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USA Jake Gardiner

#51 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 04, 1990
Position
D
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
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Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Drafted
2008 round 1 #17 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1

Brother: Max Gardiner
Uncle: John Birrenkott

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Minnetonka High USHS-MN 21 2 14 16 6 - |
2006-07 Minnetonka High USHS-MN 19 10 22 32 20 - |
Team TDS Transportation UMHSEHL 11 4 3 7 - - |
2007-08 Minnetonka High “C” USHS-MN 24 20 28 48 14 - |
Team TDS Transportation UMHSEHL 11 8 7 15 - - |
2008-09 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 39 3 18 21 18 8 |
2009-10 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41 6 7 13 20 24 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 3 3 4 9 |
2010-11 Univ. of Wisconsin “A” NCAA 41 10 31 41 24 22 |
Toronto Marlies AHL 10 0 3 3 4 4 |
2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 7 23 30 18 -2 |
Toronto Marlies AHL 4 0 2 2 2 0 | Playoffs 17 2 9 11 10 -1
2012-13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 0 4 4 0 0 | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 0 -3
Toronto Marlies AHL 43 10 21 31 12 1 |
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 10 21 31 19 -3 |
USA WC 8 1 3 4 0 2 |
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 4 20 24 24 -23 |
USA WC 8 1 0 1 0 1 |
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 7 24 31 32 -15 |
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 9 34 43 34 24 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 2
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 5 47 52 32 9 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -6
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 62 3 27 30 26 19 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 -2
2019-20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 68 4 20 24 30 -24 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 0
2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 26 0 8 8 11 -1 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2022-23   Carolina Hurricanes NHL - - - - - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2021-05-19T20:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators
2021-05-10T20:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Nashville Predators
2021-04-27T20:30:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Dallas Stars
2021-04-26T19:30:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Dallas Stars
2021-04-24T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers
2021-04-22T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers
2021-04-20T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-04-19T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-04-12T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings
2021-04-10T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 57 10 26 36 0.63 18 5 | 1 17 2 9 11 0.65 10 -1
NCAA 3 121 19 56 75 0.62 62 54 | 0
NHL 12 645 49 228 277 0.43 226 -16 | 6 33 2 11 13 0.39 8 -9
UMHSEHL 2 22 12 10 22 1.00 - - | 0
USHS-MN 3 64 32 64 96 1.50 40 - | 0
WC 2 16 2 3 5 0.31 0 3 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 3 3 0.43 4 9 | 0
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Puckhandling
17
Agility
17
Teamwork
16
Passing
16
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Player Period Teams
Josh Leivo (F) 2011-2022 9 Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies
Nazem Kadri (F) 2010-2019 9 Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies
James Reimer (G) 2010-2021 8 Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies
Morgan Rielly (D) 2012-2019 7 Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/06/2019
09/06/2019 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Carolina Hurricanes
07/29/2014
07/29/2014 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
03/15/2011
03/15/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Toronto Maple Leafs
02/09/2011
02/09/2011 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs
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Drafted 2007, 5 #61 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2007, 14 #126 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

- 2011-02-09 • Traded to Toronto by Anaheim w/ Joffrey Lupul and Anaheim's 4th round pick in 2013 Entry Draft in exchange for François Beauchemin.

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