leading scorer for Hellerup IK in 1994.
Honors[]
Gagné was inducted into the Western Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and was named to the CCHA All-Time First Team in 2013.[5]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1983–84 | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | 41 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | 33 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | 43 | 17 | 59 | 76 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | 43 | 13 | 76 | 89 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Team Canada | International | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 58 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
1988–89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 64 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1989–90 | SC Lyss | NLB | 33 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | SC Lyss | NLB | 34 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Sierre | NLB | 19 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Gunco Panda's Rotterdam | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 21 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Hellerup IK | Denmark | 26 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 160 | 42 | 199 | 241 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NLB totals | 86 | 48 | 68 | 116 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners", NCAA.org. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide", ISSUU.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-23.
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-06-19. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "NCAA - All-time season", Elite Prospects. Retrieved on December 8, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "WMU Legend Wayne Gagne Named to CCHA All-Time First Team", Western Michigan Broncos, March 15, 2013. Retrieved on December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "SC Lyss", Elite Prospects. Retrieved on December 8, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "All-CCHA Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-07-27.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners", NCAA.org. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Dan Dorion |
CCHA Player of the Year 1986–87 |
Succeeded by Mark Vermette |
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