Sam Gagner
Jersey Number: 89
Player information for Sam Gagner
Position
Center
Height
5'11" (180cm)
Born
August 10, 1989
Number
89
Shoots
Right
Weight
200 lbs (91kg)
Birthplace
London, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Played one season with Columbus in 2016-17 and tallied 18-32-50 with a plus-10 rating and 22 penalty minutes in 81 contests.
- Set a single-season career high in points during the 2016-17 campaign with the Blue Jackets, finishing second on the team in assists and fifth in points with 18-32-50 in 81 contests.
- Finished his 17-year NHL career with 197-332-529 and 450 penalty minutes in 1,043 career NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Arizona Coyotes from 2007-24.
- Collected an assist in his NHL debut as an 18-year-old with Edmonton on Oct. 4, 2007 vs. San Jose and notched his first career goal on Oct. 20, 2007 at Calgary (Miikka Kiprusoff).
- Set single-season career highs in assists and posted the second-most points of his career with 13-36-49 in 79 outings as a rookie with Edmonton in 2007-08.
- Registered 40-plus points in each of his first five NHL campaigns.
- Notched 4-4-8 on Feb. 2, 2012 vs. Chicago, tying for the most points in a single game since Mario Lemieux on Dec. 31, 1988 (5-3-8).
- Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game while with Winnipeg on Dec. 29, 2022 vs. Vancouver.
- Split the 2023-24 campaign between Edmonton and the club’s AHL affiliate, Bakersfield Condors and retired from hockey after playing for the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2024-25.
- Collected 18-48-66 in 90 career games in the AHL over five campaigns.
- Represented Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Championships and 2007 IIHF World Junior Championships.
- Played junior hockey for the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League in 2005-06 and London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League in 2006-07.
- Named to the OHL’s All-Rookie Team and to the Third All-Star Team in 2006-07 after leading league rookies in assists with 35-83-118 in 53 contests.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 81 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 178 |
| Totals | 81 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 178 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 12 |
| Playoff Totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 12 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Edmonton in the first-round, 6th overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft.
- Signed as a free agent on Aug. 1, 2016.