Sam Gagner is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.
Sam Gagner Wife
Sam Gagner got married to his longtime girlfriend Dr. Rachel Linke. Before being married, they have been married for a long time and enjoyed their bachelor life with each other.
Gagner married longtime girlfriend Dr. Rachel Linke in Muskoka, Ontario, on July 12, 2014. They have three children.
Sam Gagner Biography
He was born on 10 August 1989 to Dave Gagner (Father) and Joanne Gagner (Mother) in London, Ontario, Canada.
He is 33 years old as of 2022.
He is 5 feet 11 inches tall. His weight is 92 kg. His position is Centre. He shoots right.
Sam Gagner and Rachel Linke are blessed with three children including a daughter Cali Yelena.
Sam Gagner’s net worth $5 Million.
Sam Gagner signed a 1 year / $775,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $775,000. In 2023-24, Gagner will earn a base salary of $775,000, while carrying a cap hit of $775,000.
He played his first 7 seven years for Edmonton Oilers in NHL.
He also played for the Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Gagner played midget hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) in 2004–05. He scored 173 points and was awarded the Buck Houle Award, a Marlboros team award given for outstanding on ice performance and leadership. The same season, he made his junior debut, playing 13 games for the Milton Icehawks of the OPJHL, scoring 15 points. His dad was the coach of his minor hockey career.
In 2005–06, he joined the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and scored 46 points in 56 games, second in team scoring. Along the way, Gagner played with future NHLer John Tavares on the Marlboros and later the Icehawks. As early as 2002, the pair also honed their skills and became friends on a backyard rink built by Sam’s dad Dave in Oakville.
After Gagner’s 2007–08 rookie season with the Oilers, he made his senior international debut with Canada in the 2008 World Championships in Canada as a reserve. Gagner played in one preliminary game as Canada was defeated in the gold medal game by Russia.
He was the son of Dave Gagner spent 15 seasons playing in the NHL and was a player for a number of teams.
The rookie finished his year with the league’s London Knights fifth in the league for scoring.
In international competition, he played for his team that won the Spengler Cup Canadian team in 2012 and also won the silver medal at the 2008 World hockey Championship.
As the NHL’s youngest player in 2007–08, he tallied 49 points in 79 games playing between wingers and fellow rookies Andrew Cogliano and Robert Nilsson on a combination dubbed the “Kid Line.” During the season, Gagner participated in the 2008 NHL YoungStars Game in Atlanta as part of All-Star weekend and was also named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February.
As part of a month-long scoring stretch in which he scored 13 points in 12 games, he also established an Oilers team record for the longest assists streak by a rookie with nine in eight straight games.
Gagner was drafted in the first round, sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. On October 1, 2007, he was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers.
He played his first NHL game on October 4 in a 3–2 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks and earned his first NHL point, assisting on a goal scored by defenceman Tom Gilbert. On October 20, Gagner scored his first career NHL goal against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.
According to Online Sources, Sam Gagner’s Parents are Dave Gagner and Joanne Gagner.
Due to his dad’s career, Sam Gagner grew up in Minneapolis, Dallas, Toronto, Calgary, Miami, Vancouver and Oakville.
Jessica Gagner is Sam’s sister. For the Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey team, his sister, Jessica, played hockey.
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