Simon Gagné Simon Gagné ( [ simɔ̃ ɡaɲe ] ; ; born February 29 , 1980 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger . He played for the Philadelphia Flyers , Tampa Bay Lightning , Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the Flyers ( 1999 – 2010 ) , followed by a season in Tampa Bay ( 2010 – 11 ) , and two with Los Angeles ( 2011 – 13 ) before returning to Philadelphia via trade for the end of the lockout - shortened 2012 – 13 season . On June 11 , 2012 , he won the Stanley Cup championship as a member of the Kings . Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) 22nd overall in 1998 , Gagné played major junior with the Beauport Harfangs and Quebec Remparts for three seasons . He began his NHL career with the Flyers in 1999 and was named to the NHL All - Rookie Team . He has appeared in two NHL All - Star Game s and has won two Bobby Clarke Trophies with the Flyers as team MVP . Internationally , Gagné has represented Team Canada on five occasions . He has won silver medals at the 1999 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Championships , while winning gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a World Cup championship in 2004 . Playing career . QMJHL . Gagné was 16 when he broke into the QMJHL as a member of the Beauport Harfangs during the 1996 – 97 season . Playing mostly on the third and fourth lines , Gagné finished with 31 points ( 9 goals and 22 assists ) in 51 games . The following two seasons , he would play with the Quebec Remparts , totalling 189 points ( 80 goals and 109 assists ) in 114 games , including a 120 - point season in 1998 – 99 . That year , he finished sixth in league scoring , was named to the QMJHL Second All - Star Team and was awarded the Paul Dumont Trophy as the " personality of the year " . Gagné also recorded 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points in 25 career playoff matches with the Remparts . After the 1998 – 99 season , Gagné graduated to the pro ranks , and the Remparts retired Gagné ' s # 12 jersey during a ceremony early on in the 1999 – 2000 season . Gagné joined Hockey Hall of Fame r Guy Lafleur as the only two players that have had their jerseys retired by the Quebec Remparts ( Alexander Radulov ' s number has also since been retired by the Remparts ) . Philadelphia Flyers . Gagné was drafted 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and made the Flyers out of training camp prior to the 1999 – 2000 season . His rookie season saw him play primarily at centre and score 20 goals and 28 assists in 80 games , good enough to be named to the NHL All - Rookie Team . He chipped in 5 goals and 5 assists in 17 games during the playoffs before the Flyers lost in seven games to the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals . The following season , he was converted from centre to wing . Playing on a line with Mark Recchi and Keith Primeau in the 2000 – 01 season , Gagné scored 27 goals and 32 assists in 69 games and took part in his first NHL All - Star Game . During the All - Star Game he scored 2 goals including the game - winning goal for the North American team . 2001 – 02 saw him score 33 goals and tally a career high 33 assists in 79 games . A nagging groin injury limited Gagné to 46 games and career lows in goals , assists , and points in 2002 – 03 . The next season , Gagné posted 24 goals and 21 assists in 80 games . He also scored a big overtime goal in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning . However , the Flyers were eliminated in Game 7 . Once the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout came to an end , Gagné assumed a greater role on the Flyers and played most of the year as the left winger on the top line with Peter Forsberg and Mike Knuble . The line became known as the " Deuces Wild " line due to their numbers ( 12 - Gagné , 21 - Forsberg , 22 - Knuble ) and Gagné responded with his best season as a pro with 47 goals and 79 points in 72 games . He was awarded the Bobby Clarke Trophy , which is awarded to the Flyers Team MVP . Gagné was given a 5 - year contract extension in the off - season , worth over $ 25 million . Despite not having Forsberg as his centre for much of the 2006 – 07 season due to injury and Forsberg ' s eventual trade to the Nashville Predators , Gagné scored 41 goals and 27 assists in 76 games and won his second consecutive Bobby Clarke Trophy . He also played in his second NHL All - Star Game . In the 2007 – 08 season , Gagné recorded 18 points in 25 games before being shut down for the year on February 20 after being told to sit out by doctors . Although it was believed Gagné had suffered three concussions in five months , he was told by doctors that he only had one and further injuries re - aggravated the symptoms . He suffered the initial concussion on October 25 , 2007 , when he was hit in the jaw with a check from Florida Panthers defenceman Jay Bouwmeester . Gagné sat out four games and returned only to be hurt again on November 7 . After missing the next 26 games , he was re - injured on his first shift back on February 10 , 2008 against the Pittsburgh Penguins . Gagné follows after several previous Flyers player who have suffered serious concussions . Former captain Keith Primeau had his career ended prematurely due to concussions suffered while playing in Philadelphia , while Jeremy Roenick nearly retired after suffering one himself . Gagné had a strong return in the 2008 – 09 season , scoring 34 goals , 74 points , and posting a + 21 in 79 games . However , injury troubles persisted in 2009 – 10 . Less than a month into the season , Gagné was placed on the injured reserve after being