Gaston Gingras
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| Born |
February 13, 1959 Témiscaming, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues |
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| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 1979 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 1979–1996 | ||
Gaston Reginald Gingras (born February 13, 1959 in Témiscaming, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League.
Gingras did not start playing hockey until the age of seven, when he convinced his mother that if his best buddy could play then he would play too and she got the necessary equipment for both boys.
In 1974, he played for the North Bay Trappers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and then with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, followed by the Hamilton Fincups also of the OHL. He then joined the World Hockey Association for the 1978/79 season with the Birmingham Bulls.
Gingras spent one season in Birmingham, joining Michel Goulet, Rick Vaive, Craig Hartsburg, Rob Ramage, Pat Riggin and Keith Crowder. After the 1978-79 season, the WHA merged with the NHL. Included in the merger were New England (Hartford), Quebec, Winnipeg,and Edmonton. Birmingham and Cincinnati were not brought under the auspices of the NHL and subsequently disbanded.
In the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Gingras was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens. Although he was not picked until the second round, and was 27th overall, he was Montreal's first pick, ahead of other players such as Mats Näslund, Guy Carbonneau and Rick Wamsley. Playing first with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, he joined the Canadiens in the 1979–80 NHL season. Gingras played four seasons at the Montreal Forum, alongside players such as Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey, Guy Lafleur and Steve Shutt, before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for 2½ seasons. Possessing a fierce slap shot, he often played 'the point' on the Habs power play.
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