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Gary Nylund

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

* Sweater numbers are available 1951-1970, 1972-1994, and 1999-2008.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
1983-1986		 22
Chicago Blackhawks
1987-1989		 36
New York Islanders
1989-1993

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 0 3 3 0.19 1 0.06 12 0 14 2 0 16 0 0 0 0 12 0.75 0.0
1983-84 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 2 14 16 0.34 5 0.12 57 3 109 28 -27 103 2 0 0 0 71 1.51 2.8
1984-85 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 3 17 20 0.26 7 0.09 64 1 138 38 -37 99 3 0 0 0 61 0.80 4.9
1985-86 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 2 16 18 0.23 6 0.08 108 3 182 45 -32 180 2 0 0 0 84 1.06 2.4
1986-87 23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 7 20 27 0.34 9 0.12 97 11 128 33 -9 190 5 2 0 0 123 1.54 5.7
1987-88 24 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 4 15 19 0.25 6 0.09 65 1 117 44 -9 208 4 0 0 0 92 1.21 4.3
1988-89 25 2 Teams NHL 69 7 10 17 0.25 7 0.10 43 2 98 38 -19 137 7 0 0 0 74 1.07 9.5
1988-89 25 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 23 3 2 5 0.22 2 0.09 12 2 28 14 -4 63 3 0 0 0 26 1.13 11.5
1988-89 25 New York Islanders NHL 46 4 8 12 0.26 4 0.10 31 0 70 24 -15 74 4 0 0 0 48 1.04 8.3
1989-90 26 New York Islanders NHL 64 4 21 25 0.39 8 0.13 69 7 80 26 8 144 2 2 0 0 65 1.02 6.2
1990-91 27 New York Islanders NHL 72 2 21 23 0.32 7 0.10 85 17 103 27 -8 105 2 0 0 0 102 1.42 2.0
1991-92 28 New York Islanders NHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 0.04 7 2 10 2 -3 10 0 0 0 0 5 0.71 0.0
1992-93 29 New York Islanders NHL 22 1 1 2 0.09 1 0.04 15 0 21 4 -2 43 1 0 0 0 19 0.86 5.3
Career NHL 608 32 139 171 0.28 58 0.10 622 47 1000 287 -138 1235 28 4 0 0 708 1.16 4.5

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1985-86 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 0 2 2 0.20 -5 25 0 0 0 0 8 0.80 0.0
1986-87 23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 2 2 0.50 -1 11 0 0 0 0 7 1.75 0.0
1987-88 24 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 10 0 0 0 0 9 1.80 0.0
1989-90 26 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 2 2 0.40 1 17 0 0 0 0 8 1.60 0.0
Career NHL 24 0 6 6 0.25 -6 63 0 0 0 0 32 1.33 0.0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 15 Delta Sun BCJHL 57 6 29 35 0.61 107
1978-79 15 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1979-80 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 5 21 26 0.36 59
1980-81 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 6 40 46 0.66 186
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65 7 59 66 1.02 267
1981-82 18 Canada WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0.57 0
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks M-Cup 4 0 2 2 0.50 10
1991-92 28 Capital District Islanders AHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0
1992-93 29 Capital District Islanders AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career AHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career BCJHL 57 6 29 35 0.61 107
Career M-Cup 4 0 2 2 0.50 10
Career WHL 209 18 120 138 0.66 512
Career WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0.57 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 8 0 1 1 0.13 2
1980-81 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 9 1 7 8 0.89 17
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 15 3 16 19 1.27 74
Career WHL 32 4 24 28 0.88 93

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1986-87 NHL 80 (3)

Total Goals Against

1984-85 NHL 138 (8)
1985-86 NHL 182 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 128 (7)

Power Play Goals Against

1985-86 NHL 45 (10)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

August 27, 1986: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, August 27, 1986.

November 25, 1988: Traded to NY Islanders by Chicago with Marc Bergevin for Steve Konroyd and Bob Bassen, November 25, 1988.