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Canada Paul Gardner
Portland Pirates / AHL - 96/97
2-time AHL First All-Star Team 2
2-time AHL Most Points (JB Sollenberger Trophy) 2
2-time AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award) 2
Date of Birth
Mar 05, 1956
Position
C
Age
69
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Fort Erie, ON, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1976 round 1 #11 overall by Kansas City Scouts

Father: Cal Gardner
Brother: Dave Gardner
Nephews: Cal Gardner and Kevin Gardner
Grandson: Calvin Gardner

Team Staff profile of Paul Gardner also available

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Paul Gardner Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 44* 87* 44* 131* -* -* |
1974-75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 64* 27* 36* 63* 54* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 9 -
1975-76 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 65* 69* 75* 144* 75* -* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 2 -
1976-77 Colorado Rockies NHL 60* 30* 29* 59* 25* -28* |
Rhode Island Reds AHL 14* 10* 4* 14* 12* -* |
1977-78 Colorado Rockies NHL 46* 30* 22* 52* 29* -17* |
1978-79 Colorado Rockies NHL 64* 23* 26* 49* 32* -25* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11* 7* 2* 9* 0* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -
1979-80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45* 11* 13* 24* 10* -8* |
New Brunswick Hawks AHL 20* 11* 16* 27* 14* -* | Playoffs 15 10 5 15 5 -
1980-81 Springfield Indians AHL 14* 9* 12* 21* 6* -* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62* 34* 40* 74* 59* -5* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 8 -
1981-82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59* 36* 33* 69* 28* -7* | Playoffs 5 1 5 6 2 -
1982-83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 28* 27* 55* 12* -23* |
1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16* 0* 5* 5* 6* -4* |
Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 54* 32* 49* 81* 14* -* | Playoffs 10 12 10 22 0 -
1984-85 Washington Capitals NHL 12* 2* 4* 6* 6* -1* |
Binghamton Whalers AHL 64* 51* 79* 130* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 3 9 12 0 -
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 71* 61* 51* 112* 16* -* |
1986-96 Did not play * * * * * * |
1996-97 Portland Pirates AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Paul Gardner Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Leaside Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Paul Gardner Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 238* 174* 212* 386* 1.62* 72* 0* | 3 30 25 * 24 * 49 * 1.63 * 5 * - *
MetJBHL 1 44* 87* 44* 131* 2.98* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 447* 201* 201* 402* 0.90* 207* -121* | 3 16 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.50 * 14 * - *
OMJHL (OHL) 2 129* 96* 111* 207* 1.60* 129* -* | 2 9 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.56 * 11 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Paul Gardner Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1976, 2 #24 overall by Toronto Toros in the WHA Amateur Draft

Drafted 1974, 3 #30 overall by Oshawa Generals in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins