Gary Conn

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Gary Conn
Born (1959-07-22) July 22, 1959 (age 62)
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Maine
Fitchburg Trappers
Baltimore Skipjacks
Hampton Roads Gulls
Erie Golden Blades
Virginia Raiders
Playing career 1977–1983

Gary Conn is an American retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Maine. [1]

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Career

Conn was a member of Maine's first recruiting class when the ice hockey program was revived in 1977. The Black Bears started out in Division II and saw some success with Conn as leading scorer in his freshman season. The next season, Maine finished in the top three in their 16-team division and made the postseason. Conn again led the team in scoring, this time with 65 points, and was named to the All-Conference team. [2] Maine received the top seed in the ECAC 2 Tournament and won their first playoff game but were upset in the semifinals.

After their 25-win season, the program was promoted to Division I and jumped straight into ECAC Hockey. Conn led the team in scoring for the third consecutive year, though with 20 fewer points and the Black Bears finished with a losing record. Just as they had in D-II, Maine won over 20 games in their second year and made the postseason. Conn led all Black Bear scorers once again and was named an All-American. Conn's was inducted into the Maine Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.

After graduating, Conn spent time with five different professional teams over two seasons in the new Atlantic Coast Hockey League. He retired after the 1983 season.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Maine ECAC 2 2721274810—————
1978–79 Maine ECAC 2 34353065——————
1979–80 Maine ECAC Hockey 3221244534—————
1980–81 Maine ECAC Hockey 3430336326—————
1981–82 Fitchburg Trappers ACHL 643711—————
1981–82 Baltimore Skipjacks ACHL 36232346367741124
1982–83 Hampton Roads Gulls ACHL 10000—————
1982–83 Erie Golden Blades ACHL 31010—————
1982–83 Virginia Raiders ACHL 81451640110
NCAA totals127107114221——————
ACHL totals542930596311751224

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC 2 1978–79
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1980–81 [3]
AHCA East All-American 1980–81 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gary Conn". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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