Bruce Gardiner

Bruce Gardiner
Bruce Gardiner
Born	February 11, 1971 (age 53); Barrie, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Ottawa Senators; Tampa Bay Lightning; Columbus Blue Jackets; New Jersey Devils
NHL draft	131st overall, 1991; St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1994–2005

Bruce Gardiner (born February 11, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Since 2003, he has worked for the Barrie, ON police department.

Playing career

Gardiner was drafted 131st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the Ottawa Senators in 1997. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets (which he scored the first franchise goal), and New Jersey Devils. He left the NHL after the 2002 season and moved to the Russian Super League with Lada Togliatti and then to Finland's SM-liiga with the Espoo Blues. He then had one more year in North America, playing for the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005.

Gardiner scored the first goal in Columbus Blue Jackets' franchise history.^[1]

Retirement from hockey

Gardiner has been with the Barrie Police Service since 2003,^[2] though he was facing charges after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police which were dropped on June. 17th, 2010.^[3]

Personal life

On May 4, 1986, Gardiner, who was 14 years old at the time, helped rescue two men and two boys from possible hypothermia on the Mattagami River along with some friends. On December 11, 1987, he was awarded the Medal of Bravery^[4]. The story was later reenacted on the television show Heart of Courage.

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1987-88  Barrie Flyers Bantam AA     OMHA   --   --   --   --   --  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Barrie Colts Jr.B.          OHA-B  41   17   28   45   29  --  --  --  --  --
1989-90  Barrie Colts Jr.B.          OHA-B  40   19   26   45   89  13  10  11  21  32
1990-91  Colgate University          NCAA   27    4    9   13   72  --  --  --  --  --
1991-92  Colgate University          NCAA   23    7    8   15   77  --  --  --  --  --
1992-93  Colgate University          NCAA   33   17   12   29   64  --  --  --  --  --
1993-94  Colgate University          NCAA   33   23   23   46   70  --  --  --  --  --
1993-94  Peoria Rivermen             IHL     3    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1994-95  Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    72   17   20   37  132   7   4   1   5   4
1995-96  Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    38   11   13   24   87   5   2   4   6   4
1996-97  Ottawa Senators             NHL    67   11   10   21   49   7   0   1   1   2
1997-98  Ottawa Senators             NHL    55    7   11   18   50  11   1   3   4   2
1998-99  Ottawa Senators             NHL    59    4    8   12   43   3   0   0   0   4
1999-00  Ottawa Senators             NHL    10    0    3    3    4  --  --  --  --  --
1999-00  Tampa Bay Lightning         NHL    41    3    6    9   37  --  --  --  --  --
2000-01  Columbus Blue Jackets       NHL    73    7   15   22   78  --  --  --  --  --
2001-02  Albany River Rats           AHL    45    5   18   23   71  --  --  --  --  --
2001-02  New Jersey Devils           NHL     7    2    1    3    2  --  --  --  --  --
2002-03  Tolyatti  Lada              RSL    30    4    8   12  106  10   1   0   1  20
2003-04  Blues                       FNL    22    6    5   11   60  --  --  --  --  --
2004-05  Adirondack Frostbite        UHL    18    7   12   19   27  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        312   34   54   88  263  21   1   4   5   8

External links

Bruce Gardiner career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

References

^ http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=48071
^ "McRaes keep it in family". Ottawa Citizen. 12–30–07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Barrie officer charged". thebarrieexaminer.com. 08–08–09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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[2] "McRaes keep it in family". Ottawa Citizen. 12–30–07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "Barrie officer charged". thebarrieexaminer.com. 08–08–09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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