diagnosed with a double hernia in his groin in late - October 2009 . Although the Flyers ' orthopedic surgeon recommended surgery , Gagné opted for a second opinion with his personal doctor in Montreal . Soon thereafter , Gagné did in fact opt for surgery , performed on November 3 . The surgery repaired the two small hernias in his right groin laparoscopically through his belly button , while reinforcing his rectus abdominus on both sides . Gagné returned to action on December 19 , against the New York Rangers after missing 24 games . He scored his third career hat trick and first career natural hat trick just 11 days after returning from injury against the Rangers , December 30 , 2009 . He finished the season with 40 points in 58 games . After defeating the second - seeded New Jersey Devils in the opening round of the 2010 playoffs , in which Gagné was injured , the Flyers met the Boston Bruins in the second round . After going down 3 – 0 in the series without Simon Gagné , the alternate captain returned for Game 4 . He scored the game - winning goal in overtime , and chipped in two goals in Game 5 . After the Flyers became just the sixth team to force a game seven after being down 3 - 0 , Gagné scored the series - winning goal in the third period of Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals . The Flyers became the third team in NHL history to come back from a 3 – 0 deficit in a series and win . Tampa Bay Lightning . On July 19 , 2010 , Gagné was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Matt Walker and a 2011 fourth round pick . He recorded 17 goals with 23 assists for the Lightning that year , to go with another five goals in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs . Los Angeles Kings . After just one season in Tampa Bay , Gagné became an unrestricted free agent . On July 2 , 2011 , he signed a two - year contract worth $ 7 million with the Los Angeles Kings . He scored his first goal as a Kings player on October 13 , 2011 , against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils . During the regular season he appeared in 34 games and tabulated 10 goals with 17 points overall . On June 11 , 2012 , he won the Stanley Cup over the Devils along with former Flyers teammates Jeff Carter and Mike Richards . For the playoffs , he appeared in 4 games but did not record a point . During the offseason , he underwent surgery to remove a 5 cm mass from his neck which had been causing him chronic pain . Return to Philadelphia . In the following 2012 – 13 shortened season , Gagné sparingly appeared in 11 games with the Kings before on February 26 , 2013 , he was traded back to Philadelphia from Los Angeles for a conditional fourth round draft pick . He appeared in his return to Philadelphia the following night at the Wells Fargo Center , February 27 , 2013 against the Washington Capitals . In his first game back , Gagné registered his first goal of the season on a power play , assisted by Brayden Schenn and Danny Brière , ending a 32 - game goalless streak , the longest of his professional career . Boston Bruins . After a year hiatus from professional hockey , Gagné signed a professional try - out contract with the Boston Bruins . After a successful training camp , Gagné was signed to a one - year contract with them on October 14 , 2014 . After scoring 3 goals in 23 games , It was announced on January 12 , 2015 , that Gagné would not return to the Bruins in the 2014 – 15 season after the loss of his dad in December 2014 . In a possible signal of the end of his professional career , Gagné ' s contract was terminated by the Bruins on January 29 , 2015 . Gagné announced his retirement from professional hockey on September 15 , 2015 . Personal life . Simon is married to Karine and has a son , Matthew , born June 2 , 2009 , and a daughter , Lily Rose , born February 14 , 2011 . International play . Gagné debuted internationally with Team Canada at the 1999 World Junior Championships in Manitoba . Playing as the host country , Canada made it to the gold medal game against Russia , but lost in overtime to earn the silver medal . Gagné scored seven goals and an assist in seven games to finish second in team scoring behind Daniel Tkaczuk ' s 10 points . Three years later , Gagné made his senior debut with Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , scoring four points in six games to help Canada to their first Olympic ice hockey gold medal in 50 years over the host country United States . Prior to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , Gagné competed in the 2004 World Cup , where he captured his second consecutive international championship with Team Canada , contributing two points in six games . Due to the Philadelphia Flyers ' consistent playoff runs in the NHL , Gagné did not appear in a World Championships until 2005 , with the NHL lockout still in effect . He finished the tournament with an international career - high 10 points in nine games , third in team scoring behind Rick Nash and Joe Thornton as the three Canadians finished 1 - 2 - 3 in tournament scoring . However , as Canada made it to the gold medal game , they were shut out by the Czech Republic 3 – 0 . The following year , Gagné was named to his second national Olympic team to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . Attempting to defend their gold medal from 2002 , Canada was , however , defeated in the quarterfinals by Russia and finished in seventh place . Gagné tallied three points in five games . Named to the 2009 summer camp roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Gagné injured his groin and was forced to leave camp on August 25 , 2009 .