Gord Gallant
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Gord Gallant is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played 273 games in the World Hockey Association
. He played for the Quebec Nordiques
, Minnesota Fighting Saints
, and Birmingham Bulls
. He is best known for his time playing for the Fighting Saints. He became popular with fans because of his short fuse on the ice and his over the top charisma. He lost his spot on the team when during the 1974-75 playoffs Fighting Saints coach Harry Neale
set a curfew for his players the night before a game. Gallant was out at the bar and came back 45 minutes to and hour and a half past curfew and was told Neale had call the room and he knew Gallant had broken curfew. Gallant went to Neale's room and sucker-punched Neale then went about destroying the room, claims Neale. Gallant was gone the very next day, team President Wayne Belisle reasoned, "i don't any one individual can put himself in front of the coach, the team or the franchise."
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...
player who played 273 games in the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
. He played for the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
, Minnesota Fighting Saints
Minnesota Fighting Saints
The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972–76. The second team was relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, and...
, and Birmingham Bulls
Birmingham Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...
. He is best known for his time playing for the Fighting Saints. He became popular with fans because of his short fuse on the ice and his over the top charisma. He lost his spot on the team when during the 1974-75 playoffs Fighting Saints coach Harry Neale
Harry Neale
Harold Watson Neale is a hockey colour commentator, who currently works for the Buffalo Sabres on the Sabres Hockey Network...
set a curfew for his players the night before a game. Gallant was out at the bar and came back 45 minutes to and hour and a half past curfew and was told Neale had call the room and he knew Gallant had broken curfew. Gallant went to Neale's room and sucker-punched Neale then went about destroying the room, claims Neale. Gallant was gone the very next day, team President Wayne Belisle reasoned, "i don't any one individual can put himself in front of the coach, the team or the franchise."