Doug Gilmour is certainly of the best NHL players of all-time, and it's equally certain that he is the best NHL
athlete to wear the jersey number 93.Gilmour was drafted in 1982 by the St. Louis Blues with the 134th pick. He would remain with the Blues for his first five NHL seasons, reaching a peak of 105 points with them during the 1986-87 NHL campaign.
His next stop would be Calgary where Gilmour would continue his offensive production and would also raise the Stanley Cup. In his first season with the Flames, he notched 85 points in 72 regular season games. He would build on that performance, scoring 91 points the following season. He would spend another season and a half in Calgary before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In Toronto, wearing jersey number 93, Gilmour would immediately show his offensive prowess. In his first full season with the Maple Leafs, 1992-93, he racked up 127 regular season points. That same season he would help power the Maple Leafs through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, registering a hefty 35 points in 21 games.He would have an encore performance the following year with 111 regular season points. His playoff performance was also impressive in this campaign, as he put up 28 points in 18 playoff games.
After spending a few more seasons north of the American border, Gilmour would be sent to the recent Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, during the 1996-97 season. Gilmour spent the remainder of his NHL career through the 2002-03 seasons, continuing to be a valuable asset for the Devils, Blackhawks, Sabres and Canadiens, finally being traded to Toronto and ending his career there due to injury.
Some of Gilmour's impressive cache of NHL stats:
- 1,414 career NHL regular season points (17th all-time)
- 188 career NHL playoff points
- 964 career NHL regular season assists (12th all-time)
- +132 on-ice for his career
sources: hockey-reference.com and wikipedia.com
Best NFL Number 93
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