Simon Gagné | |||
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Gagné with the Philadelphia Flyers
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Born |
Sainte-Foy, QC, CAN |
February 29, 1980 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings Boston Bruins |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers |
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Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Gagné represented Canada internationally on five different occasions. |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2005 Austria | ||
World Cup | ||
2004 Canada | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1999 Canada |
Simon Gagné (French pronunciation: [simɔ̃ ɡaɲe]; born February 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the Flyers (1999–2010), followed by a season in Tampa Bay (2010–11), and two with Los Angeles (2011–13) before returning to Philadelphia via trade for the end of the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season. On June 11, 2012, he won the Stanley Cup championship as a member of the Kings.
Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) 22nd overall in 1998, Gagné played major junior with the Beauport Harfangs and Quebec Remparts for three seasons. He began his NHL career with the Flyers in 1999 and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. He has appeared in two NHL All-Star Games and has won two Bobby Clarke Trophies with the Flyers as team MVP.
Internationally, Gagné has represented Team Canada on five occasions. He has won silver medals at the 1999 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Championships, while winning gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a World Cup championship in 2004.