Doug Gilmour

Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional player who is the current general manager of the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL). During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. Gilmour won a Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989 and the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward while with the Maple Leafs in 1993.
Gilmour was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.
==Playing career==
===Junior hockey===
Gilmour started playing junior hockey for the Cornwall Royals of the OHL in the 1980–81 season. He spent three seasons with the team, helping the team two consecutive Memorial Cup championships. He was injured during the 1981 championship run, but in the 1981–82 season, he returned to score 46 goals and 119 points. Gilmour was not drafted in his first year of NHL eligibility, but in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the St. Louis Blues drafted him in the 7th round, 134th overall. He did not make the Blues for the 1982–83 season, and was returned to Cornwall. He won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the leading scorer in the OHL with 70 goals and 177 points. He was also named OHL MVP. During the season he set a league record with a 55 game scoring streak.
==Professional career==
===St. Louis===
Gilmour had difficulty reaching a contract with the Blues, who were still concerned that he was undersized for the NHL game. He almost resorted to playing professional hockey in Germany. Two weeks before the 1983–84 NHL season started, Gilmour and the Blues agreed on a contract and he joined the team. Injuries allowed him to play in the fourth line center slot, and he became a defensive specialist. Teammate Brian Sutter nicknamed him "Killer" because of his intensity on the ice, and name similarity to convicted killer Gary Gilmore. The nickname is also reported to stem from his resemblance to Charles Manson.
During his first three seasons with the Blues, Gilmour was a consistent defensive presence who averaged 50 points. In the 1986 playoffs, he broke out and scored 21 points in 19 games, as the Blues lost in the Conference finals. This made Gilmour one of the only players in history to lead in postseason scoring without making it to the Stanley Cup Finals; Peter Forsberg would also achieve that feat in 1999 with the Colorado Avalanche. 
Just prior to the 1988–89 season, Gilmour was traded to the Calgary Flames along with Mark Hunter, Steve Bozek, and Michael Dark for Mike Bullard, Craig Coxe and Tim Cokery. The Blues traded Gilmour after he was named in a civil suit alleging sexual improprieties with a teenaged babysitter. Gilmour denied that the incident occurred, and a grand jury did not find enough evidence to indict him. The Blues didn't admit publicly that the pending lawsuit against Gilmour was a reason for the trade, but Gilmour was convinced it was the reason:
===Calgary===
With Calgary, Gilmour went on to win a Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989. Before the decisive game six of the series, he kissed and shook hands with Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry for good luck; Cherry, who also hails from Kingston, affectionately called his favourite player "Dougie". Gilmour netted the championship-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens.
===Toronto===
Several months after the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Cliff Fletcher to be their new general manager, he made a blockbuster trade with Calgary in February 1992. Fletcher had previously served as Calgary's general manager before coming to Toronto, and he was responsible for putting together their 1989 championship team. The Leafs acquired Gilmour along with Jamie Macoun, Ric Nattress, Kent Manderville, and Rick Wamsley in exchange for Gary Leeman, Alexander Godynyuk, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit and Craig Berube. The 10 player deal was the largest in NHL history, and statistically speaking, one of the most lopsided.
Toronto fans did not need to wait long for the Gilmour acquisition to pay off, as the feisty forward produced well for the remainder of the 1991–92 season. He then went on to have a breakout year, scoring a franchise-record 127 points during the 1992–93 regular season. In the playoffs, he played a key role as the Leafs took out the powerhouse Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues, both in seven games. Gilmour finished the postseason with 35 points, behind only Wayne Gretzky. Gilmour was the runner-up for the Hart Trophy as regular-season MVP and won the Selke Trophy as best defensive forward, the first major NHL award that a Leaf player had won since 1967.
