| Gary Gambucci | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1946-09-22)September 22, 1946 (age 79) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1976 | ||
Gary Allan "Gubbio" Gambucci (born September 22, 1946 inHibbing, Minnesota) is an American retiredice hockeyforward who played in 51 games in theNational Hockey League with theMinnesota North Stars and 112 games for theMinnesota Fighting Saints of theWorld Hockey Association between 1971 and 1976. Internationally Gambucci played for theAmerican national team at fourWorld Championships.
Before turning professional, Gambucci excelled as a scorer for the United States national team at the1969,1970 and 19711971 World Championships as well as theUniversity of Minnesota hockey team. Gambucci was signed as a free agent by theMontreal Canadiens in the spring of 1971 after scoring seven goals in ten games for Team USA at the 1971 world championships inBern (he was also elected to the tournament all star team at the world championship "Pool B" qualifying tournament in 1970). The Canadiens immediately traded him andBob Paradise to the North Stars for cash. However, Gambucci failed to become a regular in Minnesota and left the NHL for theMinnesota Fighting Saints of the rivalWorld Hockey Association following the 1973–74 season. Gambucci retired from professional hockey in 1976 after playing 112 WHA regular season games for the Fighting Saints as well as representing the United States at the1976 World Championships inKatowice,Poland.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 28 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 29 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 31 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | American National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | American National Team | Intl | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | American National Team | Intl | 50 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 56 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland/Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 75 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 67 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 45 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 112 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1970 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | |
| 1971 | United States | WC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1976 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| Senior totals | 37 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 31 | |||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHASecond Team | 1965–66 |
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1967–68 |
| AHCAWest All-American | 1967–68 |
| United States Hockey Hall of Fame | 2006[1] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WCHA Sophomore of the Year 1965–66 | Succeeded by |
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