Simon Gamache (born January 3, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career As a youth, Gamache played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Beauce, Quebec.
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 2007–08 season, Gamache signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. On October 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.
On February 7, 2011, Gamache signed a two-year extension with Fribourg-Gottéron, placing him under contract with the team until 2012–13.Gotteron.ch: Simon Gamache will Freiburg for two seasons , February 7, 2011 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.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98Lévis CommandeursQMAAA42282654164112 1998–99Val–d'Or ForeursQMJHL701943625461234 1999–2000Val–d'Or ForeursQMJHL72647914374————— 2000–01Val–d'Or ForeursQMJHL7274110184702122355718 2000–01Val–d'Or ForeursMC—————54378 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 BernNLA442046664016791610 2007–08Toronto Maple LeafsNHL112246————— 2007–08Toronto MarliesAHL1743710————— 2007–08SC BernNLA1331417440112 2008–09SC BernNLA4819355455401139 2009–10SC BernNLA3091322161064108 2010–11HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA647118————— 2010–11 SC BernNLA26718251674268 2011–12HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA5020254542114268 2012–13HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA451523383218104144 2013–14Adler MannheimDEL461023331851232 2014–15Thetford Mines IsothermicLNAH135121714————— 2014–15VålerengaGET1981624101057126 2015–16Vienna CapitalsEBEL541924433450336 2016–17Thetford Mines IsothermicLNAH3410203018————— AHL totals 306 111 157 268 227 59 31 40 71 58 NHL totals 48 6 7 13 18 — — — — — NLA totals 262 97 181 278 213 70 31 23 54 79
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