Danny Gare
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Daniel Mirl Gare is a retired National Hockey League
(NHL) player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres
. During a 14-year professional career, Gare also played for the Detroit Red Wings
and Edmonton Oilers
. He was a two-time All-Star right winger
who twice scored 50 goals for the Buffalo Sabres
, including the 1979–80 season, when he tied for the league lead with 56. He was known for his quick wrist shot and status as a small, yet scrappy and fearless player.
, and served on the Buffalo Sabres
broadcast team on Empire Sports Network
. He served as color analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets
under FSN Ohio from 2006 until April 2009. He also served as an interim
studio analyst for the Buffalo Sabres when Mike Robitaille
has been unavailable and did color commentary for games that Harry Neale
was unable to work. He was appointed the alternate Sabres color analyst and paired with Kevin Sylvester
in an effort to reduce the workload of longtime Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret
Gare and Sylvester call the majority of the road games and a few home games.
Gare was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1994. On November 22, 2005, Gare had his number 18 jersey retired by the Buffalo Sabres. He is the fifth player of six total so honored. Because of his goal scoring prowess he played right wing on the power play even during The French Connection
years, which pushed René Robert
back to the point. He holds team records for most goals by a right winger (267), most game-tying goals (21), and fastest goal scored from start of NHL career (:18 into a game versus the Boston Bruins
on 10 October 1974).
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
. During a 14-year professional career, Gare also played for the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
and Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
. He was a two-time All-Star right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who twice scored 50 goals for the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
, including the 1979–80 season, when he tied for the league lead with 56. He was known for his quick wrist shot and status as a small, yet scrappy and fearless player.
Post-career
Following his playing career, Gare was briefly an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, and served on the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
broadcast team on Empire Sports Network
Empire Sports Network
Empire Sports Network was a regional sports network on cable television which served upstate New York from Buffalo to Albany, parts of northern Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio...
. He served as color analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
under FSN Ohio from 2006 until April 2009. He also served as an interim
Interim
Interim is an album by British rock band The Fall, compiled from live and studio material and released in 2004. It features the first officially released versions of "Clasp Hands", "Blindness" and "What About Us?" — all of which were later included on the band's next studio album Fall Heads Roll —...
studio analyst for the Buffalo Sabres when Mike Robitaille
Mike Robitaille
Michael James David Robitaille is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks...
has been unavailable and did color commentary for games that Harry Neale
Harry Neale
Harold Watson Neale is a hockey colour commentator, who currently works for the Buffalo Sabres on the Sabres Hockey Network...
was unable to work. He was appointed the alternate Sabres color analyst and paired with Kevin Sylvester
Kevin Sylvester (broadcaster)
Kevin Sylvester is the alternate television and radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network...
in an effort to reduce the workload of longtime Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret
Rick Jeanneret
Richard "Rick" Jeanneret is the television and radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network. Having started with the team on radio during the 1971–72 season, he is the longest-tenured announcer in the NHL...
Gare and Sylvester call the majority of the road games and a few home games.
Gare was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1994. On November 22, 2005, Gare had his number 18 jersey retired by the Buffalo Sabres. He is the fifth player of six total so honored. Because of his goal scoring prowess he played right wing on the power play even during The French Connection
The French Connection (hockey)
The French Connection was a line of professional ice hockey forwards who played together for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1972 until 1979. The line consisted of Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault at centre and All-Stars Rick Martin and Rene Robert at left wing and right wing,...
years, which pushed René Robert
Rene Robert
René Paul Robert is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 12 seasons in the NHL between 1970 and 1982. Robert was selected to 2 National Hockey League All-Star Games and was selected as the Second NHL All-Star Team right wing in 1974–75.Robert played 744 career NHL games,...
back to the point. He holds team records for most goals by a right winger (267), most game-tying goals (21), and fastest goal scored from start of NHL career (:18 into a game versus the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
on 10 October 1974).
Achievements and awards
- WCJHLWestern Hockey LeagueThe Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
First All-Star Team (1974) - NHL Second All-Star Team (1980)
- NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Calgary Centennials Calgary Centennials Calgary Buffaloes redirects here. For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name, see Calgary Buffaloes The Calgary Centennials were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1966–1977... |
WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 65 | 45 | 43 | 88 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 65 | 68 | 59 | 127 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL | 78 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 75 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 70 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 129 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 95 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | ||
| 1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 | ||
| 1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL | 36 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 147 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | ||
| 1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 827 | 354 | 331 | 685 | 1285 | 64 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 195 | ||||