Dave Gagnon

David Anthony Gagnon (born October 31, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Dave played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1990–91 season, posting a record of 0–1–0 and goals against average of 10.27. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2001, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career Gagnon came up from the Windsor, Ontario Junior B team before joining Colgate University in 1987. Dave was guarding the net when the university was in the 1990 NCAA championship game. In 1990 and 1991 he was traded three times, but enjoyed success with Hampton Roads of ECHL, when he was named as co-MVP. Gagnon spent most of his later years with the Roanoke Express where he often shared goaltending duties with Daniel Berthiaume.

The Red Wings signed him as a free agent in the summer of 1990. Gagnon played eleven more seasons in various minor leagues, being named playoff MVP twice in 1991 and 1994.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1984–85 Essex 73's GLJCHL 16 — — — — — — 4.45 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Essex 73's GLJCHL 22 — — — — — — 4.01 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Windsor Royals WOHL 30 — — — 1779 190 0 6.41 — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Colgate University ECAC 13 6 4 2 743 43 1 3.47 — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Colgate University ECAC 28 17 9 2 1622 102 0 3.77 — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Colgate ECAC 33 28 3 1 1986 93 0 2.81 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 24 8 8 5 1356 94 0 4.16 .851 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 1 0 35 6 0 10.29 .786 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 10 7 1 2 606 26 2 2.57 .904 11 10 1 696 27 0 2.32 — 1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2 2 0 0 125 7 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Toledo Storm ECHL 7 4 2 0 354 18 0 3.05 .909 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .844 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 31 15 11 2 1771 116 0 3.93 .866 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.00 1.000 1993–94 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 19 7 6 3 1026 58 0 3.39 .875 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Toledo Storm ECHL 20 13 5 0 1122 65 1 3.48 .894 14 12 2 909 41 0 2.70 — 1994–95 Roanoke Express ECHL 29 17 7 5 1738 82 1 2.83 .917 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 16 5 4 2 767 55 0 4.30 .871 1 0 1 60 9 0 9.00 .775 1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 52 18 25 4 2721 188 0 4.14 .868 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Roanoke Express ECHL 60 34 18 6 3386 181 3 3.21 .903 3 1 2 219 10 0 2.73 — 1997–98 Roanoke Express ECHL 43 25 13 4 2466 119 2 2.89 .903 7 3 4 441 15 1 2.04 — 1998–99 Roanoke Express ECHL 34 20 9 5 2033 87 2 2.57 .918 3 0 2 139 6 0 2.59 .923 1999–00 Roanoke Express ECHL 37 23 8 2 2085 87 0 2.50 .915 2 1 1 120 7 0 3.50 .897 2000–01 Roanoke Express ECHL 32 12 13 3 1732 84 3 2.91 .897 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 1 0 35 6 0 10.29 .786 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1989–90 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1989–90 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1990 OJHL-B First All-Star Team (1987) ECAC Player of the Year (1990) ECHL Playoff MVP (1991) (tied with Dave Flanagan) ECHL Playoff MVP (1994) ECHL Second All-Star Team (1995) ECHL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE (2025)

Transactions Signed as a free agent by Detroit, June 11, 1990.