Gaetano "Gates" Orlando (born November 13, 1962 in LaSalle, Québec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

) is an Italian-Canadian

Italian-Canadian

An Italian Canadian is a Canadian of Italian descent or heritage. According to the 2006 census of Canada, 1,445,335 Canadians consider themselves to be of Italian origin. The Italian-Canadian population climbed by more than 12% and half have combined Italian origins along with another ethnic...

 retired professional ice hockey Centre

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

 and later ice hockey coach.

Achievements

• 1990 - Serie A
  Serie A (hockey)
  Serie A is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio...
  
   Champion with HC Bolzano
• 1992 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
• 1993 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
• 1994 - Serie A Champion with AC Milan Hockey
• 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  SC Bern
  Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....
  
  
• 1999 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano

Career statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
1979–80	Montreal Juniors Montreal Juniors The Montreal Juniors were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1982. They played at the Montreal Forum.-History:...	QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...		70	28	44	72
1983–84	Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		11	8	7	15
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...		11	3	6	9
1984–85	Rochester Americans	AHL		49	26	30	56
1985–86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		60	13	12	25
1985–86	Rochester Americans	AHL		3	4	0	4
1986–87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		27	2	8	10
1986–87	Rochester Americans	AHL		44	22	42	64
1987–88	HC Merano HC Merano HC Merano is an ice hockey team in Merano, Italy. They play in the Serie A2.-History:Merano was founded in 1968. They won the Serie A twice, in 1986 and 1999. In 2004, they were relegated to the Serie A2....	Serie A Serie A (hockey) Serie A is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio...		46	59	51	110
1987–88	Rochester Americans	AHL		13	4	13	17
1988–89	HC Bolzano	Serie A		44	57	45	102
1989–90	HC Bolzano	Serie A		42	72	72	144
1990–91	HC Bolzano	Serie A		27	39	33	72
1991–92	Milano Devils	Serie A		29	32	39	71
1992–93	Milano Devils	Serie A		27	14	27	41
1993–94	Milano Devils	Serie A		28	24	54	78
1994–95	SC Bern SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....	NLA		42	27	38	65
1995–96	SC Bern	NLA		34	15	26	41
1996–97	SC Bern	NLA		46	26	56	82
1997–98	SC Bern	NLA		38	16	32	48
1998–99	HC Lugano	NLA		28	12	20	32

International play

Since Gates Orlando is of Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 ancestry, he played for the Italian national ice hockey team

Italian national ice hockey team

The Italian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Italy, and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-2010 World Ice Hockey Championship team:...

.

He participated in the following tournaments:

• 8 A-World Championships
  Ice Hockey World Championships
  The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
  
  : 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

• 2 B-World Championships: 1990, 1991

• 2 Olympic Games
  Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
  Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
  
  : 1994 in Lillehammer
  Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics
  Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #...
  
   and 1998 in Nagano
  Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...
  
  

Orlando wore jersey number 17 in the national team.

Coaching career

After retiring from pro ice hockey by the end of season 1998/99 with HC Lugano, Gates Orlando got on to be become a coach

Coach (ice hockey)

Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....

. At the World championships he already assisted coaching the Italian national team

Italian national ice hockey team

The Italian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Italy, and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-2010 World Ice Hockey Championship team:...

 while still being a player.

Making medical history

In March 2011, Orlando was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He was participating in a clinical study of Life Vest, a wearable defibrillator. On May 22, the defibrillator saved his life after his heart stopped for 40 seconds. Orlando was the first participant in the study to have required the vest to deliver a shock. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110603/NEWS01/106030333

Season	Team	League		Type
1999 – 00	Rochester Junior A Americans	NAHL North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...		Head Coach
2000 – 01	Adirondack IceHawks Adirondack Frostbite The Adirondack Frostbite were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League. They played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York....	UHL United Hockey League The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...		Head Coach
2001 – 02	Adirondack IceHawks	UHL		Head Coach
2002 – 03	Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :...	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		Assistant Coach
2003 – 04	Albany River Rats	AHL		Assistant Coach

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