Gord Donnelly's NHL career
Defenceman Gord Donnelly was drafted 62th overall by St. Louis Blues in 1981. He played 12 seasons for 4 clubs, 1983-1995. That came to 554 games and 69 points, 28 goals and 41 assists.
Below: the whole of Gord Donnelly's career, season by season.
- Year 19811981 NHL Draft
Gord Donnelly is drafted 62 overall by St. Louis Blues
Selected62 overall, round 3
Swedes drafted14 selectedFirst Swede off the boardJan Ingman#19First off the board- 1Dale HawerchukWIN
- 2Doug SmithLAK
- 3Bobby CarpenterWSH
Swedes from the same draft- Jan Erixon556 GP · 216 P
- Peter Sundström338 GP · 144 P
- Robert Nordmark236 GP · 83 P
- 2 years, 4 months and 6 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19831983-1984 seasonNHL debut
Gord Donnelly makes his NHL debut in 4–2 win against Washington Capitals
Gord was 21 years old ·
Capital Centre, USASwedes on the ice:
Bo Berglund and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.Year 1984Season1983-1984
Gord Donnelly's first NHL season: 5 points
Events42games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1983-1984PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens0 of 9 games0 pointsFirst roundBUFBuffalo Sabres3–0Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4 - Year 1985Season
1984-1985
Gord Donnelly plays only 22 games for 0 points
Events58games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1984-1985PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers0 of 18 games0 pointsFirst roundBUFBuffalo Sabres3–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–3Conference finalPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4 - Year 1986Season
1985-1986
Gord Donnelly plays only 36 games for 4 points
Events44games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1985-1986PlayoffsEliminated by Hartford Whalers1 of 3 games0 pointsFirst roundHFDHartford Whalers0–3 - Year 1987Season
1986-1987
Gord Donnelly plays only 38 games for 2 points
Events42games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1986-1987PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens12 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundHFDHartford Whalers4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4 - Year 1989Season
1988-1989
Gord Donnelly scores 20 points — the best season of his career
The whole season1988-1989EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 1990Season
1989-1990
Gord Donnelly scores 6 points
Events25games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1989-1990PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers6 of 7 games1 points0 G · 1 AFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers3–4 - Year 1992Season
1991-1992
Gord Donnelly scores 5 points
The whole season and the playoff run1991-1992PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins6 of 7 games1 points0 G · 1 AFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins3–4 - Year 1993Season
1992-1993
Gord Donnelly scores 11 points
Events24games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1992-1993PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens0 of 8 games0 pointsFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins4–0Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens0–4 - Year 1994Season
1993-1994
Gord Donnelly plays only 25 games for 1 points
Events59games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1993-1994PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks0 of 9 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundVANVancouver Canucks1–4 - Year 1995Season
1994-1995
Gord Donnelly's last season: 1 points
Events32games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1994-1995PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings0 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings1–4 - The career
Gord Donnelly played his last NHL game in 1995
The career ended after 12 seasons, the last of them with Dallas Stars.