Joel Gardner
Joel Gardner is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colgate.[1]
| Joel Gardner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 16, 1967 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 | ||
Career
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
| 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
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Hall of Honor Q&A – Joel Gardner '90". Colgate Raiders. September 4, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- "Joel Gardner". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database