Troy Gamble

Troy Duncan Gamble (born April 7, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played 72 games for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1987 until 1992, as well as several teams in the minor league American Hockey League and International Hockey League until 1996. He was selected by the Canucks in the 1985 NHL entry draft while playing junior for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League.

Career After winning the WHL Top Goaltender Award in the Western Hockey League for 1984-85 and being named a WHL All-Star First Team after leading the WHL in shutouts and GAA (2.86) while playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers, Gamble was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round, 25th overall, in the 1985 draft. Gamble would play another junior season for Medicine Hat before being traded mid-year to the Spokane Chiefs during the 86–87 season.

In the summer of 1988, the Canucks sent the 21-year-old Gamble and Jack McIlhargey to Russia to support a relationship that would later result in Soviet stars Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov joining the Canucks. Gamble endured rigorous off-season training with Dynamo Moscow for two weeks and another two weeks with Spartak.

Gamble's NHL career began well, as in his rookie season of 1990-91 he would post a 16-16-6 record and a 3.45 GAA while appearing in 47 games,

Gamble spent the majority of his career in the minors. He played for 5 teams after his 1991 success and retired following the 1995–96 season as a member of the Houston Aeros. After he retired from hockey he did color commentary for select Aeros games on their radio and internet broadcasts.

Gamble later took a manager's job with M-I SWACO, a Texas-based company specializing in global oil and gas production. The work took him on trips through the Middle East, including three years' residence in Libya.

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% 1983–84 Hobbema Hawks AJHL 22 6 19 1 1102 90 0 4.90 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 37 27 6 2 2095 100 3 2.86 — 2 1 1 120 9 0 4.50 — 1985–86 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 45 28 11 0 2264 142 0 3.76 — 11 5 4 530 31 0 3.51 — 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.03 .818 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 11 7 3 0 646 46 0 4.27 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Spokane Chiefs WHL 38 17 17 1 2155 163 0 4.54 .862 5 0 5 298 35 0 7.05 — 1987–88 Spokane Chiefs WHL 67 36 26 1 3824 235 0 3.69 — 15 7 8 875 56 1 3.84 — 1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 5 2 3 0 302 138 0 2.38 .913 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 42 23 9 0 2198 138 0 3.77 .875 11 5 5 640 35 0 3.28 — 1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 56 22 21 4 2779 160 2 4.21 — 5 2 2 216 19 0 5.28 — 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 16 16 6 2433 140 1 3.45 .879 4 1 3 249 16 0 3.85 .880 1991–92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 19 4 9 3 1009 73 0 4.34 .859 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 9 2 4 2 521 31 0 3.57 — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 14 1 10 2 769 62 0 4.84 .846 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 33 11 18 2 1762 134 0 4.56 .872 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 48 25 13 5 2607 146 2 3.36 .899 2 0 1 80 7 0 5.25 .851 1994–95 Houston Aeros IHL 43 18 17 5 2421 132 1 3.27 .900 4 1 3 203 16 0 4.72 .867 1995–96 Houston Aeros IHL 52 16 25 5 2722 174 0 3.83 .884 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 72 22 29 9 3804 229 1 3.61 .875 4 1 3 249 16 0 3.85 .880

Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1985 WHL West First All-Star Team – 1988