Herb Gardiner
Herb Gardiner | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958 | |||
Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada | May 8, 1891||
Died |
January 11, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. | (aged 80)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1921–1935 |
Herbert Martin Gardiner (May 8, 1891 – January 11, 1972) was a Canadian professional
Early life
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1891, Gardiner first played senior hockey in that city in 1908 before moving on to other pursuits. He began a career as a banker in 1909, winning the Winnipeg banker's league hockey title. He stopped playing entirely for four years as he took on a job as a surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He joined the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915.[1] Gardiner faced several medical issues while serving: he was reported to have jaundice, pleurisy, and respiratory ailments in medical reports. He was also wounded in combat, shot in the nose in June 1916, possibly at the Battle of Mont Sorrel. Enlisting as a private, he rose to the rank of lieutenant by the time he was sent back to Canada and discharged in March 1918.[1] Returning from the war, Gardiner resumed his surveyors job and settled in Calgary, Alberta.[2]
Playing career
Returning to hockey, Gardiner joined the Calgary Wanderers of Alberta's Big-4 League in 1919 then shifted to the Calgary Tigers one season later.[3] He turned professional at the age of 29 in 1921–22 when the Tigers joined the newly formed Western Canada Hockey League,[4] and quickly established himself as one of the league's top defencemen.[5] He was a key member of the Tigers' team that won the 1923–24 WCHL championship.[6] Gardiner and the Tigers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals,[7] but his performance impressed the Montreal organization.[4] When the WCHL collapsed in 1926, the Canadiens purchased his rights and invited him to join their team.[8]
Gardiner made his NHL debut in 1926 at the age of 35 and immediately showed himself to be one of the league's top defenders.[5] Playing on a rebuilding Montreal team, he was said to have played every minute of every game for the Canadiens,[2] a feat that earned him the nickname of "the ironman of hockey".[9] He was named the winner of the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player, nine votes ahead of Bill Cook of the New York Rangers.[10] As of 2022[update], Gardiner remains the second-oldest player to ever win the award after Eddie Shore, and along with Wayne Gretzky is one of only two players to be named most valuable in their first year in the league.[9]
Gardiner again appeared in all 44 games the Canadiens played in
Gardiner was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.[4] He is also in the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.[13]
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 | ||
1909–10 | Winnipeg Victorias | WSrHL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1914–15 | Calgary Monarchs | AAHL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1918–19 | Calgary Rotary Club | CSRHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | ||
1919–20 | Calgary Wanderers | Big-4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1920–21 | Calgary Tigers | Big-4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1921–22 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1922–23 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 29 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1923–24 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1923–24 | Calgary Tigers | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1924–25 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 28 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1925–26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1926–27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1927–28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1928–29 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1928–29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1929–30 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1931–32 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1934–35 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WCHL totals | 130 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 108 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
Chicago Black Hawks
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1928–29 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 5th in American | (Fired) |
Total | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 14 |
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pennsylvania Quakers (Independent) (1929–1929) | |||||||||
1929–30 | Pennsylvania | 0–1–0† | |||||||
Pennsylvania: | 0–1–0 | ||||||||
Total: | 0–1–0 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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† Gardiner coached the Penn team for 1 games before turning control over to William Farson.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-77203-268-0.
- ^ ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
- ^ a b c "Herb Gardiner statistics". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Herb Gardiner biography". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ a b c "Herb Gardiner biography". Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Tigers are Western Canada Hockey League champions". Calgary Herald. 1924-03-08. p. 20.
- ^ "Tigers returning, minus Cup". Calgary Herald. 1924-03-26. p. 16.
- ^ "Herb Gardiner to be with Canadiens". Montreal Gazette. 1926-10-20. p. 16. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ ISSN 0018-3016
- ^ "Herb Gardiner is voted most useful player in league". Montreal Gazette. 1927-03-26. p. 21. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Gardiner in Winnipeg". Montreal Gazette. 1935-10-09. p. 13. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol II. Progressive Publications.
- ^ "Herb Gardiner biography". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database