Dave Gagner

David "Dave" R. Gagner (born December 11, 1964 in Chatham, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional player and current Director of Player Development for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
Dave Gagner spent for two full seasons with the OHL's Brantford Alexanders. In 1982-83 he registered 55 goals and 121 points in 70 games, catching the attention of NHL scouts. The same season he was named to the OHL Second All-Star Team.
He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft (12th overall) by the New York Rangers and bounced back and forth between New York and their American Hockey League farm team, the New Haven Nighthawks over the next several seasons. He remained with the Rangers' organization until 1987 but was never able to completely get over the hump and earn a full-time roster spot, largely due to his being considered too small for an NHL forward.
His career really took off when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1987. Though initially spending time with Minnesota's farm team in Kalamazoo, Gagner broke out in 1989–90 with 40 goals and was in the NHL to stay. In his best season (1990–91), Gagner recorded 82 points in 73 games. He remained with the Stars when they moved to Dallas, until he was traded to Toronto on January 29, 1996. His stay in Toronto would last only 28 games before he was again traded, this time to Calgary, where he would spend the entire 1996–97 season, scoring a very respectable 27 goals and 60 points in 82 games. 
In the summer of 1997 Gagner was on the move again, signing a free agent contract with the Florida Panthers. Gagner would spent a season and a half in Florida before being involved in a blockbuster trade on January 17, 1999. Gagner, along with Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's 1st round choice (Nathan Smith) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft were dealt to Vancouver in exchange for superstar Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Robert Fried) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Gagner would finish the 1998–99 season with the Canucks before officially announcing his retirement on September 9, 1999, after 15 years in the NHL. He finished with 719 points in 946 NHL regular season games.
==Post-playing career==
In March, 2000, Gagner founded Custom Ice Rinks, Inc., a company that manufactures permanent and portable ice skating rinks. 
In August, 2006, it was announced that Gagner would serve as assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League; his son, Sam, also played for the team and currently plays for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers. Dave spent the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons with the Knights, and also opened a training centre in London to work with young prospects. 
In June, 2008, Gagner's former agent Mike Gillis, who had recently been named General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks, hired Gagner as the team's Director of Player Development, a position he holds to this day. Gagner replaced Canucks' legend Stan Smyl, who had been named the team's new Director of Collegiate Scouting.
==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
1981–82 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 		68 	30 	46 	76 	31 	 	11 	3 	6 	9 	6
1982–83 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 		70 	55 	66 	121 	57 	 	8 	5 	5 	10 	4
1983–84 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 		12 	7 	13 	20 	4 	 	6 	0 	4 	4 	6
1983–84 	Canada 	Nat-Tm 		50 	19 	18 	37 	26 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1984–85 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		38 	6 	6 	12 	16 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1984–85 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		38 	13 	20 	33 	23 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1985–86 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		32 	4 	6 	10 	19 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1985–86 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		16 	10 	11 	21 	11 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	2
1986–87 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		10 	1 	4 	5 	12 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1986–87 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		56 	22 	41 	63 	50 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	18
1987–88 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		51 	8 	11 	19 	55 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1987–88 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		14 	16 	10 	26 	26 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		75 	35 	43 	78 	104 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		79 	40 	38 	78 	54 	 	7 	2 	3 	5 	16
1990–91 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		73 	40 	42 	82 	114 	 	23 	12 	15 	27 	28
1991–92 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		78 	31 	40 	71 	107 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	8
1992–93 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		84 	33 	43 	76 	143 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		76 	32 	29 	61 	83 	 	9 	5 	1 	6 	2
1994–95 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		48 	14 	28 	42 	42 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	4
1995–96 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		45 	14 	13 	27 	44 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		28 	7 	15 	22 	59 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	6
1996–97 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		82 	27 	33 	60 	48 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1997–98 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		78 	20 	28 	48 	55 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1998–99 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		36 	4 	10 	14 	39 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1998–99 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		33 	2 	12 	14 	24 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		946 	318 	401 	719 	1018 	 	57 	22 	26 	48 	64
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== References ==
*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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