David Calvin Gardner (born August 23, 1952) is a Canadian former 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.
Dave Gardner | |||
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Born |
(1952-08-23) August 23, 1952 (age 70) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
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 |
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]
Gardner is the son of Cal Gardner and elder brother of Paul Gardner. Gardner is the father of Canadian-Swiss player Ryan Gardner.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Preceded by Michel Larocque |
Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1972 |
Succeeded by |
General | |
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