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Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
A. J. Gale
(born February 23, 1987) is a
Canadian
former professional
ice hockey
player. He last played professionally with the
Denver Cutthroats
of the
Central Hockey League
(CHL).
Playing career
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Undrafted, Gale originally played in the
British Columbia Hockey League
with the
Nanaimo Clippers
and at a collegiate level with
St. Cloud State University
and
St. Norbert College
.
Gale made his professional debut in the Central Hockey League in the
2009?10
season with the
Fort Worth Brahmas
before moving to the
Wichita Thunder
the following season and scoring at a point-per-game pace. In his third professional season, Gale left as a free agent to experience European hockey, initially signing with
Copenhagen Hockey
of the
Danish
AL-Bank Ligaen
on May 4, 2011.
As an offensively skilled forward, Gale tallied 14 points in 14 games with Copenhagen during the
2011?12
season, before transferring to Sweden on October 28, with
Asploven HC
of
Division 1
.
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In the remainder of the season, Gale was amongst the club's scoring leaders, scoring 17 goals and 32 points in just 27 games.
Gale returned to North America the following the completion of his season in Sweden and signed a one-year contract with the inaugural Denver Cutthroats of the CHL. His signing on August 8, 2012 marked a reunion alongside former Wichita Thunder team and line mate
Troy Schwab
.
[2]
During the
2012?13
season, Gale formed the top scoring line in the CHL alongside Schwab and former NHL veteran
Brad Smyth
, leading the CHL with 46 goals in just 64 games. On February 20, 2013, Gale was called up to play four games with the
American Hockey League
affiliate, the
Lake Erie Monsters
.
[3]
In returning to the Cutthroats, he finished fourth in league scoring with 84 points and was a finalist for league MVP, before being selected to the All-CHL team.
[4]
On August 6, 2013, Gale re-signed on a one-year deal for a second season with the Cutthroats.
[5]
Career statistics
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Awards and honours
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Award
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Year
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CHL
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All-Star Team
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2013
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All-CHL Team
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2013
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References
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- ^
"A.J. Gale agrees to contract with Asploven"
(in Swedish).
Asploven HC
. October 28, 2012
. Retrieved
October 28,
2012
.
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"Cutthroats boots forward line by signing Gale, Schwab"
.
Denver Cutthroats
. August 7, 2012
. Retrieved
January 4,
2013
.
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"Cutthroats forward A.J. Gale recalled to Lake Erie"
. Mile High Hockey. February 20, 2013
. Retrieved
February 20,
2013
.
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"Gale named to All-CHL team"
.
Denver Cutthroats
. March 18, 2013
. Retrieved
March 18,
2013
.
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"Gale re-signs with Cutthroats"
.
Denver Cutthroats
. August 6, 2013
. Retrieved
August 6,
2013
.
- ^
"All-CHL team announced"
. minorleaguehockeyreport.com. March 18, 2013. Archived from
the original
on June 15, 2013
. Retrieved
March 18,
2013
.
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