- Gilles Hamel
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shot =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 185
prospect_team =
prospect_league =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|3|18|mf=y
birth_place = Asbestos, PQ, CAN
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1990
draft = 74th overall
draft_year = 1979
draft_team =Buffalo Sabres
played_for =Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings Gilles Julien Hamel (born
March 18 , 1960, in Asbestos,Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professionalice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the fourth round, 74th overall, by theBuffalo Sabres in the1979 NHL Entry Draft .After playing three seasons in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , Hamel made his professional debut with the Sabres'American Hockey League affiliate, theRochester Americans , in the 1980 Calder Cup playoffs. After six seasons in theNational Hockey League with Buffalo, during which he scored 92 goals, he was traded to theWinnipeg Jets in exchange forScott 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 inFrance .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.
External links
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* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12825 A quick summary of his career]
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