Gilles Hamel

Player profile and career history

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Gilles Hamel was a left wing. Born March 18, 1960 in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 183 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 4, 74th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 519 NHL regular-season games he had 127 goals and 147 assists for 274 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 519
Goals: 127
Assists: 147
Points: 274

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 147
Game Winning Goals: 14
Games Played: 519
Goals: 127
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 276
Plus Minus: -43
Points: 274
Power Play Goals: 19
Power Play Points: 52
Shooting Pctg: 0.1348
Shorthanded Goals: 9
Shorthanded Points: 10
Shots: 942

NHL playoff career

Games: 27
Goals: 4
Assists: 5
Points: 9

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 5
Game Winning Goals: 2
Games Played: 27
Goals: 4
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 10
Plus Minus: -4
Points: 9
Power Play Goals: 1
Power Play Points: 1
Shooting Pctg: 0.1111
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 36

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.24
Assists / game: 0.28
Points / game: 0.53
Shots / game: 1.82

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 27
Assists: 30
Points: 48
Shots: 175

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1989–90
- CaenFrance
1988–89
- MonctonAHL
- New HavenAHL
- Los Angeles KingsNHL
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1987–88
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1986–87
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1985–86
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1984–85
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1983–84
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1982–83
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1981–82
- RochesterAHL
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1980–81
- RochesterAHL
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1979–80
- RochesterAHL
- ChicoutimiQMJHL
- Trois-RivieresQMJHL
1978–79
- LavalQMJHL
1977–78
- LavalQMJHL
1976–77
- Thetford MinesQJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1989–90	France	Caen	Regular	8	8	7	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 8 Goals 8 Pim 10 Points 15
1988–89	AHL	Moncton	Regular	14	7	5	12	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 14 Goals 7 Pim 10 Points 12
1988–89	AHL	New Haven	Regular	34	9	9	18	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 34 Goals 9 Pim 12 Points 18
1988–89	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	11	0	1	1	2	-3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1988–89	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1988–89	AHL	New Haven	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1987–88	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	63	8	11	19	35	-16	106	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 63 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 35 Plus Minus -16 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0755 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 106
1987–88	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1986–87	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	79	27	21	48	24	4	175	1	1	1	2	4	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 79 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 4 Points 48 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1543 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 175
1986–87	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	8	2	0	2	2	-3	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1985–86	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	77	19	25	44	61	-26	158	4	12	3	3	3	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 61 Plus Minus -26 Points 44 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1203 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 158
1984–85	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	80	18	30	48	36	-2	163	5	16	3	3	4	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 80 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -2 Points 48 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1104 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 163
1984–85	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1983–84	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	75	21	23	44	37	3	135	4	10	2	2	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus 3 Points 44 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.1556 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 135
1983–84	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	-3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1982–83	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	66	22	20	42	26	6	121	2	9	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 66 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 6 Points 42 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1818 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 121
1982–83	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	2	3	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1818 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1981–82	AHL	Rochester	Regular	57	31	44	75	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 44 Games Played 57 Goals 31 Pim 55 Points 75
1981–82	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	16	2	7	9	2	-1	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1176 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1980–81	AHL	Rochester	Regular	14	8	7	15	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 14 Goals 8 Pim 7 Points 15
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	51	10	9	19	53	-8	56	2	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 51 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus -8 Points 19 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1786 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 56
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1979–80	AHL	Rochester	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1979–80	QMJHL	Chicoutimi	Regular	57	73	62	135	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 62 Games Played 57 Goals 73 Pim 87 Points 135
1979–80	QMJHL	Trois-Rivieres	Regular	12	13	8	21	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 12 Goals 13 Pim 8 Points 21
1979–80	AHL	Rochester	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1979–80	QMJHL	Chicoutimi	Playoffs	12	10	6	16	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 12 Goals 10 Pim 20 Points 16
1978–79	QMJHL	Laval	Regular	72	56	55	111	130	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 55 Games Played 72 Goals 56 Pim 130 Points 111
1977–78	QMJHL	Laval	Regular	72	44	37	81	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 72 Goals 44 Pim 68 Points 81
1977–78	QMJHL	Laval	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	4	—	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
1976–77	QJHL	Thetford Mines	Regular	60	29	33	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 60 Goals 29 Points 62

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1988-12-23	VAN	–
1988-12-21	MNS	–
1988-12-20	CGY	–
1988-12-14	PIT	–
1988-12-12	NYR	–

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Profile updated Oct 15, 7:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

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NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1989–90

1988–89

1987–88

1986–87

1985–86

1984–85

1983–84

1982–83

1981–82

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

Season-by-season history

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