Wayne Gagné

Wayne Gagné (born June 27, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player.
==Career==
Wayne Gagné began his college career at Western Michigan in 1983 in Bill Wilkinson's second recruiting class. The small defenseman was an instant hit for the Broncos, scoring 43 points in 41 games in his freshman season. After declining slightly in his sophomore year he exploded for 76 points as a junior, leading all defensemen in scoring and becoming the first AHCA First Team All-American for Western Michigan (with Dan Dorion). Gagné was instrumental in helping WMU win their first CCHA Tournament, being named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as their first NCAA Tournament appearance.
Gagné performed even better in his senior season, finishing the year with the NCAA record for assists (76) for any position and points (89) for a defenseman in a season. Additionally, he also finished with the most career assists for a defenseman (199) and second most points (241) behind only Ron Wilson (Records current as of 2019). Gagné was named as the CCHA Player of the Year and was Runner-Up for the Hobey Baker Award.
After graduating Gagné played briefly for the Canadian National Team before beginning his professional career. He played at the top level of minor league hockey in North America for two seasons, putting up good numbers, but his small stature was an impediment for NHL teams who mostly employed large players as defensemen. With the NHL an unlikely possibility, Gagné headed to Europe in 1989, playing two seasons with SC Lyss. He finished second in team scoring both seasons, helping the team to stave off relegation twice.
Gagné spent the final three seasons of his career playing for five teams in five countries, ending as the leading scorer for Hellerup IK in 1994.
==Honors==
Gagné was inducted into the Western Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and was named to the CCHA All-Time First Team in 2013.
==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
1983–84 	Western Michigan Broncos	NCAA 		41 	8 	35 	43 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Western Michigan Broncos	NCAA 		33 	4 	29 	33 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Western Michigan Broncos	NCAA 		43 	17 	59 	76 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Western Michigan Broncos	NCAA 		43 	13 	76 	89 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Team Canada 	International		3 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 		58 	8 	31 	39 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 		14 	0 	4 	4 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		7 	1 	2 	3 	8 		7 	1 	4 	5 	15
1988–89 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		64 	8 	41 	49 	58 		4 	1 	2 	3 	6
1989–90 	SC Lyss 	NLB 		33 	18 	28 	46 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	SC Lyss 	NLB 		34 	21 	29 	50 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	HC Sierre 	NLB 		19 	9 	11 	20 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 		3 	0 	4 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Brantford Smoke 	CoHL 		12 	5 	8 	13 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam 	Netherlands 		7 	5 	2 	7 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Brantford Smoke 	CoHL 		21 	1 	12 	13 	6 		12 	2 	10 	12 	2
1993–94 	Hellerup IK 	Denmark 		26 	13 	25 	38 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		160 	42 	199 	241 	153 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NLB totals 	NLB totals 	NLB totals 		86 	48 	68 	116 	118 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1985–86	
AHCA East First Team All-American	1985–86	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1986 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1986–87	
AHCA East First Team All-American	1986–87	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1964 births
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
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Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
Category:SC Lyss players
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Category:Rotterdam Panda's players
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