One of Gilmour's most memorable goals was scored during the 1993 second round playoffs series against the St. Louis Blues, in the second sudden death overtime period. Many fans remember him skating back and forth behind the St. Louis net multiple times before finally sliding the puck behind a sprawling Curtis Joseph, the latter who would also become famous with the Leafs years later. The Maple Leafs would go on to win the series, but would eventually be eliminated in the next round by Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto was leading the Conference series against Los Angeles 3-2 and many fans, including CBC's Don Cherry, were hoping for an all-Canadian final as the Montreal Canadiens already advanced. However, during overtime of game six, Gretzky high-sticked Gilmour, drawing blood without being assessed a penalty by the referee, Kerry Fraser, and then scored the winning goal moments later to stave off elimination which ignited the '100th Stanley Cup Controversy' During game seven back at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Leafs were trailing 5-3 after Gretzky completed his hat-trick. Gilmour's team would score one goal but couldn't find the equalizer, which sent the Kings to the finals. 
Gilmour finished the 1993–94 season fourth overall in regular season scoring with 111 points, just one behind third place finisher Adam Oates. Gilmour made his second consecutive trip to the NHL All-Star game and finished as runner-up for the Selke Trophy. In the playoffs, he led his Leafs to the Western Conference Finals (formerly Clarence Campbell conference), although they fell to the Vancouver Canucks in five games. The Leafs were the only team in the NHL to reach back-to-back conference finals over the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. Over the course of the 1992–93 season and the 1993–94 season, only Oates scored more points than Gilmour. 
When the Leafs traded captain and fan favourite Wendel Clark to the Quebec Nordiques in the off-season of 1994, Gilmour was named team captain. Throughout his six years as a Leaf, he was one of the most popular players on the team and in the league. He was a fan and media darling, as the spokesman for the NHLPA in community and charity events, and he also appeared in a series of memorable "Got Milk?" TV commercials, one which also featured his wife.
===Later career===
Fletcher traded Gilmour to the New Jersey Devils in 1997 for Steve Sullivan, Alyn McCauley and Jason Smith. Gilmour was their best postseason performer but the Devils suffered early exits in the playoffs. 
In the summer of 1998 Gilmour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago was Toronto's opposition on the night of the last game in historic Maple Leaf Gardens. Gilmour ended up scoring in that game and in the closing ceremonies, he was given a standing ovation by the Toronto fans.
In spring of 2000, Gilmour was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. He made an immediate impact with the struggling team, which had been Stanley Cup finalists the past season, helping them to make the playoffs. However, he was felled by stomach flu and only played in five playoff games. In 2000–01, injuries limited Gilmour's regular season stats but he had a strong playoff performance as the rejuvenated Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, although they were upset by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a tough second-round series.
Gilmour, a well-traveled player by this time, then signed as a free agent in 2001 with the Montreal Canadiens, where he would fill a much needed role as a veteran leader. Gilmour had a good playoff run with the Canadiens but it was cut short by the Carolina Hurricanes. Notably before a playoff game, Gilmour also taped a message to Habs fans not to boo the US national anthem.
Rumours floated around the hockey world that Gilmour was considering retirement. To the delight of Maple Leaf fans, the 2003 NHL trade deadline brought good news: the Canadiens traded Gilmour to the Maple Leafs for a sixth round draft pick so that he could finish his career in Toronto. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury in the second period of his first game back on March 13 against the Calgary Flames, and never played again. He officially announced his retirement on September 8, 2003 after John Ferguson, Jr. declined to re-sign him.
