Paul L. Gagné (born February 6, 1962) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played 390 games in the

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. He played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils,

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and New York Islanders. He coached the

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, a team in the NOJHL, until his retirement after the 2016-17 season. He runs a hockey development camp every summer in

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called Gagné Hockey Development.

Early career

Gagne began his career at the age of 15 in the NOJHL for the Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimo

The Left Wing player had 45 goals and 85 points in 43 games that year. In the next year he played in the OMJHL with the

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(24 goals and 42 points in 67 games). It was his 101 points in 1979-1980 that led him to be drafted at the age of 17.

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