Simon Gamache (born January 3, 1981) is a

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former professional

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player who played in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Gamache played in the 1995

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with a

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team from

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. Gamache played his junior career with the

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of the

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(QMJHL) in which he won multiple awards including the

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Jean Béliveau Trophy The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The award is named after Quebec native Jean Béliveau, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Béliveau died on December 2, 2014 at the age ...

CHL Player of the Year The CHL Player of the Year award is given out annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League. It is selected from three most valuable players of the respective leagues; the Red Tilson Trophy of Ontario Hock ...

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It is named for former QMJHL and NHL player Michel Brière, who was killed in a car crash. There is another trophy with the ...

CHL Top Scorer Award The CHL Top Scorer Award is given out annually to the highest-scoring player in the Canadian Hockey League. It was first awarded in 1994. The winner of the CHL Top Scorer Award will be one of the recipients of the constituent league scoring champ ...

, CHL Humanitarian of the Year, and

Guy Lafleur Trophy The Guy Lafleur Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. It is named for Hockey Hall of Famer and QMJHL alumnus Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, ...

. Gamache was drafted 290th overall, following his second season in the QMJHL, by the Atlanta Thrashers of the

(NHL). Following his third season of junior, he moved up to professional hockey with Atlanta's

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(AHL) team, the

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. During his NHL career, he has played for the Atlanta Thrashers,

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

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, and

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. He played for the

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AHL in the 2005–2006 season. In the 2006–2007 season, Gamache was playing in the Swiss League for

SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern ('' Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. For the 18th year in a row, the club is the mos ...

. For the 2007–08 season, Gamache signed with the

. On October 2, 2007, Gamache was assigned to the Toronto Maple Leafs top affiliate, the

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of the AHL. On January 5, 2008 the Maple Leafs put Gamache on waivers. A few days later, Gamache returned to SC Bern, completing the rest of the Swiss season and playing the next 3 seasons with the team. On April 24, 2010, as part of the SC Bern team, he won the Swiss League championship. Gamache was placed on loan from to the NLA's Fribourg-Gottéron team at the start of the 2010–11 season. On February 7, 2011, Gamache signed a two-year extension with Fribourg-Gottéron, placing him under contract with the team until 2012–13. Gamache's contract was not extended with Fribourg-Gottéron at the conclusion of the season. Instead, Gamache signed with the Manheim Eagles of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on September 26, 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamache, Simon 1981 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Wolves players French Quebecers Greenville Grrrowl players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Sportspeople from Thetford Mines Ice hockey people from Quebec Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players St. Louis Blues players SC Bern players Thetford Mines Isothermic players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Val-d'Or Foreurs players Vålerenga Ishockey players Vienna Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland