Dave Gardner (ice hockey)

Dave Gardner
Born (1952-08-23)August 23, 1952
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died March 19, 2023(2023-03-19) (aged 70)
Newmarket, Ontario
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
California Golden Seals
Cleveland Barons
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 8th overall, 1972
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1972–1985

David Calvin Gardner (August 23, 1952 – March 19, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 350 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Philadelphia Flyers.

Career

Gardner was drafted eighth overall by Montreal in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros after having won the Red Tilson Trophy as the Ontario Hockey League's Most Outstanding Player. As a youth, Gardner played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside.[1]

Personal life and death

Dave Gardner was the son of Cal Gardner and elder brother of Paul Gardner and the father of Canadian-Swiss player Ryan Gardner.

Gardner resided in the Aurora, Ontario in his latter years.[2]

Gardner died on March 19, 2023, in Newmarket, Ontario,[2] at the age of 70, of complications from a blood infection.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 36 54 42 96 — — — — — —
1970–71 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 62 56 81 137 7 13 7 10 17 2
1971–72 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 57 53 76 129 16 10 7 17 24 4
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1972–73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 66 28 44 72 15 13 5 6 11 4
1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 31 1 10 11 2 — — — — —
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 15 5 2 7 6 — — — — —
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 64 16 20 36 6 — — — — —
1975–76 California Golden Seals NHL 74 16 32 48 8 — — — — —
1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 76 16 22 38 9 — — — — —
1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 75 19 25 44 10 — — — — —
1978–79 Springfield Indians AHL 10 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 20 4 10 14 2 — — — — —
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 39 6 27 33 6 9 5 7 12 4
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 18 3 9 12 2 — — — — —
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 37 20 35 55 16 12 2 5 7 4
1980–81 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI.2 37 51 56 107 32 — — — — —
1981–82 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI.2 38 47 41 88 — — — — — —
1982–83 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 36 22 58 — — — — — —
1983–84 EHC Visp SUI.2 40 41 36 77 14 — — — — —
1984–85 EHC Visp SUI.2 40 51 51 102 38 — — — — —
1985–86 EHC Visp SUI.3 22 35 33 68 26 — — — — —
1986–87 EHC Visp SUI.3 22 33 36 69 0 — — — — —
1987–88 EHC Visp SUI.3 20 50 22 72 — 10 18 8 26 —
NHL totals 350 75 115 190 41 — — — — —
AHL totals 131 52 91 143 33 25 7 11 18 8
SUI.2 totals 155 190 184 374 — — — — — —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b The Toronto Star. "David Calvin Gardner 1952-2023". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Addio a Dave Gardner, un mito dell'Ambrì anni Ottanta (in Italian)
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1972 		Succeeded by