Aaron Gagnon
Aaron Gagnon (born April 24, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played a total of 38 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets. He also played for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), Lukko in the Liiga, SC Bern and SCL Tigers in the National League (NL), and Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan.
| Aaron Gagnon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gagnon during his time with the Iowa Stars in 2007 | |||
| Born |
February 12, 1978 Quesnel, British Columbia, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Dallas Stars Winnipeg Jets HV71 Lukko SC Bern SCL Tigers | ||
| NHL Draft |
240th overall, 2004 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2020 | ||
Career
changeBefore playing in the NHL, Gagnon played parts of six seasons with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and 22 games with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
Royer was drafted 240th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. On February 2, 2007, Gagnon signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars.[1] On October 16, 2009, Gagnon made his NHL debut in a 3–0 defeat against the Boston Bruins.[2] Gagnon would then split his time between Dallas and their AHL farm team Texas Stars.
On July 1, 2011, Gagnon signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[3] On April 9, 2013, Gagnon scored his first NHL goal in a 4–1 win against the Buffalo Sabres.[4]
On August 7, 2013, Gagnon left North America and decided to sign a two-year contract with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[5] He would retire from playing professional ice hockey in 2020.
References
change- ↑ "Stars Sign Center Aaron Gagnon to Three-Year Deal". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Ex-Griffin Aaron Gagnon makes NHL debut with Dallas Stars". MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets sign Aaron Gagnon, Tanner Glass and Winnipeg-born Derek Meech". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets boost playoff hopes with win over Sabres". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Gagnon blir sista pusselbiten". HV71 (in Swedish). Retrieved October 31, 2024.
Other websites
change- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.