Bill Gardner (ice hockey)
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Bill Gardner | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 19, 1960||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position |
Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
49th overall, Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1980–1993 |
William Scott Gardner (born March 19, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward[1] and current color commentator for the Chicago Wolves. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers between 1980 and 1989.
Career
Gardner was born in Toronto, Ontario. During the 1976–77 season, Gardner played for the Seneca Nationals alongside future all-time NHL points leader Wayne Gretzky. Gardner won the team's Most Valuable Player award that season, scoring 103 points as a defensemen. Gardner then went on to play for the OHL's Peterborough Petes, where in 1979, the Petes would go on to win the Memorial Cup. Gardner was drafted 49th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks, just one pick after Mark Messier. Gardner started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1981. He would spend his entire career with the Blackhawks except for 26 games he played for the Hartford Whalers in 1986. During his career, he scored 73 goals, 115 assists, 188 points in 380 games.
Gardner's career as a broadcaster began in 1989 as a studio analyst on
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Seneca Nationals
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MJBHL | 68 | 30 | 72 | 103 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 65 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | ||
1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 33 | 71 | 104 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | ||
1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 59 | 43 | 63 | 106 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 | ||
1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
1980–81 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 48 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 50 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||
1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 54 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 74 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | Kapfenberger SV | AUT
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35 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | ATSE Graz | AUT | 38 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Lugano | NLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | EC Graz | AUT | 44 | 23 | 74 | 97 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | EV Landshut | GER | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Innsbrucker EV | AUT | 25 | 17 | 32 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 380 | 73 | 115 | 188 | 68 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1980 | Canada | WJC
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5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database