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USA Jake Gardiner
#51 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 22/23
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
Date of Birth
Jul 04, 1990
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Minnetonka YHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2008 round 1 #17 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Max Gardiner
Uncle: John Birrenkott

© Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

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Jake Gardiner 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 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Jake Gardiner 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 * * * * * *

Jake Gardiner Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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
Player Biography and Trivia

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.