Danny Gare
| Danny Gare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1954 Nelson, BC, CAN | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 14-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 for the Sabres. He was known for his quick wrist shot and status as a small, yet scrappy and fearless player.
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. 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. In 1981–82, Gare was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. He finished his career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1986–87.[1]
Post-career
Following his playing career, Gare was briefly an assistant coach and TV color analyst[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 six total so honored. 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 (:18 into a game versus the Boston Bruins on 10 October 1974).[5]
Achievements and awards
- WCJHL First All-Star Team (1974)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (1980)
- NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 65 | 45 | 43 | 88 | 107 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 65 | 68 | 59 | 127 | 238 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 53 | ||
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 75 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 129 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 95 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | ||
| 1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 | ||
| 1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 36 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 147 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | ||
| 1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 827 | 354 | 331 | 685 | 1285 | 64 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 195 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Canada | CC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Danny Gare". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=647488
- ↑ May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Sabres Broadcast Team Schedules Announced - Buffalo Sabres - News". Sabres.nhl.com. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Buffalo Sabres Media Guide
External links
- Danny Gare's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Danny Gare's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Jim Schoenfeld |
Buffalo Sabres captain 1977–81 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Perreault |
| Preceded by Mike Bossy |
NHL Goal Leader 1980 (tied with Charlie Simmer and Blaine Stoughton) |
Succeeded by Mike Bossy |
| Preceded by Reed Larson |
Detroit Red Wings captain 1982–86 |
Succeeded by Steve Yzerman |