Gates Orlando

Gaetano "Gates" Orlando (born November 13, 1962 in LaSalle, Québec) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey Centre and later ice hockey coach.
==Achievements==
*1990 - Serie A Champion with HC Bolzano
*1992 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
*1993 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
*1994 - Serie A Champion with AC Milan Hockey
*1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
*1999 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts
1979–80	Montreal Juniors 	QMJHL 	 	70	28	44	72
1983–84	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	11	8 	7 	15
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	11	3 	6 	9
1984–85	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	49	26	30	56
1985–86	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	60	13	12	25
1985–86	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	3 	4 	0 	4
1986–87	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	27	2 	8 	10
1986–87	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	44	22	42	64
1987–88	HC Merano 	Serie A	 	46	59	51	110
1987–88	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	13	4 	13	17
1988–89	HC Bolzano 	Serie A	 	44	57	45	102
1989–90	HC Bolzano 	Serie A	 	42	72	72	144
1990–91	HC Bolzano 	Serie A	 	27	39	33	72
1991–92	Milano Devils 	Serie A	 	29	32	39	71
1992–93	Milano Devils 	Serie A	 	27	14	27	41
1993–94	Milano Devils 	Serie A	 	28	24	54	78
1994–95	SC Bern 	NLA 	 	42	27	38	65
1995–96	SC Bern 	NLA 	 	34	15	26	41
1996–97	SC Bern 	NLA 	 	46	26	56	82
1997–98	SC Bern 	NLA 	 	38	16	32	48
1998–99	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	28	12	20	32
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Since Gates Orlando is of Italian ancestry, he played for the Italian national ice hockey team.
He participated in the following tournaments:
* 8 A-World Championships: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
* 2 B-World Championships: 1990, 1991
* 2 Olympic Games: 1994 in Lillehammer and 1998 in Nagano
Orlando wore jersey number 17 in the national team.
==Coaching career==
After retiring from pro ice hockey by the end of season 1998/99 with HC Lugano, Gates Orlando got on to be become a coach. At the World championships he already assisted coaching the Italian national team while still being a player.
==Making medical history==
In March 2011, Orlando was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He was participating in a clinical study of Life Vest, a wearable defibrillator. On May 22, the defibrillator saved his life after his heart stopped for 40 seconds. Orlando was the first participant in the study to have required the vest to deliver a shock.
  	  	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League	 	Type
1999 – 00	Rochester Junior A Americans	NAHL 	 	Head Coach
2000 – 01	Adirondack IceHawks 	UHL 	 	Head Coach
2001 – 02	Adirondack IceHawks 	UHL 	 	Head Coach
2002 – 03	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	Assistant Coach
2003 – 04	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	Assistant Coach
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Unofficial Web Home
*Eurohockey Stats
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Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Italian ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Italy
Category:Born in 1962
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:SC Bern players
Category:HC Bolzano players
Category:HC Merano players
Category:HC Milano players
Category:Montreal Juniors players
Category:Providence Friars players
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:1998 Olympian