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Canada Evan Gardner
#35 Saskatoon Blades / WHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jan 25, 2006
Position
G
Age
19
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Fort St. John, BC, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$870,833 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Drafted
2024 round 2 #60 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

On his skates, Gardner is great at staying square, even when the shooter changes their angle off the rush. He makes tons of micro-adjustments with his feet, and displays a lot of patience for a young goalie. He moves even better while down in the butterfly, with excellent usage of his posts to add to his explosiveness. He seals the post while down in reverse-VH especially well, and is rarely beaten by low-danger sharp angle shots. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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Evan Gardner Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2018-19 Pursuit of Excellence U15 Var CSSHL U15 AAA 20* -* 5.17* .882* 88* 660* 1* 3-14-0 * 1 021* | Playoffs 2 - 4.17 .887 8 63 0 0-2-0 115
2019-20 Pursuit of Excellence U15 Prep CSSHL U15 16* -* 4.37* .869* 64* 425* 0* 6-8-0 * 879* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 RINK HA Kelowna U15 Prep CSSHL U15 2* -* 2.00* .852* 4* 23* 1* 2-0-0 * 120* |
2021-22 RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep CSSHL U18 18* -* 2.98* .914* 54* 577* 1* 14-3-1 * 1 087* | Playoffs 2 - 5.28 .853 11 64 0 1-1-0 125
2022-23 RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep CSSHL U18 16* -* 3.16* .926* 49* 609* 0* 9-5-1 * 930* | Playoffs 4 - 2.21 .948 9 165 0 3-1-0 244
RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep U18 AAA 24* -* 2.61* .933* 69* -* -* 11-13-0 * -* |
2023-24 Saskatoon Blades WHL 30* -* 1.91* .927* 53* 671* 4* 21-5-0 * 1 665* | Playoffs 15 - 2.33 .910 35 355 1 10-1-3 901
2024-25 Saskatoon Blades WHL 44* -* 2.82* .911* 118* 1 213* 3* 23-13-5 * 2 513* | Playoffs 4 - 4.80 .884 17 129 0 0-4-0 213
Cleveland Monsters AHL 1* -* 3.14* .842* 3* 16* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
2025-26 Saskatoon Blades WHL 25* -* 3.10* .893* 69* 575* 1* 11-8-3 * 1 334* |

Evan Gardner Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2021-22 Team British Columbia WHL Cup 2* 5* 1.00* .953* 2* 41* 1* 2-0-0 * 120* |
2022-23 RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep Circle K Classic 3* -* 3.01* .929* 9* 118* 0* 1-2-0 * 180* |

Evan Gardner Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 1 1* -* 3.14* .842* 3* 16* 0* 0-1-0* 58 | 0 * * * * * * *
Circle K Classic 1 3* -* 3.01* .929* 9* 118* 0* 1-2-0* 180 | 0 * * * * * * *
CSSHL U15 2 18* -* 4.08* .868* 68* 448* 1* 8-8-0* 999 | 1 0 - -* -* -* -* -* -* 0*
CSSHL U15 AAA 1 20* -* 5.17* .882* 88* 660* 1* 3-14-0* 1 021 | 1 2 - 4.17* .887* 8* 63* 0* 0-2-0* 115*
CSSHL U18 2 34* -* 3.06* .920* 103* 1 186* 1* 23-8-2* 2 017 | 2 6 - 3.25* .920* 20* 229* 0* 4-2-0* 369*
U18 AAA 1 24* -* 2.61* .933* 69* -* -* 11-13-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WHL 3 99* -* 2.61* .911* 240* 2 459* 8* 55-26-8* 5 512 | 2 19 - 2.80* .903* 52* 484* 1* 10-5-3* 1 113*
WHL Cup 1 2* 5* 1.00* .953* 2* 41* 1* 2-0-0* 120 | 0 * * * * * * *

Evan Gardner Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/23/2025
09/23/2025 Up/Down Columbus Blue Jackets Saskatoon Blades
04/10/2025
04/10/2025 Up/Down Saskatoon Blades Cleveland Monsters
03/18/2025
03/18/2025 Confirmed Saskatoon Blades Columbus Blue Jackets
12/21/2021
12/21/2021 Confirmed RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep Saskatoon Blades
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 3 #53 overall by Saskatoon Blades in the WHL Prospects Draft

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #87 by FCHockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #131 by McKeen's Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #78 by TSN/McKenzie

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #7 by NHL Central Scouting