Wayne Gagné

Wayne Gagné (born June 27, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player.

Wayne Gagné
Born (1964-06-27) June 27, 1964
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Playing career 1983–1994

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 different teams in five different 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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Western Michigan Broncos NCAA 418354332—————
1984–85 Western Michigan Broncos NCAA 334293346—————
1985–86 Western Michigan Broncos NCAA 4317597637—————
1986–87 Western Michigan Broncos NCAA 4313768938—————
1986–87 Team Canada International 30116—————
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 588313930—————
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 140448—————
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 71238714515
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 64841495841236
1989–90 SC Lyss NLB 3318284664—————
1990–91 SC Lyss NLB 3421295036—————
1991–92 HC Sierre NLB 199112018—————
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 30442—————
1991–92 Brantford Smoke CoHL 12581321—————
1992–93 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam Netherlands 75274—————
1992–93 Brantford Smoke CoHL 2111213612210122
1993–94 Hellerup IK Denmark 2613253858—————
NCAA totals 160 42 199 241 153 — — — — —
NLB totals 86 48 68 116 118 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1985–86 [7]
AHCA East First Team All-American 1985–86 [8]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1986 [2]
All-CCHA First Team 1986–87 [7]
AHCA East First Team All-American 1986–87 [8]
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References
  1. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. "NCAA - All-time season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. "WMU Legend Wayne Gagne Named to CCHA All-Time First Team". Western Michigan Broncos. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. "SC Lyss". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  8. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dan Dorion		 CCHA Player of the Year
1986–87		 Succeeded by
Mark Vermette
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