David Anthony Gagnon (born October 31, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional

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. Dave played 2 games in the

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with the

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during the 1990–91 season, posting a record of 0–1–0 and goals against average of 10.27. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2001, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Gagnon came up from the

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Junior B team before joining

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in 1987. Dave was guarding the net when the university was in the 1990

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championship game. In 1990 and 1991 he was traded three times, but enjoyed success with

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, when he was named as co-MVP. Gagnon spent most of his later years with the

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where he often shared goaltending duties with

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. The Red Wings signed him as a free agent in the summer of 1990. Gagnon played eleven more seasons in various minor leagues, being named playoff MVP twice in 1991 and 1994.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

*OJHL-B First All-Star Team (1987) *ECAC Player of the Year (1990) *ECHL Playoff MVP (1991) (tied with Dave Flanagan) *ECHL Playoff MVP (1994) *ECHL Second All-Star Team (1995)

Transactions

*Signed as a free agent by Detroit, June 11, 1990.

External links

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Dave Gagnon @ hockeygoalies.org
1967 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Adirondack Red Wings players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players Detroit Red Wings players Fort Wayne Komets players Hampton Roads Admirals players Ice hockey people from Ontario Minnesota Moose players Roanoke Express players Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Toledo Storm players Undrafted National Hockey League players {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub