Bob Gainey
| Bob Gainey | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1992 | |||
| Born |
December 13, 1953 Peterborough, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 1973 Montreal Canadiens |
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| WHA Draft | 7th overall, 1973 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
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| Playing career | 1973–1989 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Canada Cup | ||
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1976 Canada | Ice Hockey |
| World Championships | ||
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1982 Finland | Ice Hockey |
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1983 West Germany | Ice Hockey |
Robert Michael "Bob" "Le Capitaine" Gainey (born December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario) is the former executive vice president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently a team consultant for the St. Louis Blues. He is also a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the NHL Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars organization before returning to Montreal as general manager from 2003 to 2010. Gainey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Gainey was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Bob Gainey began his hockey career in 1972 with his hometown team the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League. His lack of scoring was made up by his impressive ability to shut down opposing players. This impressed many scouts in the NHL and in 1973, he was drafted 8th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. He was also drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA although he would never play a game in the WHA.
As a rookie, Gainey was committed to a defensive style of play. In his second year, he was paired up with stars Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire on the second line. In 1976, Gainey was chosen to represent Team Canada at the Canada Cup tournament where he helped Team Canada win the Cup against the Czechs. A defensive specialist, Gainey played with the Montreal Canadiens from 1973–74 to 1988–89, winning four consecutive Frank J. Selke Trophies, awarded to the league's best defensive forward and four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1976 to 1979.
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