Gabriel Gagne

Gabriel Gagne
Born (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996
Sainte-Adèle, PQ, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Ottawa Senators
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
NHL Draft 36th overall, 2015
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2016–present

Gabriel Gagne (born November 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.

Playing career

Junior

Gagne was selected in the second round of the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Moncton Wildcats.[1] In January 2013, Gagne was traded to the Victoriaville Tigres as part of a trade that sent Phillip Danault to Moncton.[2]

After playing two-plus seasons with the Tigres, during which he scored 56 goals, Gagne was traded in December 2015 to the Shawinigan Cataractes in exchange for James Phelan and a draft pick.[3]

Professional

Gagne was drafted in the second round, 36th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[4] One year later, he made his professional debut for the Senators' ECHL affiliate, the Wichita Thunder.

Personal

Gagne has said he tries to play like Rick Nash, and he has also been compared to Steve Bernier.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 67 16 21 37 14 5 0 2 2 4
2014–15 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 67 35 24 59 39 4 2 1 3 4
2015–16 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 8 5 3 8 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 34 12 16 28 14 21 11 11 22 22
QMJHL totals 177 68 64 132 73 31 13 14 27 30

References

  1. 1 2 Hodge, Neil (June 13, 2012). "Cats make Gabriel Gagne top choice". Moncton Wildcats. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Important trades in the QMJHL: Danault to Moncton; M-O Brouillard to Acadie-Bathurst; Murphy to Halifax; Gagné to Rimouski". theqmjhl.ca. January 8, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ MacPherson, Bryer (December 20, 2015). "Phelan dealt to Victoriaville for Gagne". Shawinigan Cataractes. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Schreiter, Michaela (June 27, 2015). "Ottawa Senators Select Gabriel Gagne 36th Overall". Silver Seven Sens. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

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