Simon Gamache

Simon Gamache
Born (1981-01-03) January 3, 1981
Thetford Mines, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams
Vienna Capitals
Atlanta Thrashers
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Toronto Maple Leafs
SC Bern
Fribourg-Gottéron
Adler Mannheim
VÃ¥lerenga
NHL Draft 290th overall, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2001–present

Simon Gamache (born January 3, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).

Playing career

Gamache played his junior career with the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in which he won multiple awards including the Ed Chynoweth Trophy, Jean Béliveau Trophy, CHL Player of the Year, Michel Brière Memorial Trophy, CHL Top Scorer Award, CHL Humanitarian of the Year, and Guy Lafleur Trophy.

Gamache was drafted 290th overall, following his second season in the QMJHL, by the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Following his third season of junior, he moved up to professional hockey with Atlanta's American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Chicago Wolves. During his NHL career, he has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He played for the Milwaukee Admirals AHL in the 2005–2006 season. In the 2006–2007 season, Gamache was playing in the Swiss League for SC Bern. For the 2007–2008 NHL Hockey Season, Simon Gamache has signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Oct. 2, 2007, Gamache was assigned to the Toronto Maple Leafs top affiliate, the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.

On January 5, 2008 the Maple Leafs put Gamache on waivers. A few days later, Gamache returned to SC Bern, completing the rest of the Swiss season and playing the next 3 seasons with the team. On April 24, 2010, as part of the SC Bern team, he won the Swiss League championship. Gamache was placed on loan from to the NLA's Fribourg-Gottéron team at the start of the 2010-11 season.[1]

On February 7, 2011, Gamache signed a two-year extension with Fribourg-Gottéron, placing him under contract with the team until 2012-13.[2] Gamache's contract was not extended with Fribourg-Gottéron at the conclusion of the season. Instead, Gamache signed with the Manheim Eagles of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on September 26, 2013.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99Val d'Or ForeursQMJHL701943625461234
1999–00Val d'Or ForeursQMJHL72647914374—————
2000–01Val d'Or ForeursQMJHL7274110184702122355718
2001–02Chicago WolvesAHL2424611—————
2001–02Greenville GrrrowlECHL3119193835171592422
2002–03Chicago WolvesAHL763542773797294
2002–03Atlanta ThrashersNHL20002—————
2003–04Chicago WolvesAHL1656114—————
2003–04Atlanta ThrashersNHL20110—————
2003–04Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL5218274526226182414
2003–04Nashville PredatorsNHL71010—————
2004–05Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL80295786937641018
2005–06Nashville PredatorsNHL110000—————
2005–06Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL39181836462112162822
2005–06St. Louis BluesNHL1534710—————
2006–07SC BernSwiss-A4420466640—————
2007–08Toronto Maple LeafsNHL112246—————
2007–08Toronto MarliesAHL1743710—————
2007–08SC BernSwiss-A13314174—————
2008–09SC BernSwiss-A4819355455—————
2009–10SC BernSwiss-A309132216—————
2010–11SC BernSwiss-A267182516—————
2010–11HC Fribourg-GottéronSwiss-A647118—————
2011–12HC Fribourg-GottéronSwiss-A5020254542—————
2012–13HC Fribourg-GottéronSwiss-A4515233832—————
2013–14Mannheim EaglesDEL4610233318—————
NHL totals 48 6 7 13 18 — — — — —

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brad Richards
CHL Player of the Year
2001
Succeeded by
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
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