Instead, he was offered a spot with the Junior A Belleville Bulls, with whom he began as a defenceman but shifted to left wing during the playoffs due to injuries. Given only three minutes of ice time per game, he asked the team for his release so that he could return to Major Midget hockey where he would get more ice time. Originally a defenceman, Gilmour began his 16-year-old season (1979–80) in Junior B with his hometown Kingston Voyageurs. Gilmour's small size – he stood five feet, nine inches tall and weighed 140 pounds in junior hockey – resulted in his being cut from several teams throughout his minor hockey career. The younger Gilmour played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Kingston. As a youth, Doug looked up to David, who was a professional hockey player drafted by the Vancouver Canucks but never played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He also coached youth baseball and hockey teams in the city. Don was a correctional officer who worked at the Kingston Penitentiary for over three decades. He is the younger son of Don and Dolly Gilmour, and has an elder brother, David. Early life ĭoug Gilmour was born June 25, 1963, in Kingston, Ontario.
Gilmour was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and his uniform number 93 is retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gilmour returned to the OHL following his playing career as he joined the Kingston Frontenacs as head coach in 2008 and was promoted to general manager in 2011. In 1982–83, Gilmour was named the most outstanding player in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after he scored 177 points, one of the highest totals in league history. He played three seasons of junior hockey for the Cornwall Royals where he was a member of their Memorial Cup championship team in 1981. Gilmour was nicknamed "Killer" by a Blues teammate possibly due to his having the same last name as serial killer Gary Gilmore (though others have attributed it to his physical style of play despite his small stature). Internationally, he represented Canada three times during his career and was a member of the nation's 1987 Canada Cup championship team. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward in 1992–93. A two-time All-Star, he was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team and won the Frank J. Louis Blues at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and recorded 1,414 points in 1,474 games in the NHL between 19.
Gilmour was a seventh round selection, 134th overall, of the St. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams. Doug Gilmour’s signature and his uniform number 93 (on a t-shirt)ĭouglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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