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Joel Gardner

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Joel Gardner
Born (1967-09-16) September 16, 1967 (age 57)
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Colgate
Muskegon Lumberjacks
Detroit Falcons
Knoxville Cherokees
Raleigh IceCaps
Chatham Wheels
SC Herisau
ERC Selb
EV Ravensburg
ERC Haßfurt
Port Huron Border Cats
Saginaw Gears
Madison Monsters
Mohawk Valley Prowlers
Muskegon Fury
Petrolia Squires
NHL draft 244, 1986
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1986–2007

Joel Gardner is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colgate.[1]

Career

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Gardner was recruited to Colgate University by assistant coach Brian Durocher and felt as home as soon as he walked on campus.[2] He quickly became one of the top scorers for the Raiders but it was during his senior year that Gardner enshrined himself in Colgate lore. With stellar goaltending from Dave Gagnon, Gardner led the team in scoring and got the Raiders their first ever ECAC regular season title.[3] Colgate then marched through the ECAC Tournament to capture their first conference championship. Colgate won three close games in the NCAA Tournament, producing their first 30-win season, and reached the program's first championship game. In the final game the team was blinded by the spotlight, according to head coach Terry Slater, and the Raiders made several mistakes that led to goals by Wisconsin. Gardner did his best, scoring a goal and an assist in the match, but the Badgers were too much and skated away with a 7–3 win.

After graduating Colgate University with a BA degree, Gardner began a long professional career which started with the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) in 1990. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1986, Gardner became a free agent in 1990 and signed a 3-year contract and played within the Penguin's organization in the IHL and ECHL Leagues. Gardner plied his trade in Europe for most of the next four years. After returning home to North America in 1998 Gardner again started playing in the minor professional leagues for three years before retiring. After retiring as a professional player Gardner restarted his career in senior hockey, playing for the Petrolia Squires for parts of 6 seasons before hanging up his skates for good.

Gardner was inducted into the Colgate Hall of Honor in 2017.[4]

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Colgate ECAC Hockey 30 10 20 30 20
1987–88 Colgate ECAC Hockey 31 14 32 46 24
1988–89 Colgate ECAC Hockey 30 21 25 46 38
1989–90 Colgate ECAC Hockey 38 26 36 62 62
1990–91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 49 9 13 22 30 2 0 1 1 0
1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 5 1 2 3 2
1991–92 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 36 20 34 54 30
1991–92 Michigan Falcons CoHL 3 1 2 3 0
1992–93 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 45 22 51 73 30
1992–93 Chatham Wheels CoHL 14 8 14 22 2
1993–94 SC Herisau NLB 12 3 8 11 14
1993–94 Chatham Wheels CoHL 42 30 54 84 50 15 12 8 20 19
1994–95 ERC Selb 2nd Bundesliga 36 49 39 88 101
1994–95 Detroit Falcons CoHL 2 1 2 3 0 12 3 0 3 8
1995–96 EV Ravensburg 1st Liga 46 71 83 154 22
1996–97 EV Ravensburg 1st Liga 49 35 56 91 50
1997–98 ERC Haßfurt 1st Liga 10 8 16 24 4
1997–98 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 20 5 10 15 2
1997–98 Saginaw Lumber Kings UHL 47 20 36 56 20
1998–99 Saginaw Gears UHL 3 0 3 3 2
1998–99 Madison Monsters UHL 4 0 2 2 0
1998–99 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 44 15 35 50 16
1998–99 Muskegon Fury UHL 7 0 10 10 0
1999–00 Muskegon Fury UHL 12 1 4 5 2 3 1 1 2 0
1999–00 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr.
2001–02 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 13 10 12 22 19
2002–03 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 18 11 21 32 4
2003–04 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 19 11 17 28 6
2004–05 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 7 4 4 8 0
2005–06 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 9 8 8 16 6 6 2 5 7 10
2006–07 Petrolia Squires OHA-sr. 1 0 0 0 2 7 3 7 10 8
NCAA totals 130 71 113 184 144
IHL totals 54 10 15 25 32 2 0 1 1 0
ECHL totals 81 42 85 127 60
CoHL totals 61 40 72 112 52 27 15 8 23 27
1st Liga totals 105 114 155 269 76
UHL totals 137 41 100 141 42 3 1 1 2 0

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1989–90 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1989–90 [1]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1990 [6]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1990 [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Hall of Honor Q&A – Joel Gardner '90". Colgate Raiders. September 4, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  4. ^ "Joel Gardner". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  7. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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