Cal Gardner

Cal Gardner
Born	(1924-10-30)October 30, 1924 Transcona, Manitoba, Canada
Died	October 10, 2001(2001-10-10) (aged 76)
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins
Playing career	1945–1961

Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner (October 30, 1924 - October 10, 2001) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL. In 1943, after playing professional hockey for three years and winning the Memorial Cup, he joined the Canadian military and took part in World War II. At the conclusion of the war, he once again began playing professional hockey. He died in 2001. His two sons Paul and Dave were also professional ice hockey players.

While playing for the Springfield Indians of the AHL in the 1957–58 season, Gardner served as an assistant coach. Gardner also served as a player-head coach while with the Kingston Frontenacs of the EPHL in 1959-60.

NHL Transactions

• 1945: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rovers (EHL).
• April 26, 1948: Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (along with Bill Juzda, Rene Trudel and the rights to Frank Mathers) for Wally Stanowski and Elwyn Morris.
• September 11, 1952: Traded to the Chicago Black Hawks (along with Ray Hannigan, Gus Mortson and Al Rollins) for Harry Lumley.
• June 26, 1953: Traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for cash.

Sources: Legends of Hockey NHLTradeTracker.com

Awards and achievements

• Memorial Cup Championship (1943)
• EHL First All-Star Team (1946)
• EHL Scoring Champion (1946)
• Played in NHL All-Star game (1948 & 1949)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1949 & 1951)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1958)
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics

Junior hockey statistics not shown, but can be viewed here.

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1945–46	New York Rangers	NHL		16	8	2	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	New York Rovers	EHL		40	41	32	73	28
1946–47	New York Rangers	NHL		52	13	16	29	30		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	New York Rangers	NHL		57	7	18	25	71		5	0	0	0	0
1948–49	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		53	13	22	35	35		9	2	5	7	0
1949–50	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		31	7	19	26	12		7	1	0	1	4
1950–51	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		66	23	28	51	42		11	1	1	2	4
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	15	26	41	40		3	0	0	0	2
1952–53	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	11	24	35	60		7	0	2	2	4
1953–54	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	14	20	34	62		4	1	1	2	0
1954–55	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	16	22	38	40		5	0	0	0	4
1955–56	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	15	21	36	57		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	12	20	32	66		10	2	1	3	2
1957–58	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	24	57	81	49		13	4	12	16	5
1958–59	Providence Reds	AHL		68	24	39	63	73		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		65	32	61	93	57		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Cleveland Barons	AHL		72	25	39	64	24		4	1	0	1	0
NHL totals				696	154	238	392	517		61	7	10	17	20

Coaching record

Cal Gardner EPHL coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Winning %	Finish	Result
Kingston Frontenacs	1959-1960	70	28	39	3	.421	6th in league	Out of playoffs

External links

• Cal Gardner career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Cal Gardner biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Cal Gardiner's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Picture of Cal Gardner's Name on the 1949 Stanley Cup Plaque