Gordon Gallant (born October 27, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional

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winger who played 273 games in the

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. He was a member of the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

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, Birmingham Bulls, and Syracuse Blazers. On April 11, 1975, he was kicked of the Saints for fighting his head coach.https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gallago01.html He played the following season with the Quebec Nordiques. He then returned to Minnesota in 1976 (now under different management) and played 37 games before being moved over to the Birmingham Bulls, where he played 34 games before he retired.

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