(1953-12-13) December 13, 1953 (age 70) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position
Left wing
Shot
Left
Played for
Montreal Canadiens
Coached for
Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Montreal Canadiens
National team
Canada
NHL draft
8th overall, 1973 Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft
7th overall, 1973 Minnesota Fighting Saints
Playing career
1973–1990
Coaching career
1989–2009
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada
Canada Cup
1976 Canada
Team
World Championships
1982 Finland
Team
1983 West Germany
Team
Robert Michael Gainey (born December 13, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars organization before returning to Montreal as general manager from 2003 to 2010. Currently, Gainey serves as a team consultant for the St. Louis Blues as well as a volunteer senior advisor for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.[1] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2017 Gainey was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[2]
^Stubbs, Dave (June 20, 2018). "Gainey named adviser with Peterborough of OHL". NHL.com.
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2017 Gainey was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. BobGainey began his hockey career in 1972 with...
2015 Canadian federal election. Gainey is the daughter of former Montreal Canadiens player and general manager BobGainey. She is married to the son of...
Gainey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: BobGainey (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player Ed Gainey (Canadian football) (born 1990)...
the given year. The 1986 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain BobGainey by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–3 win over the...
(Captain) 14 Mario Tremblay 15 Rejean Houle 20 Cam Connor 22 Steve Shutt 23 BobGainey 30 Pat Hughes 31 Mark Napier Defencemen 3 Brian Engblom 5 Guy Lapointe...
with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974 and 1975. Following the series, BobGainey, Rick Green, and Lanny McDonald retired, while long time defenceman Larry...
The team's first head coach was BobGainey, who coached for four seasons. In the middle of the 1995–96 season, Gainey, who was then also the general manager...
Montreal Canadiens associate coach, as Claude Julien was fired and GM BobGainey assumed the role of interim head coach. Carbonneau became head coach,...
Irvin, Toe Blake, Bernie Geoffrion, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Laperriere, BobGainey, and Martin St. Louis have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame...
Dryden, Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt, BobGainey, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson. Scotty Bowman, who would...
Stars struggling to begin the season, general manager and head coach BobGainey traded for center Joe Nieuwendyk from the Calgary Flames in exchange for...
wingers eight times, while the only left wingers to have won the award are BobGainey of Montreal in 1979 and Alexander Ovechkin of Washington in 2018. Players...
assistant general manager with the Stars in 1999. Armstrong replaced BobGainey as GM of the Stars with 32 games to go in the 2001–02 NHL season, and...
1991 run to the final, of which star Mike Modano and general manager BobGainey had been part. Modano, who retired in 2011, was the last former North...
Dallas Stars, and on January 8, 1996, he was named head coach, replacing BobGainey, who remained with the Stars as general manager. In his first full season...
executive BobGainey. Gainey was drafted in the 3rd round, 77th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, by his father, General Manager Bob Gainey...
During this time, Button worked for hockey legends Bobby Clarke and BobGainey. While with the Stars, the team participated in two Stanley Cup Finals...
period 15:02 – pp – Reed Larson (1) 15:16 – Keith Crowder (2) BobGainey (1) – 00:50 BobGainey (2) – sh – 08:58 Third period No scoring Patrick Roy 28 saves...
BobGainey (1) 09:33 – Guy Lafleur (2) No scoring Second period 07:01 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (3) Lanny McDonald (2) – 19:43 Third period 13:19 – Bob Gainey...
Cournoyer (Captain) 14 Mario Tremblay 17 Murray Wilson 22 Steve Shutt 23 BobGainey Defencemen 2 Bill Nyrop 3 John Van Boxmeer† 5 Guy Lapointe 18 Serge...
likes of Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, Steve Shutt and BobGainey. He hit the 100-point mark again the following year, finishing with 105...
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