Sam Gagner
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Sammy, Gags, Master Samwise, Gagner West[1][2][3] |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team | Edmonton Oilers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | August 10, 1989 , London, ON |
| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 2007 Edmonton Oilers |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
Sam Gagner (born August 10, 1989 in London, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Gagner, a centerman, tallied over 180 points at the midget level for the Toronto Marlboros in 2004-05. In 2005-06, Gagner played for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, finishing second on the team in points.
Gagner verbally committed to play hockey at the Division 1 collegiate level for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but decided to play closer to home and play major junior hockey in Canada. Considered a first round talent, the London Knights took him in the fourth round of the 2006 OHL entry draft on a flyer, as his commitment to play college hockey had scared many OHL teams from drafting him.
In Gagner's only season in the OHL, he averaged more than 2 points per game, with 118 points in just 53 games. On a line with Patrick Kane and Sergei Kostitsyn, the trio combined for 394 points. Gagner's 2006-07 season also featured captaining Team Burns/Bergeron (Red) to a 5-3 victory over Team Bowman/Demers (White) in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game, as well as winning the gold medal with Canada in the 2007 World Juniors as the youngest player on the team.
That summer, he was drafted in the first round, sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted, Gagner would also play for Team Canada in the 2007 Super Series against Russia, serving as an alternate captain. He accumulated 15 points in 8 games helping Team Canada win the series 7-0-1 and was named series MVP.
On October 1, 2007, before the 3 pm deadline, Gagner was signed to a 3-year entry level contract with the Oilers. He played his first NHL game on October 4 against the San Jose Sharks and assisted on a goal scored by Tom Gilbert. On October 20, Gagner scored his first career NHL goal against Calgary Flames goalie, Miikka Kiprusoff.
As the league's youngest player in 2007-08,[4] he tallied 49 points in 79 games. During the season, Gagner participated in the 2008 NHL Youngstars Game in Atlanta as part of All-Star weekend and was also named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February. As part of a month-long scoring stretch in which he scored 13 points in 12 games, he also established an Oilers team record for the longest assists streak by a rookie with nine assists in eight straight games.
As Edmonton failed to make the playoffs, Gagner made his senior international debut with Team Canada, playing one preliminary game as a reserve in the 2008 World Championships, earning silver.
[edit] Off the ice
Gagner currently lives in a house provided by Oilers captain Ethan Moreau, along with teammates Tom Gilbert, Curtis Glencross, and Andrew Cogliano.
Gagner is the son of former NHL player Dave Gagner, who spent 15 seasons with Minnesota, Dallas, Calgary, Toronto, Florida, and Vancouver.
[edit] Awards & achievements
- World Junior Gold Medal - 2007
- Super Series MVP - 2007
- NHL Young Stars Game appearance - 2008
- NHL Rookie of the Month - February 2008
- Edmonton Oilers Rookie of the Year - 2008 (shared with Andrew Cogliano and Tom Gilbert)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005-06 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 56 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | London Knights | OHL | 53 | 35 | 83 | 118 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 22 | ||
| 2007-08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| OHL Totals | 53 | 35 | 83 | 118 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 22 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 79 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| World Championship | |||
| Silver | 2008 Canada | ||
| World Junior Championship | |||
| Gold | 2007 Sweden | ||
Gagner has played for Team Canada in the following competitions:
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Canada | SS | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ The Score - Home For The Hardcore
- ^ Edmonton Journal
- ^ Edmonton Journal
- ^ Gagner happy to be part of Team Canada. NHL.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sam Gagner's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Sam Gagner Power Play Training Centre in London Ontario
- CBC.ca Indepth feature on Gagner
- NHL.com Feature on Gagner
- Edmonton Oilers bio
- Toronto Star article
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