George Gardner (ice hockey)
| George Gardner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 8, 1942 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 6, 2006 (aged 64) Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1963–1974 | ||
George Edward "Bud" Gardner (October 8, 1942 – November 6, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks, and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Los Angeles Sharks and Vancouver Blazers, in a career that lasted from 1963 until 1974. After several years with the Red Wings and their minor league affiliates, Gardner joined the Canucks as they entered the NHL in 1970, becoming their first goalie. He spent two seasons in Vancouver before leaving for the rival WHA, spending two seasons there before retiring. He died in 2006 in Florida.[1]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1961–62 | Victoriaville Bruins | QPJHL | 49 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2940 | 172 | 3 | 3.51 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 600 | 21 | 2 | 2.10 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 50 | — | — | — | 2095 | 100 | 3 | 2.86 | — | 9 | — | — | 540 | 21 | 0 | 2.33 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Mem-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 910 | 50 | 1 | 3.30 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Minneapolis Bruins | CHL | 63 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 3780 | 235 | 1 | 3.63 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 66 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3960 | 229 | 1 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 66 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3952 | 196 | 7 | 2.98 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 560 | 36 | 0 | 3.86 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1680 | 76 | 2 | 2.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 960 | 72 | 0 | 4.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 534 | 32 | 0 | 3.60 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 680 | 39 | 0 | 3.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 53 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 3073 | 154 | 2 | 3.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 62 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 3556 | 171 | 3 | 2.89 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 664 | 35 | 0 | 3.16 | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 920 | 52 | 0 | 3.39 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 24 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1232 | 86 | 0 | 4.19 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 49 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2713 | 149 | 1 | 3.30 | .880 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 5.69 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 28 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1590 | 125 | 0 | 4.72 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL | 4 | — | — | — | 245 | 18 | 0 | 4.41 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 66 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 3306 | 207 | 0 | 3.76 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 79 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 3306 | 207 | 0 | 3.76 | .873 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 5.69 | — | ||||
References[]
- ^ Douglas, Greg (November 7, 2006). "Canucks'first goalie dies at 64". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2006 deaths
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Los Angeles Sharks players
- People from Lachine, Quebec
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Vancouver Blazers players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Vancouver Canucks players