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Canada Dave Gardner

a.k.a. "David Gardner"

#15 EHC Visp / SwissDiv1 - 87/88

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Dave Gardner Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 23, 1952
Position
C
Age
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1972 round 1 #8 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Highlights
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1
2-time OHL Second All-Star Team 2

Gardner, 70, died on March 20, 2023.
Son : Ryan Gardner
Father: Cal Gardner
Brother: Paul Gardner
Nephew: Kevin Gardner

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Dave Gardner Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1968-69 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1969-70 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 36* 54* 42* 96* -* -* |
1970-71 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 62* 56* 81* 137* 7* -* | Playoffs 13 7 10 17 2 -
1971-72 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 57* 53* 76* 129* 16* -* | Playoffs 10 7 17 24 4 -
1972-73 Montréal Canadiens NHL 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 66* 28* 44* 72* 15* -* | Playoffs 13 5 6 11 4 -
1973-74 Montréal Canadiens NHL 31* 1* 10* 11* 2* 4* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 15* 5* 2* 7* 6* -6* |
1974-75 St. Louis Blues NHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |
California Golden Seals NHL 64* 16* 20* 36* 6* -19* |
1975-76 California Golden Seals NHL 74* 16* 32* 48* 8* -4* |
1976-77 Cleveland Barons NHL 76* 16* 22* 38* 9* -20* |
1977-78 Cleveland Barons NHL 75* 19* 25* 44* 10* -16* |
1978-79 Springfield Indians AHL 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Tulsa Oilers CHL 20* 4* 10* 14* 2* -* |
Dallas Black Hawks CHL 39* 6* 27* 33* 6* -* | Playoffs 9 5 7 12 4 -
1979-80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 18* 3* 9* 12* 2* -* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Maine Mariners AHL 37* 20* 35* 55* 16* -* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 4 -
1980-81 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLB 37* 51* 56* 107* 32* -* |
1981-82 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLB 38* 47* 41* 88* -* -* |
1982-83 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 36* 36* 22* 58* -* -* |
1983-84 EHC Visp NLB 40* 41* 36* 77* 14* -* |
1984-85 EHC Visp NLB 40* 51* 51* 102* 38* -* |
1985-86 EHC Visp SwissDiv1 22* 35* 33* 68* 26* -* |
1986-87 EHC Visp SwissDiv1 22* 33* 36* 69* 0* -* |
1987-88 EHC Visp SwissDiv1 20* 50* 22* 72* -* -* | Playoffs 10 18 8 26 - -

Dave Gardner Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1963-64 Leaside Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 HC Davos Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1985-86 EHC Visp SwissDiv1 Player-Coach
1986-87 EHC Visp SwissDiv1 Player-Coach
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Dave Gardner Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 131* 52* 91* 143* 1.09* 33* -* | 2 25 7 * 11 * 18 * 0.72 * 8 * - *
CHL 1 59* 10* 37* 47* 0.80* 8* -* | 1 9 5 * 7 * 12 * 1.33 * 4 * - *
MetJBHL 2 36* 54* 42* 96* 2.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 350* 75* 115* 190* 0.54* 41* -63* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 36* 36* 22* 58* 1.61* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHA-Jr. 2 119* 109* 157* 266* 2.24* 23* -* | 2 23 14 * 27 * 41 * 1.78 * 6 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 4 155* 190* 184* 374* 2.41* 84* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 3 64* 118* 91* 209* 3.27* 26* -* | 1 10 18 * 8 * 26 * 2.60 * - * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Dave Gardner Connections

Player Period Teams
Rick Hampton (D) 1974-1983 7 Ambrì-Piotta, Binghamton Dusters, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons
Norbert Zuber (G) 1983-1988 5 Visp
Bruno Taragnoli (D) 1980-1987 5 Ambrì-Piotta, Visp
Andreas Salzmann (F) 1983-1988 5 Visp

Dave Gardner Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1969, 2 #13 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

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