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Role
  
Ice hockey player

Career end
  
1993

Name
  
Gary Nylund

Career start
  
1982


Playing career
  
1982–1993

Weight
  
92 kg

National team
  
Canada

Height
  
1.93 m

Position
  
Defenseman

Gary Nylund 198485 Team Gary Nylund Pension Plan Puppets

Born
  
October 28, 1963 (age 60) Surrey, BC, CAN (
1963-10-28
)

NHL Draft
  
3rd overall, 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs

Played for
  
Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders

Ex NHL Chicago Blackhawks player spent summers making music with NFL greats


Gary Nylund (born October 28, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia and raised in North Delta, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in 608 National Hockey League games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders. He was selected third overall by Toronto in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

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Overview

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Nylund is notable for being the first NHL player to change teams via free agency when he left the Maple Leafs to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1986.

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Following his retirement, Nylund became a firefighter in Delta, British Columbia. He was awarded the Medal of Bravery in 2004 for his part in saving the lives of two fellow firefighters in a 2001 chemical fire at a paper mill on Annacis Island in B.C.

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In addition to his work as a firefighter, Nylund is currently a part-owner and assistant coach of the BCHL Surrey Eagles franchise.

References

Gary Nylund Wikipedia