Danny Gare

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Danny Gare
Born (1954-05-14) May 14, 1954 (age 69)
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 29th overall, 1974
Buffalo Sabres
WHA draft 36th overall, 1974
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1974–1987

Daniel Mirl Gare (born May 14, 1954) is a Canadian broadcaster, ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League (NHL) player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres. During a 13-year professional career, Gare also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He was a two-time All-Star right winger who twice scored 50 goals in a season for the Sabres. He was known for his quick wrist shot and status as a small, yet scrappy and fearless player.[ citation needed ]

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Playing career

Gare played for the WCJHL's Calgary Centennials from 1971 to 1974. In his final season with the team, he had 127 points. Gare was selected by the Buffalo Sabres with the 29th pick of the 1974 NHL amateur draft.

Gare, who wore #18, scored his first career NHL goal just 18 seconds into his first regular season game [1] helping the Sabres defeat the Boston Bruins, 9-5, on October 10, 1974. [2]

In his rookie season of 1974–75, he had 62 points in the regular season and 13 points in the playoffs, as Buffalo went to the Stanley Cup finals. The following year, Gare had 50 goals and 73 points. He had 77 points in 1977–78. In 1979–80, he tied for the league lead with 56 goals and had a career-high 89 points. He then had 85 points the following season.

Because of his goal scoring prowess he played right wing on the power play even during The French Connection years, which pushed René Robert back to the point. He holds team records for most goals by a right winger (267), most game-tying goals (21), and fastest goal scored from start of NHL career (0:18 into his debut versus the Boston Bruins on 10 October 1974). [3]

On December 2, 1981, Gare, along with Jim Schoenfeld and Derek Smith were traded to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and Brent Peterson. [4] Sabres goalie Bob Sauve was dealt to the Red Wings in a separate transaction. [5] Gare finished his career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1986–87. [6]

Gare served as the Sabres captain from the 1977–78 season through his trade to Detroit. [7] He was the Red Wings captain for four seasons from 1982 through 1986. [8]

Post-career

Following his playing career, Gare was briefly an assistant coach and TV color analyst [9] for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and served on the Buffalo Sabres broadcast team on Empire Sports Network. He served as color analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets under FSN Ohio from 2006 until April 2009. [10] He also served as an interim studio analyst for the Sabres when Mike Robitaille has been unavailable and did color commentary for games that Harry Neale was unable to work. [11] He was appointed the alternate Sabres color analyst and paired with Kevin Sylvester in an effort to reduce the workload of longtime Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret.

Gare was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1994. On November 22, 2005, Gare had his number 18 jersey retired by the Sabres. He is the fifth player of seven total so honored.

Achievements and awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Calgary Centennials WCHL 5610172715131122
1972–73 Calgary CentennialsWCHL654543881076551018
1973–74 Calgary CentennialsWCHL6568591272381410122253
1974–75 Buffalo Sabres NHL 783131627517761319
1975–76 Buffalo SabresNHL79502373129952721
1976–77 Buffalo SabresNHL3511152673400018
1977–78 Buffalo SabresNHL69393877958461037
1978–79 Buffalo SabresNHL712740679030009
1979–80 Buffalo SabresNHL765633899014471135
1980–81 Buffalo SabresNHL7346398510933038
1981–82 Buffalo SabresNHL227142125—————
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL361392274—————
1982–83 Detroit Red WingsNHL79263561107—————
1983–84 Detroit Red WingsNHL63131326147420238
1984–85 Detroit Red WingsNHL71272956163200010
1985–86 Detroit Red WingsNHL577916102—————
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL181346—————
NHL totals8273543316851,28564252146195

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1976 Canada CC 10000
1981 CanadaCC71562
Senior totals81562

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References

  1. ↑ Admin, BCHHF. "Danny Gare". BC Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Box Score — October 10, 1974". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Hessler, Warner (3 December 1981). "4 Sabres Gone in Major Trade With Detroit". Buffalo Courier-Express . p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2022– via nyshistoricnewspapers.org.
  5. ↑ Bailey, Budd (2 December 2011). "This Day in Buffalo Sports History, Dec. 2, 1981: Sabres trade Gare, Schoenfeld, Smith, Sauve". Buffalo News. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Danny Gare". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "All-Time Sabres Captains // TEAM". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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Preceded by Buffalo Sabres captain
1977–81 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NHL Goal Leader
1980

(tied with Charlie Simmer and Blaine Stoughton)

Succeeded by
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings captain
1982–86 		Succeeded by
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