Gary Sabourin
Encyclopedia
Gary Bruce Sabourin is a retired professional
ice hockey
right winger
who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League
from 1967–68 until 1976–77.
He now owns Buns Master Bakery in Chatham, Ontario
. This was until the tragedy of March 10, 2011 when Buns Master Bakery was lost to a fire that engulfed the entire block.
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
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 played ten seasons in the National Hockey League
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...
from 1967–68 until 1976–77.
Career
Sabourin played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1970 and 1971. He played 627 career NHL games, scoring 169 goals and 188 assists for 357 points. Sabourin also played 62 playoff games, scoring 19 goals and 11 assists for 30 points.He now owns Buns Master Bakery in Chatham, Ontario
Chatham, Ontario
Chatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on...
. This was until the tragedy of March 10, 2011 when Buns Master Bakery was lost to a fire that engulfed the entire block.