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

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and

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. He coached the Timmins Rock, a team in the

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, 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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* 1962 births Living people Canadian ice hockey forwards Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Colorado Rockies (NHL) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States EHC Biel players EHC Olten players EV Landshut players Franco-Ontarian people Ice hockey people from Ontario NHL first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils players New York Islanders players Newmarket Saints players People from Iroquois Falls, Ontario Springfield Indians players Toronto Maple Leafs players Wichita Wind players Windsor Spitfires players ZSC Lions players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub