Gord Donnelly

Gordon Donnelly (born April 5, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars. He is currently an amateur scout for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Selected in the third round, 62nd overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Donnelly acknowledged that one of the main things that attracted scouts was his aggressive style of play. That aggression more often than not ended up in fisticuffs.
The Quebec Nordiques obtained Donnelly's rights, and he played his first NHL game for them in the 1983-84 season. For the next several years he was usually inserted into the Nords' lineup for about 35 games a year, most often to fill in for other injured defensemen.
The 1987-88 season was Donnelly's first full year in the NHL. In 63 games he had seven points and a staggering 301 minutes in the sin bin. He had clearly distinguished himself as the team's number-one enforcer. Midway through the 1988-89 season, the Winnipeg Jets were looking for some added toughness, so they acquired Donnelly. He played three full seasons with the Jets and he scored six goals and ten assists for 16 points in 57 games during the 1988-89 season. In each of his three years in Manitoba, he easily surpassed the 200-minute penalty plateau.
The next stop for Donnelly was the Buffalo Sabres where he continued to hand out his own brand of justice. In his first season in Buffalo he recorded 305 penalty minutes. He toned that down somewhat the following year, sitting in the box for 221 minutes.
Donnelly's final NHL season was in 1994-95 when he dressed for 18 games with the Dallas Stars. He continued to play pro hockey in the International Hockey League until 1997, when he moved to Austria to play in the Austrian Hockey League. He retired following a 32-game season with EV Heraklith in 1999-00. 
In his NHL career, Donnelly appeared in 554 games. He scored 28 goals and added 41 assists. In addition, he racked up 2,069 penalty minutes. He is currently a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1978–79 	Laval National 	QMJHL 	 	71 	1 	14 	15 	79 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Laval Voisins 	QMJHL 	 	44 	5 	10 	15 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	QMJHL 	 	24 	1 	5 	6 	64 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	12
1980–81 	Sherbrooke Castors 	QMJHL 	 	67 	15 	23 	38 	247 	 	14 	1 	2 	3 	35
1981–82 	Sherbrooke Castors 	QMJHL 	 	60 	8 	41 	49 	240 	 	22 	2 	7 	9 	106
1981–82 	Sherbrooke Castors 	MC 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	14
1982–83 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL 	 	67 	3 	12 	15 	222 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	8
1983–84 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	38 	0 	5 	5 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Fredericton Express 	AHL 	 	30 	2 	3 	5 	146 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	43
1984–85 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	22 	0 	0 	0 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Fredericton Express 	AHL 	 	42 	1 	5 	6 	134 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	25
1985–86 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	36 	2 	2 	4 	85 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1985–86 	Fredericton Express 	AHL 	 	38 	3 	5 	8 	103 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	33
1986–87 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	38 	0 	2 	2 	143 	 	13 	0 	0 	0 	53
1987–88 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	63 	4 	3 	7 	301 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	16 	4 	0 	4 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	57 	6 	10 	16 	228 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	55 	3 	3 	6 	222 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	8
1990–91 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	57 	3 	4 	7 	265 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	67 	2 	3 	5 	305 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
1992–93 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	60 	3 	8 	11 	221 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	1 	1 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	0 	1 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	73 	3 	4 	7 	333 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	59 	3 	5 	8 	144 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	28
1997–98 	EC VSV 	Alp 	 	12 	0 	5 	5 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	EC VSV 	AUT 	 	19 	6 	8 	14 	61 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	42
1998–99 	EC VSV 	Alp 	 	31 	2 	8 	10 	148 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	EC VSV 	AUT 	 	23 	1 	1 	2 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	EC VSV 	IEHL 	 	32 	3 	6 	9 	106 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	EC VSV 	AUT 	 	15 	0 	1 	1 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	554 	28 	41 	69 	2,069 	 	26 	0 	2 	2 	61
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes
==External links==
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