Gilles Hamel

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Gilles Hamel
Born (1960-03-18) March 18, 1960 (age 64)
Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Winnipeg Jets
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 74th overall, 1979
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1980–1990

Gilles Julien Hamel (born March 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the fourth round, 74th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Gilles is the brother of Jean Hamel.

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Biography

Hamel was born in Asbestos, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1972 and 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Asbestos. [1] He played three seasons of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Hamel made his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1980 Calder Cup playoffs. After six seasons in the National Hockey League with Buffalo, during which he scored 92 goals, he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Scott Arniel after the 1985–86 season.

Hamel had the most prolific goal-scoring season of his NHL career in 1986–87 with Winnipeg, notching 27 goals. After a mediocre 1987–88, however, and spending much of the early 1988–89 season in the AHL, Hamel was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Paul Fenton. He played just eleven games with the Kings during that season, and spent the final year of his career playing in France.

In his NHL career, Hamel appeared in 519 games. He scored 127 goals and added 147 assists. He also played in 27 NHL playoff games, scoring four goals and five assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Laval National QMJHL 724437816352244
1978–79 Laval NationalQMJHL725655111130—————
1979–80 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL12138218—————
1979–80 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL57736213587121061618
1979–80 Rochester Americans AHL —————10000
1980–81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 51109195350114
1980–81 Rochester AmericansAHL1487157—————
1981–82 Buffalo SabresNHL162792—————
1981–82 Rochester AmericansAHL5731447555—————
1982–83 Buffalo SabresNHL662220422692242
1983–84 Buffalo SabresNHL752123443730222
1984–85 Buffalo SabresNHL801830483610000
1985–86 Buffalo SabresNHL7719254461—————
1986–87 Winnipeg Jets NHL792721482482022
1987–88 Winnipeg JetsNHL63811193510000
1988–89 Winnipeg JetsNHL10000—————
1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL14751210—————
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL110112—————
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL3499181210000
1989–90 Hockey Club de Caen FRA 8871510—————
NHL totals5191271472742762745910

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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