Gord Gallant
Canadian ice hockey player
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Gordon Gallant (born October 27, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played 273 games in the World Hockey Association. He was a member of the Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Birmingham Bulls, and Syracuse Blazers.
Born
October 27, 1950
Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position
Left wing
| Gord Gallant | |||
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| Born |
October 27, 1950 Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Minnesota Fighting Saints Birmingham Bulls | ||
| Playing career | 1966–1989 | ||
On April 11, 1975, he was kicked off the Saints for fighting his head coach.[1][2] He played the following season with the Quebec Nordiques. He then returned to Minnesota in 1976 (now under different management) and played 37 games before being moved over to the Birmingham Bulls, where he played 34 games before he retired.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Columbus Golden Seals | IHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Syracuse Blazers | EHL | 63 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 231 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 223 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 66 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 64 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 37 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 63 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 126 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 273 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 849 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 98 | ||||
