Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat’s agent, Jeff Jackson, recently became the CEO of the Edmonton Oilers, which means that DeBrincat needed to find a new agent. Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen reports that DeBrincat stayed with his hockey agency, Wasserman Hockey, and he’s now represented by former NHL’er Dave Gagner:
Oddly enough, DeBrincat’s new agent also holds a connection to a recent Detroit player. The high-scoring forward in now represented by Dave Gagner.
A longtime NHL forward himself, Dave is the father of forward Sam Gagner. Sam was a popular Detroit player from 2020-22. He skated last season with the Winnipeg Jets and is currently an unrestricted free agent. Oddly enough, Gagner isn’t represented by his father. His agent is Judd Moldaver, who like Dave Gagner, is with Wasserman Hockey.
That doesn’t mean that Dave hasn’t proven to be a major influence on Sam’s life and hockey career.
“I think we talk a little differently to each other now,” Sam Gagner explained. “I’ve got three kids of my own now so you kind of have a different perspective. I understand that I probably at times when you’re leaning on your parents it’s a lot to handle for parents, too. And I see that as a father myself now.
