| Played For: | Washington Capitals |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Atikokan, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1983 |
| Career End: | 1987 |
Gary Edward Sampson (born August 24, 1959) is an American ice hockey player. He played 105 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1984 to 1987. Internationally Sampson played for the American national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1983 World Championships.
Sampson played college hockey at Boston College and was part of the American national team that played in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.[1]
Sampson signed with the Washington Capitals following the Olympics[1] and scored his first NHL goal in a 5–1 win over the Minnesota North Stars on March 21, 1984.[2] He played parts of four seasons with the Capitals until he retired during the 1987–88 season due to injuries.
Sampson was born in Atikokan, Ontario and raised in International Falls, Minnesota. He resides in Alaska with his wife Jeanne where he runs the Kodiak Sportsman's Lodge.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1977–78 | Falls High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston College | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston College | ECAC | 24 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston College | ECAC | 31 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston College | ECAC | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | United States National Team | Intl | 40 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 57 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 46 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 49 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 37 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 107 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 105 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | United States | WC B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | |
| 1984 | United States | OLY | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | |||