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USA Jake Gardiner

#51 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 21/22
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1. Jeremy Wilmer 60 25 73 98
2. Stephen Halliday 62 35 60 95
3. Mitchell Miller 60 39 44 83
4. Aidan Thompson 57 24 58 82
5. Connor Kurth 62 35 46 81
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 04, 1990
Position
D
Age
31
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
$4,050,000 Powered by
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Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Drafted
2008 round 1 #17 overall by Anaheim Ducks
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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 |
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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 11 645 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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Agility
17
Teamwork
16
Passing
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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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Transactions
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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