Paul Gardner (ice hockey)
| Paul Gardner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Coach of the Hamburg Freezers, 2009 | |||
| Born |
March 5, 1956 Fort Erie, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Rhode Island Reds New Brunswick Hawks Springfield Indians Baltimore Skipjacks Binghamton Whalers Rochester Americans Portland Pirates NHL Colorado Rockies Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft |
11th overall, 1976 Kansas City Scouts | ||
| WHA draft |
24th overall, 1976 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1986 | ||
Paul Malone Gardner (born March 5, 1956) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a retired Canadian ice hockey centre, currently coaching at Löwen Frankfurt in Germany.
He is the son of former NHL player Cal Gardner and younger brother of Dave Gardner. Gardner was born in Fort Erie, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario.
Playing career
Drafted in 1976 by both the Kansas City Scouts of the National Hockey League and Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association, Gardner followed the Scouts franchise when it relocated to Colorado, where he played for parts of three seasons. He would also play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Buffalo Sabres. Gardner was an effective presence in front of the net, and was a skilled scorer. He led the American Hockey league in scoring twice (1985 and 1986). A popular player, his limited skating skills curtailed a promising career.
Coaching career
Shortly after his playing career ended, Gardner jumped in to the coaching profession, becoming head coach of the Newmarket Saints of the American Hockey League for four seasons. He would later become an assistant coach for the Baltimore Skipjacks (later Portland Pirates after their relocation) under coach Barry Trotz. Both Trotz and Gardner would later be promoted to the NHL level when they moved to Nashville to work for the expansion Predators. Gardner would be assistant coach through the 2002–03 season and then worked as a pro scout for the organization.[1]
In January 2007, he was named head coach of the Russian KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[2] He guided the team to a nine-game winning streak and made the playoffs, but was released in February 2008.[3] In the summer of 2008, he was named head coach of Dynamo Minsk in Belarus and assistant coach of the Belarus national team.[4] In late July 2008, his contract was cancelled due to personal reasons.[5]
On December 18, 2008, he became the coach of the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and guided the Freezers to the playoff-quarterfinals that season. In Gardner's second season at the helm, Hamburg did not qualify for the playoffs.[6] His contract expired at the end of the 2009-10 season.
Gardner signed with the Mississippi RiverKings of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the 2010-11 campaign. On July 29, 2011, Gardner was informed by the team that was relieved of his duties for the following season.[7]
In September 13, 2011 Gardner was named head coach of fellow CHL team Bloomington Blaze. On January 18, 2013 Gardner was appointed head coach of the Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League. He guided the Scottish club to the EIHL Gardiner Conference Championship and a playoff-quarterfinal appearance, but did not have his contract renewed at the end of the 2012-13 season.[8]
In Mai 2013, Gardner was named head coach of Dutch Eredivisie side Tilburg Trappers, signing a two-year deal with the team.[9] Under his guidance, the Trappers won back-to-back Dutch championship titles and Dutch cup titles.
On January 1, 2016, German second-division club Lausitzer Füchse hired Gardner as their new head coach.[10] He stayed on the job through the end of the 2015-16 season.[11] On June 29, 2016, Gardner took over the coaching job at fellow DEL2 side Löwen Frankfurt, working alongside sporting director Rich Chernomaz.[12]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 65 | 69 | 75 | 144 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 46 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 64 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 59 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 54 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 64 | 51 | 79 | 130 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 447 | 201 | 201 | 402 | 207 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Paul Gardner | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Russian club hires Gardner as coach". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ alan-parker. "Chasing Pucks and Dreams in Europe". Nosey Parker. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "NEWS SINGLEVIEW". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Branchu, Marc. "Paul Gardner quitte Minsk | Russie | Hockey sur glace | Hockey Archives". www.passionhockey.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Paul Gardner verlässt die Freezers". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "RiverKings Dismiss Coach Paul Gardner | SPHL Southern Professional Hockey League - Pointstreak Sites". thesphl.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Behan, Paul. "Coach Gardner exits Braehead Clan". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Oud-NHL-speler Paul Gardner nieuwe hoofdcoach Tilburg Trappers". omroepbrabant.nl. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Paul Gardner wird neuer Füchse-Coach". Lausitzer Füchse. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ DNN-Online. "Eishockey – Lausitzer Füchse präsentieren Hannu Järvenpää als neuen Trainer / Regionalsport / Sport - DNN - Dresdner Neuste Nachrichten". www.dnn.de. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ Frankfurt, Löwen. "Erfahrung pur: Paul Gardner coacht die Löwen Frankfurt - Löwen Frankfurt". www.loewen-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
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