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Bob Gainey

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1992

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

Coaching Record

23

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 3 7 10 0.15 4 0.06 19 0 28 0 -9 34 3 0 0 0 55 0.83 5.5
1974-75 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 17 20 37 0.46 15 0.18 66 4 42 3 23 49 16 1 0 2 132 1.65 12.9
1975-76 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 15 13 28 0.36 11 0.15 49 2 46 19 20 57 12 1 2 1 155 1.99 9.7
1976-77 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 14 19 33 0.41 13 0.16 61 0 41 11 31 41 13 0 1 3 143 1.79 9.8
1977-78 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 15 16 31 0.47 13 0.19 50 8 49 18 11 57 13 0 2 1 140 2.12 10.7
1978-79 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 20 18 38 0.48 16 0.20 68 1 71 15 11 44 18 1 1 1 153 1.94 13.1
1979-80 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 14 19 33 0.52 13 0.20 65 16 72 21 -2 32 9 4 1 3 153 2.39 9.2
1980-81 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 23 24 47 0.60 19 0.25 86 15 87 29 13 36 15 5 3 3 181 2.32 12.7
1981-82 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 21 24 45 0.57 18 0.22 76 4 67 32 37 24 17 1 3 1 172 2.18 12.2
1982-83 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 12 18 30 0.38 12 0.15 63 0 92 36 7 43 11 0 1 3 150 1.88 8.0
1983-84 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 17 22 39 0.51 16 0.20 65 1 76 22 10 41 17 0 0 3 125 1.62 13.6
1984-85 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 19 13 32 0.41 13 0.17 67 1 83 30 13 40 16 0 3 3 166 2.10 11.4
1985-86 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 20 23 43 0.54 17 0.21 66 0 94 38 10 20 18 0 2 4 135 1.69 14.8
1986-87 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 8 8 16 0.34 6 0.14 27 0 45 18 0 19 7 0 1 3 73 1.55 11.0
1987-88 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 11 11 22 0.28 9 0.11 34 0 60 34 8 14 11 0 0 1 101 1.29 10.9
1988-89 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 49 10 7 17 0.35 7 0.14 35 1 39 18 13 34 9 1 0 2 65 1.33 15.4
Career 16 Seasons NHL 1160 239 262 501 0.43 201 0.17 897 53 992 344 196 585 205 14 20 34 2099 1.81 11.4

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0
1974-75 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 2 4 6 0.55 4 2 0 0 1
1975-76 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 13 1 3 4 0.31 20 1 0 0 0
1976-77 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 14 4 1 5 0.36 25 3 0 1 1
1977-78 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 15 2 7 9 0.60 14 1 0 1 0
1978-79 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 16 6 10 16 1.00 10 6 0 0 1
1979-80 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 1 1 2 0.20 4 1 0 0 1
1980-81 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 8 0 0 0 0
1982-83 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0
1983-84 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 1 5 6 0.40 5 9 1 0 0 0 10 0.67 10.0
1984-85 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 1 3 4 0.33 -7 13 1 0 0 0 15 1.25 6.7
1985-86 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 20 5 5 10 0.50 3 12 4 0 1 3 36 1.80 13.9
1986-87 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17 1 3 4 0.24 -7 6 1 0 0 0 26 1.53 3.8
1987-88 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 -4 6 0 0 0 0 5 0.83 0.0
1988-89 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 1 4 5 0.31 0 8 1 0 0 0 14 0.88 7.1
Career 16 Seasons NHL 5 182 25 48 73 0.40 -10 151 22 0 3 7 106 1.23 8.5

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 18 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 4 2 1 3 0.75 33
1972-73 19 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 52 22 21 43 0.83 99
1973-74 20 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 6 2 5 7 1.17 4
1976-77 23 Canada Can-Cup 5 2 0 2 0.40 2
1981-82 28 Canada Can-Cup 7 1 3 4 0.57 2
1981-82 28 Canada WEC-A 10 2 1 3 0.30 0
1982-83 29 Canada WEC-A 10 0 6 6 0.60 2
1989-90 36 Epinal Squirrels France-2 18 14 12 26 1.44 16
Career 1 Season AHL 6 2 5 7 1.17 4
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 12 3 3 6 0.50 4
Career 1 Season France-2 18 14 12 26 1.44 16
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 56 24 22 46 0.82 132
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 20 2 7 9 0.45 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1970-71 17 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 4 0 0 0 0.00 4
1971-72 18 Peterborough Jr. Bees OHA-B 3 1 0 1 0.33 4
1989-90 36 Epinal Squirrels France-2 10 6 7 13 1.30 14
Career 1 Season France-2 10 6 7 13 1.30 14
Career 1 Season OHA-B 3 1 0 1 0.33 4
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 4 0 0 0 0.00 4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1977 NHL
1978 NHL
1980 NHL
1981 NHL

Awards

1977-78 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy
1978-79 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1978-79 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy
1979-80 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy
1980-81 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy

Games Played

1974-75 NHL 80 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
Career NHL 1160 (98)

Power Play Goals Against

Career NHL 344 (80)

Plus/Minus

Career NHL 196 (63)

Short-Handed Goals

1977-78 NHL 2 (9)
1981-82 NHL 3 (10)
Career NHL 20 (56)