Gilmour had 450 goals and 964 assists in 1474 games in his NHL career. He remains eligible for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
On September 15, 2006 the Maple leafs announced that Gilmour would become their player development advisor.http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20060915_122746_5108
On August 7, 2008 the Maple Leafs announced that Gilmour would become an assistant coach for the Leafs American Hockey League farm team, the Toronto Marlies.Gilmour joins Marlies coaching staff - Sportsnet.ca
On November 17, 2008 Gilmour left the Marlies to take over the head coaching position with the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. [http://sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/11/17/gilmour_ohl
On January 31, 2009 Gilmour's number 93 was honored by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gilmour became the seventeenth player to be honored by the Maple Leafs.Leafs retire Gilmour's No. 93. Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
==Awards and achievements==
* 1982–83: OHL - Red Tilson Trophy (Most Outstanding Player) 
* 1982–83: QMJHL - Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading Scorer) 
* 1982–83: QMJHL - First All-Star Team
* 1988–89: NHL - Won Stanley Cup championship with the Calgary Flames 
* 1992–93: NHL - Nominated for Hart Trophy in 1993 (League MVP) 
* 1992–93: NHL - Frank J. Selke Trophy (Best Defensive Forward) 
* 1992–93: NHL - Played in All-Star Game
* 1993–94: NHL - Played in All-Star Game
* 2006–07: FCHL - Had division named in his honour
==Records==
* 1992–93: NHL - Most points in one season (127), Toronto club record 
* 1992–93: NHL - Most assists in one season (95), Toronto club record 
* 1992–93: NHL - Most assists in one game (6), Toronto club record 
* 1988–89: NHL - Two fastest shorthanded goals (scored 4 seconds apart) NHL record
==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
1980–81 	Cornwall Royals 	QMJHL 	 	51 	12 	23 	35 	35 	 	19 	8 	13 	21 	6
1981–82 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 	 	67 	46 	73 	119 	42 	 	5 	6 	9 	15 	2
1982–83 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 	 	68 	70 	107 	177 	62 	 	8 	8 	10 	18 	16
1983–84 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	80 	25 	28 	53 	57 	 	11 	2 	9 	11 	10
1984–85 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	78 	21 	36 	57 	49 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2
1985–86 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	74 	25 	28 	53 	41 	 	19 	9 	12 	21 	25
1986–87 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	80 	42 	63 	105 	58 	 	6 	2 	2 	4 	16
1987–88 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	72 	36 	50 	86 	59 	 	10 	3 	14 	17 	18
1988–89 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	72 	26 	59 	85 	44 	 	22 	11 	11 	22 	20
1989–90 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	78 	24 	67 	91 	54 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	8
1990–91 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	78 	20 	61 	81 	144 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	0
1991–92 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	38 	11 	27 	38 	46 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	40 	15 	34 	49 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992–93 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	83 	32 	95 	127 	100 	 	21 	10 	25 	35 	30
1993–94 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	83 	27 	84 	111 	105 	 	18 	6 	22 	28 	42
1994–95 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	Swiss-A 	 	9 	2 	13 	15 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	44 	10 	23 	33 	26 	 	7 	0 	6 	6 	6
1995–96 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	81 	32 	40 	72 	77 	 	6 	1 	7 	8 	12
1996–97 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	61 	15 	45 	60 	46 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	20 	7 	15 	22 	22 	 	10 	0 	4 	4 	14
1997–98 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	63 	13 	40 	53 	68 	 	6 	5 	2 	7 	4
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	72 	16 	40 	56 	56 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	63 	22 	34 	56 	51 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	11 	3 	14 	17 	12 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2000–01 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	71 	7 	31 	38 	70 	 	13 	2 	4 	6 	12
2001–02 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	70 	10 	31 	41 	48 	 	12 	4 	6 	10 	16
2002–03 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	61 	11 	19 	30 	36 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
QMJHL/OHL totals	QMJHL/OHL totals 	QMJHL/OHL totals	 	186 	128 	203 	331 	139 	 	32 	22 	32 	54 	24
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	1474 	450 	964 	1414 	1301 	 	182 	60 	128 	188 	235
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching record==
Team	Year 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Post Season
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
KGN 	2008–09	45 	13 	27 	- 	5 	(46) 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in East	Missed Playoffs
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Born in 1963
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Cornwall Royals (OHL) alumni
Category:Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) alumni
Category:Frank Selke Trophy winners
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:NHL players with 100 point seasons
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Retired in 2003
Category:NHL Players that have scored a hat trick