| Todd Gill | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1965 Brockville, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche Chicago Blackhawks |
| National team | Canada |
| NHL Draft | 25th overall, 1984 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Playing career | 1985–2004 |
Todd Gill (born November 9, 1965) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL between 1985 and 2003. He played the majority of his career for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and has also played for the San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, and Chicago Blackhawks. He is currently the head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL.
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Gill was drafted 25th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Offensively leading the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League he made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs straight from his draft year against the Montreal Canadiens on February 9, 1985 and played a further in 9 games before returning to complete his junior career with the Spitfires. Gill spent the majority of his first full professional in 1985–86 with American Hockey League affiliate, St. Catharines Saints, before establishing himself amongst the Leafs a year later. Playing with his childhood hero, Brad Smith (Motor City Smitty) Gill registered his best season in 1992–93, when he scored 11 goals, 32 assists and 43 points (all career highs).
As a gritty offensive defenseman Gill patrolled the blueline with the Leafs for 11 seasons before he was traded at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft to the San Jose Sharks for Jamie Baker and a fifth round draft pick.[1] In his one and a half year tenancy with the developing Sharks Gill assumed the captaincy before he was traded in the 1997–98 season to the St. Louis Blues for Joe Murphy on March 24, 1998. As a veteran with declining numbers Gill transitioned to playing a simplified positional game and after only 28 games with the Blues was claimed off waivers for added depth by the Detroit Red Wings on December 30, 1998.
On July 21, 1999, Gill signed with the Phoenix Coyotes for the 1999–2000 season but after 41 games returned in a trade for Philippe Audet to the Red Wings for the playoffs. The following year Gill enjoyed his best season with the powerhouse Wings appearing in 68 games and recording a career high Plus/minus of 17. On July 24, 2001, Gill continued with his 18th NHL season when he was signed as a free agent by the Stanley Cup defending Colorado Avalanche. In signing, Gill became the first Avalanche player to have previously played with the rivaled Red Wings, and as added depth to the defense Gill played in his milestone 1,000th career game with the Avalanche against the Buffalo Sabres on January 21, 2002.[2] After 36 contests with Colorado he was released on February 12, 2002.
Gill signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 5, 2003, in what would be his 19th and final NHL year in 2002–03, and played in only five games before suffering demotion to the AHL. Gill then signed with the Florida Panthers for the following season, however failing to impress at training camp was released and decided to play out the year in the German Oberliga with Lausitzer Foxes before retiring.[3] In 1,007 career NHL games, Gill scored 82 goals and 270 assists for 352 points. He also registered 1,214 career penalty minutes.
On April 26, 2011, Gill was named as the head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Brockville Braves | CJHL | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 70 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1983–84 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1984–85 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 53 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 58 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 61 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 92 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 66 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | ||
| 1994–95 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 79 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lausitzer Füchse | G.Obl | 25 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1007 | 82 | 272 | 354 | 1214 | 103 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 193 | ||||
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Canada | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Senior int'l totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Preceded by Jeff Odgers |
San Jose Sharks captain 1996–98 |
Succeeded by Owen Nolan |
| Preceded by Doug Gilmour |
Head Coach of the Kingston Frontenacs 2011–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |