Bob Gainey quote - in the eyes of Soviet national coach Victor Tikhonov in 1979, Gainey was "technically the best hockey player in the world today." Complete Honoured Member Bio. Danny Gare burst onto the professional scene scoring a goal 18 seconds into his first NHL shift with the Buffalo Sabres. He went on to score 50 goals the next season and led the league with a career-high 56 in 1979-80. Gare rounded out his career with stints in Detroit and Edmonton before retiring in 1987. He finished with 354 goals and 685 career points. Ed Giacomin rep - renowned for wandering out his crease and his exceptional puck-handling skills. On March 19, 1972, he became the first goaltender to record two assists in a game and nearly became the first NHL netminder to score a goal when he hit the opposition team's post with its net empty. Complete Honoured Member Bio. Rod Gilbert stat - notched his 1,000th career point in 1977 to become only the 11th player in NHL history to do so. Complete Honoured Member Bio. Clark Gillies tidbit - one of many athletes who cultivated pro careers in more than one sport, Gillies played three seasons of minor-league baseball with the Houston Astros' farm team in Covington, West Virginia.. Complete Honoured Member Bio. Bill Goldsworthy was the first player for a post-1967 team to score 250 NHL goals. He appeared in six all-star games for the Minnesota North Stars and ranked first on all North Star career offensive categories at the time of his trade to New York in 1978. Previous       Next Aaa - Che | Cla - Esp | Gai - Gol | Gor - Hed | Hod - How | Hul - Laf Lap - Mac | Mal - Ned | Nil - Pla | Pot - Rob | Sal - Tre | Tre - Zzz | Great Players 70's Home | Great Teams | Great Moments | Lists of Lore | Humour