Gord Donnelly (born April 5, 1962) is a Canadian former professional

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Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

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Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...

. He is currently an amateur scout for the

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. Born in Montreal Canada, He was selected in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. In his NHL career he appeared in 554 games and scored 28 goals, plus added 41 assists and 2,069 penalty minutes. Donnelly played in 1010 regular season professional games. Had a total of 3707 penalty minutes during an 18 year on ice career. His son Dillon played in the QMJHL, and was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 2011. He won the

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Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...

in 2012.

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* 1962 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks scouts Chicago Wolves (IHL) players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Dallas Stars players Fredericton Express players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Montreal Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Laval National players Laval Voisins players Nashville Predators scouts Quebec Nordiques players St. Louis Blues draft picks Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Sherbrooke Castors players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub

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