Paul L. Gagné (February 6, 1962 â December 14, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 390 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.
Gagné coached the Timmins Rock, a team in the NOJHL, until his retirement after the 2016âÂÂ17 season. He ran a hockey development camp every summer in Timmins, Ontario called Gagné Hockey Development.
Gagne began his career at the age of 15 in the NOJHL for the Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos.https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12663 The Left Wing player had 45 goals and 85 points in 43 games that year. In the next year he played in the OMJHL with the Windsor Spitfires (24 goals and 42 points in 67 games). It was his 101 points in 1979-1980 that led him to be drafted at the age of 17.
Gagné died on December 14, 2025, at the age of 63. He was battling cancer